The Fitness Center at Estrella Mountain Community College is reaching out to the community to promote health and wellness by partnering with Exercise is Medicine™ and Humana’s Silver and Fit™ programs. The two programs offer opportunities for individuals to assess their current fitness and customize fitness plans to their personal needs.
Supporting the goals of these two programs, the Fitness Center at Estrella Mountain Community College offers incoming members a free fitness assessment to get started, along with complimentary consultations with fitness instructors. The Center also sponsors monthly motivational and educational programs and wellness checks, including cholesterol, blood chemistry and more.
Estrella Mountain Community College (EMCC) Fitness and Wellness manager Lyle A. Bartelt, MS, is also reaching out to health care providers in the area, encouraging them to tout the benefits of exercise as medicine and the services of the Fitness Center at EMCC. “It’s an important community resource,” said Bartelt.
Providing convenient access to community members as well as to students and faculty, the center is open as early as 5 a.m., closing at 9:00 p.m. New members may enroll at any time during the year. Rates start as low as $23 per month for a 13-month membership.
Both programs, Exercise is Medicine and Silver and Fit, aim to help individuals to improve and maintain their health. This is consistent with a growing national focus on taking steps to ensure wellness and reduce health care costs. “Investing proactively in health is a good investment,” said Bartelt, “and in today’s economy, our Fitness Center is a true value.”
For more information on classes and other offerings, visit www.estrellamountain.edu/fitness-center.
Exercise is Medicine is an initiative promoted by The American College of Sports medicine. Exercise is Medicine is focused on encouraging primary-care physicians and other health-care providers to include exercise when designing treatment plans for patients or to refer the patient to a qualified health and fitness or other allied health-care professional for exercise counseling. Exercise is Medicine is committed to the belief that exercise and physical activity are integral in the prevention and treatment of diseases and should be assessed regularly as part of all medical care. For more information, visit www.exerciseismedicine.org.
Silver & Fit is a program that provides fitness center memberships to subscribers to Medicare Supplement insurance from Humana. For more information, visit www.humana-medicare.com/medicare-coverage/silversneakers-health-fitness-programs.asp.
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