Clinical Exercise

Everyone experiences a health concern, illness or injury at some point in his or her life. These can be as common as high blood pressure, Diabetes, being overweight or more serious like an injury from an accident, post-surgical issues, Cancer, Osteoporosis and Parkinson’s disease.

The friendly and experienced Health Coach has worked with our White Rock/South Surrey healthcare practitioners since 1994 and has an excellent working relationship with your Doctors, Physiotherapists and Massage Therapists.

Collaborating with these professionals to help you set and achieve your health and fitness goals, you’ll work with an expert Personal Fitness Trainer and Certified Health Coach to improve your balance, gain strength, confidence and energy. You’ll lose the weight you want to lose, your negative symptoms will be greatly reduced and often disappear altogether. You’ll also have access to a professional Chef for personalized or group Cooking lessons to learn how to prepare healthy meals to help keep you disease free, youthful and energetic.

Our experience includes includes – and is not limited to – working with clients in the following areas: osteoporosis exercise, fall prevention, balance training, post physiotherapy exercise, lifestyle exercise, pain management, arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease, agility training, flexibility exercises, back pain, rehabilitation exercise and pre-habilitation exercise.

We accept referrals from Physicians, Psychologists, Physiotherapists, Chiropractors and Insurance companies and if approved in advance, can bill the insurance company directly for our services.

Call 604-862-3564 or email Proactive Health Coach today for more information. We are located in White Rock/South Surrey.

Cardiac Rehabilitation

Clients must be cleared by their Physician before participating in a community based Cardiac Rehabilitation program. Exercise guidelines are based on the results of the client’s most recent stress test provided to us by their Physician.

We can provide clients with the use of a Heart Rate Monitor during their training sessions. Wrist and Chest monitors are available.

Clients appreciate the ability to book the time slot that best suits their schedule and enjoy the use of modern, commercial cardio equipment without any waits or line ups.

Diabetes

With your Doctor’s approval, we can help you achieve, manage and maintain your appropriate body weight. Your trainer will help you explore the various activities that you’ll enjoy and in which you’ll participate regularly, whether it’s a program or class in a gym, an outdoor activity or a combination of household activities such as gardening and exercise related things you can do with your family, such as cycling, hiking, paddling etc. The best exercise program is the one you will actually do! We’ll teach you how to gauge the intensity and the length of activity time required each day.

Shirley Garrett, Chef, can also provide you (and your friends/family) with personally designed cooking lessons in your home or in a local teaching kitchen via our “Fitness & Food Forum’s Interactive Healthy Cooking classes”. You’ll learn how to shop efficiently at the grocery store and how to prepare fresh, simple and healthy meals that you’ll be proud to share with your family. And best of all, combined with appropriate exercise and activities, you’ll be taking responsibility for reducing your blood sugars, your weight and very likely, the medications you’re taking. And you’ll be surprised at your increased energy, improved sleep and all the health benefits that accompany a healthy, active lifestyle.

Osteoporosis

Our Osteoporosis specialists have over 20 years of experience working with clients who are at risk of bone fractures due to Osteoporosis. With the approval of your Doctor, we will work with you to strengthen your bones with safe and appropriate resistance exercises, specifically designed for you and your particular needs.

You will experience gains in your strength and bone density. You’ll learn how to move safely in your daily routine and you’ll feel confident in engaging in household chores and activities with your family and friends.

Parkinson’s Disease

We have years of experience in working with clients who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s. Your program will be developed with your personal needs and interests in mind. Your safety is our number one concern, so your trainer will ensure that every exercise you perform will have a built in fall prevention plan.

Your balance, strength and endurance will improve with the appropriate program and we engage a system of “Open Motor Skills” in your program that will help you gain not only agility, confidence and balance, but your cognitive skills will improve and be challenged throughout your program.

Rehabilitation/Injury Management

Your Health Coach has years of experience in working with clients who are referred by their health care practitioner for community based exercise that will help them continue on their path to recovery after an injury, illness or surgery.

The exercise programs that we provide can include a binder of personalized digital photographs to help the client continue to exercise safely and effectively in any gym environment with minimal supervision.

We specialize in working with clients suffering from Chronic Pain Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Osteoporosis, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease, Depression and Anxiety, etc.

Functional Exercise

Functional training makes use of equipment and floor space to enable the client to simulate their real life activities as they exercise.

Using “compound exercises” – exercises that use more than one muscle group – clients can prepare themselves for better function in their favorite hobbies such as gardening or car restoration, or in their favorite recreational activities such as hiking, playing golf or tennis and bicycle riding.

Fall prevention and improved balance are among the natural benefits of these programs, in addition to the expected improvements in heart health, weight control and strength/agility.

Your trainer will ensure that you learn the basics first and you will then progress safely to the appropriate level of intensity to help you meet your fitness goals.