HealthFit Fitness Forward Program for Stroke Recovery
Date: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 1 – 2 pm
Place: Sarasota Memorial Health Care Center, 5880 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, FL
Cost: $50 per month, scholarship opportunities available
Fitness Forward is a medically integrated program for stroke recovery. Created by HealthFit under the guidance of nationally renowned neurological experts from Sarasota Memorial’s Comprehensive Stroke Center, it addresses challenges specific to stroke patients, including loss of flexibility, balance, strength, and overall wellness.
Regain, Retrain, & Retain. Those recovering from a stroke are faced with varying degrees of muscle memory loss. Fitness Forward helps re-establish or regain those neuromuscular connections and retrain and ultimately retain them to achieve your stroke recovery fitness goals.
Program includes:
- Individual Stroke-specific Evaluation
- Supervised by Exercise Physiologists
- Individualized Exercise Prescription Plan
- Monthly Wellness Support Group
Program Highlights:
- Assessment/Outcome Measurements: re-evaluated every three months
- Balance & Overall Functional Ability
- Flexibility
- Improve Exercise Capacity & Endurance
- Gait Assessment
- Strength Workout Plan: focus on affected areas
For more information about the Fitness Forward Program, call 941-917-7000.
HealthFit Fitness Forward Class https://www.smhfit.com/classes-ff/
