Beaufort Memorial
Goal: Improve Community Health
 Exercise Physiologist Keith Edic works with Tom Farr in LifeFit Wellness Center. |
 LifeFit dietician Kim Edwards works with Diabetes Care Coordinator Gail Grizzell, RN, on making healthy diet choices. |
LifeFit Wellness Services is a nationally recognized program that embraces the goal of reducing the impact of chronic diseases by working with physicians to help people identify and manage their risks. There are a variety of services which fall under this umbrella.
LifeFit
Wellness Center
More than a fitness center, it is a wellness
center. Members are medically managed based on their risk
factors for chronic disease. The facility has the equipment
of most fi tness facilities, but it also has an educated
staff that reviews results with each member so the experience
is unique.
LifeStyle Management Program
An aggressive,
scientifically based weight management program designed
for anyone who is interested in losing a large amount
of weight. Each participant is supervised and monitored
by a multidisciplinary team of health professionals.
Cardiac, Pulmonary and Vascular Rehab programs
These
programs help those who have experienced a serious event,
such as a heart attack, or been diagnosed with emphysema
or peripheral vascular disease (PVD). The program provides
education, guidance and encouragement patients need to improve
and maintain their healthy lifestyles. Depending on the patient’s
needs, he or she can enter these programs at any of three
phases.
Diabetes Care Center
An intense lifestyle
modification program for all types of diabetics. The program
includes an in-depth risk-factor reduction component, exercise
program, development of personalized goals, and an
action plan, and is certified by the American Diabetes
Association.
