NEW ORLEANS – Ochsner’s Elmwood Fitness Center introduces "Weight No More 2009", a new comprehensive weight and lifestyle management program. Under medical supervision of Family Physician Dr. Matthew McQueen, this three-month program will provide a unique approach to helping individuals lose weight, keep it off, and reach an optimal level of fitness, while learning to incorporate positive nutritional habits into their daily lifestyle. Participants will work with a team of medical, fitness, and nutrition experts who have the experience and knowledge to help them reach their health, fitness, and weight goals. The program is designed on the premises of calorie output based on determining heart rate training zones. With scientific data provided from a metabolic test, cardiopulmonary exercise stress test, maximal heart rate and recovery heart rate, Elmwood can customize an individual program. The program consists of three progressive phases of strength and cardiovascular training that increase with intensity. Each phase is designed to improve strength, resting metabolism, muscle mechanics, movement techniques and functional balance and stability, while building a strong cardiovascular base and reducing body fat. Elmwood’s registered nutritionist will utilize the results from participant’s metabolism tests to individually prescribe a nutrition plan tailored to meet their eating, lifestyle and fitness goals and they’ll receive a meal plan based on lifestyle needs (i.e., whether someone likes to dine out, needs convenience, or is eating around a hectic schedule). Participants will also learn how to design their own meal plan during various meals throughout the day. Elmwood’s goal is to teach positive habits with regular exercise and quality nutrition. Program Services:
- Medical Evaluation/clearance
- Cardiopulmonary Stress Test - to determine heart rate training zones during exercise (John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute)
- Three Months of Weight Management Personal Training (36 sessions)
- Two Metabolic Test
- Four Circumference and/or Body Fat Measurements
- Six Nutrition consultations (Staff Registered Dietitian)
- Heart Rate Monitor
- Three Month Membership to Elmwood Fitness Center (fees excluded if already a member) For more information about the program or to enroll, contact Tavis Piattoly, Director of Health and Fitness, at 504-842-6152 or tpiattoly@ochsner.org
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