Exercise training takes a more focused and prioritized approach depending on your wellness goal, personal need, fitness level, functional ability, and medical condition and will be the essence of your exercise prescription and exercise program. The exercise routines will be most effective when performed consistently and safely under guidance of your health and fitness professional. The benefits of exercise can help you better manage and treat a chronic medical condition, improve muscle strength, boost muscle power and endurance, and improve bone health, reduce back pain or reduce arthritis pain, improve lipid levels, improve blood pressure, enhance blood glucose uptake, improve health and fitness.
Mobility is a critical component of your health, longevity and essential for continued independent living. Structured and progressive exercise with multisensory training and activities are proven to enhance seated, standing and/or moving balance. Your exercise prescription may include; exercises that enhance postural stability and center of gravity control, exercises that optomize visual, somatosensory and vestibular feedback, gait pattern enhancement training, and thus reduce the risk factors for falling and injury.
In-home exercise training is particularly important for the individual with a reduced immune system that needs to prevent infection. A high level of supervision with exercise is also provided for the individual with memory challenges.
We provide the following in-home fitness services:
- In-home personal and partner exercise training
- Therapeutic exercise and post-rehabilitation
- FallProof™ balance and mobility multidimensional training
- Cancer exercise training
- PAD(peripheral arterial disease) exercise training to enhance cirsculation and reduce claudication pain
- OsteoBall™ exercise for safe, effective bone and joint strengthening
- Senior fitness testing
- Comprehensive balance assessments
- Home Fitness Care-geriatric exercise essential for rebuilding as well as maintaining functional health
- Group fitness programs for retirement communities
- Fitness and lifestyle consulting for active, healthy and functional aging
TARGETED PROGRAMS:
FallProofÔ Balance and Mobility Training: Establish and maintain your balance and mobility. This 24-session structured and progressive program of specific activities is designed to address the multiple dimensions that contribute to balance and mobility. Program includes comprehensive pre-screening with pre- and post assessment, center of gravity control training, multisensory training, postural strategy training, gait pattern enhancement and variation, strength and flexibility training. FallProofÔ is an award winning program scientifically tested and has shown to improve balance and mobility and to reduce the risk of falls among older adult.
Bone health OsteoBall™ integrated personal training: OsteoBall exercise offers the individual with osteoporosis, osteoarthritis or with joint limitations a safe and effective way to increase muscle strength and enhance bone health. This integrated exercise training program is a comprehensive approach to training and reconditioning of the muscles and bones.
Therapeutic exercise and post-rehabilitation: We provide personalized exercise training in the prevention, management and treatment of chronic medical conditions and illness. We integrate physical therapy recommended exercise with exercises following treatment or rehabilitation for clinically documented chronic disease, musculoskeletal injury and/or disability. We work with your physical therapist and/or continue physical therapist recommended exercise in combination with exercise that helps you improve overall health and wellness. We follow health care provider's recommendations to provide a safe and effective training experience.
In-home senior/geriatric fitness care:
We offer a unique service for seniors and those with chronic disease, musculoskeletal injury and/or disability, and cognitive problems to sustain and extend functional health and independence with supervised in-home exercise. In-home senior/geriatric fitness care provides a safe and effective way for recipients to perform exercise necessary to rebuild and maintain muscle, strength, balance, stability. This benefits and boost functional living skills, less dependence on others to do normal activities of daily living. We provide needed exercise for individuals living independently in the community, residing in independent and assisted living communities, as well as adult foster home. We can carry out instructions of the healthcare provider while providing support and guidance to the individual.
Weight management: A 5 to 10 percent weight loss improves your health, fitness and reduces the risk for illness. We provide exercise prescriptions designed to reach a healthy body weight and body composition, improve functional fitness and overall health.
FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENTS"
Senior fitness testing: Your current fitness level is a vital sign just like heart rate and blood pressure. This test shows strengths and weaknesses and provides data for the fitness professional to appropriately design an exercise program that meets fitness and lifestyle goals. The senior fitness test is safe and meets scientific standards for reliability and validity and has performance norms for persons ages 60 to 94. This test includes 8-foot Up and Go, 30-second chair stand.
Comprehensice balance assessments:
Berg Balance Scale (BBS)
Fullerton Advanced Balance Scale (FAB)
Modified test of sensory interaction in balance
50-foot walking test
Walkie-Talkie test
