Exercise Education and Health Coaching
We provide patients with the opportunity to meet with an experienced Certified Personal Trainer and Health Coach in a medical setting. Our Exercise Practitioner will help each patient identify appropriate exercise and lifestyle strategies to improve their health. Common conditions addressed include post bariatric surgery, weight management, osteoporosis/osteopenia, sarcopenia, heart disease, diabetes, obesity, menopause, pcos, depression, anxiety, and so much more.
What will I learn?
Education is individualized to each person’s unique needs and concerns. We will cover various aspects that may include:
- Types and benefits of physical activity.
- Discuss mindset / motivation/ consistency.
- Identify Barriers to Exercise.
- Develop Realistic and Sustainable Goals.
- Personalized exercise program to fit your lifestyle and goals.
- Modifications to work around injuries /aches/pains.
- Programs you can do at home/ office/gym/ or while traveling.
- Provides accountability, support, and continued progression.
How does it help?
Exercise is proven to improves various aspects of metabolic, neurological, cardiovascular and emotional health, if implemented properly improve the following:
- Muscle Mass & Body Composition.
- Balance, Flexibility, & Range of Motion.
- Strength, Physical Function, Bone Density.
- Mental Health and Cognitive Function.
- Muscle aches and joint pain.
- Cardiovascular Health, Blood Pressure, and Lipid Profile.
- Lower Resting Heart Rate.
- Improves Insulin Sensitivity.
- Weight Management.
- Reduce Chronic Inflammation.
- Stimulates Fat Burning.
How do I to get started?
Talk to your provider and ask them for a referral to Baptist Health Exercise Education. If you would like us to help you request the referral, please call 859.260.6058.
What will the visits be like?
Once the referral is received from the patient’s provider, they will be called and scheduled for a 60 min initial appointment. During the initial appointment we will discuss patients concerns, barriers, goals and next steps to improving their health. Each patient will set goals and receive a recommended exercise program to help them be successful.
Follow up appointments will be schedule before leaving and are intended to help you work through any issues, barriers, concerns or progress to next appropriate steps in your program. Ongoing follow ups are encouraged and can be used for accountability and continued progression.
Appointments can be done via telehealth or in person at our Lexington office.
Facts and Figures
- People typically start losing muscle mass in their 30’s or 40’s and rate of decline increases significantly after age 60.
- Muscle loss at rate of 3-5% per decade from 30-50 years of age and increases to 8% after 60 years.
- Just 11 minutes a day of moderate intensity exercise is enough to begin improving health markers.
- NEAT = Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis reduces metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular events, and all-cause mortality.
- Physical activity & Hydration reduces chronic inflammation and promotes fat loss.
- Cardio alone is not enough, Resistance Training is highly efficient for heart, brain, and metabolic health, bone density, balance, proprioception, flexibility, and sustainable weight loss.
- There are options for everyone to incorporate physical activity.
- Barriers and mindset are important factors to consider when encouraging behavior and lifestyle changes.