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The UPMC Horizon Wellness Center At the Wellness Center, we strive to help our clients achieve their maximum state of well-being and level of function. This is accomplished by offering programs and services that allow our clients to progress to a higher quality of life. Our programs are offered on a continuum from prevention through rehabilitation to wellness.
Exercise
Services Exercise
Services In a private session, a trained counselor will review your results and assist you in setting priorities for changing your lifestyle. You will also be given an individualized exercise prescription and learn how to use exercise equipment properly. To ensure that you will get the most from your workout, you will receive individual supervision of your initial workout session. The Wellness Center is open six days a week for supervised exercise activities. Assessment and educational activities are available on a prescheduled basis. As a member you can use a variety of cardiovascular equipment, state-of-the-art "selectorized" strength training equipment, and free weights. You may also take advantage of any of the ongoing programs and services available to members. These health enhancement activities offer you expert instruction along with the support and companionship of others who are interested in achieving the same lifestyle goals. The Wellness Center offers:
Wellness
Program What can a good lifestyle do for you? It can help you look and feel better and live a longer, more productive life. How can you improve your lifestyle? The Wellness Center can show you. The center offers a program aimed at assessing your health today and furnishing you with skilled direction, incentives, and a means for attaining better health for the rest of your life. Start your journey to a better tomorrow. Education is the first step for achieving a healthy lifestyle. You can develop the skills and motivation to change your habits through the health enhancement opportunities offered by the Wellness Center staff. These include:
Staff members address lifestyle-related topics at the center and offer health-related programs to schools, businesses, community organizations, and the general public. The Wellness Center is open six days a week for supervised exercise activities. Assessment and educational activities are available on a prescheduled basis. Our services can be tailored for any audience:
Sports
Performance Plus UPMC Horizon is committed to providing high school athletes with a continuum of services to prevent and treat sports-related injuries. The components of Sports Performance Plus include:
Nutrition
Counseling
The individualized diet consultation for weight control is a single session with the option of a follow-up in a series of sessions. At the initial consultation, the dietitian will:
At the follow-up sessions, the dietitian will weigh you, review your food records, and answer any questions. If you need to modify your diet because of a health condition such as diabetes or heart disease, the adjustment can be easier if you receive help from a registered dietitian-nutritionist. He or she can assist you in learning how to plan, shop, and prepare food in a new way. If you want to have your nutrition practices professionally evaluated, a registered dietitian-nutritionist will do so and recommend improvements. If you are referred by a physician, a report will be sent to the referring physician concerning progress. If you participate in a program on your own initiative, a report will be sent to your physician upon your request. Nutrition counseling sessions are subject to a charge. Costs may be covered by insurers for diabetic counseling if referred by a physician.
Locations and hours UPMC Horizon
Wellness Center Buhl Wellness
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