by kelsey | Feb 27, 2014 | Etc.
We’ve been busy with enrollment for our spring STRIVE 2 Survive and we are really looking forward to working with another great group of people all wanting to make improvements in their health!! We do still have some room left, so if you are interested and/or would like to sign up, but sure to contact us today!! As the weather warms up and the sun shines longer, spring presents us with a great time to focus on our health and wellness as we prepare for summer. Put your health at the top of the priority list and join us!! Spring session starts this Tuesday, March 4th at 5:30pm at the County Fair Food Store Banquet Hall!
Contact us at: 886-8482 or strive2survive@brownclinic.org
by kelsey | Feb 25, 2014 | Etc.
Spring STRIVE 2 Survive starts one week from today!! Enrollment is underway and there is still room!! If you want to learn more and sign up, please contact me today!! Spring is always a great time to put your health and wellness at the top of the priority list as the we all want to be in good shape for summer!
12 Weeks to a Better You!
Brown Clinic’s Diet and Exercise Wellness Program.
Who:
– The Strive2Survive Wellness Program is open to everyone, young and old.
– Conducted by Dr. Dan Reiffenberger, Board Certified in both Family Medicine and Sports Medicine and Registered Dietitian Kelsey Raml.
What:
– Lose Weight- Gain Strength – Maintain Fitness- Improve Diet.
– Evaluations: lab work- lipid and glucose, body composition testing-weight, height, BMI, body fat mass and percent, muscle mass…all pre and post the 12 week program.
– Free T-shirt
– 6 class lectures and 6 take home lessons. Lecture dates listed below. Take home lessons sent on the weeks we do not meet in person.
Where:
– County Fair Banquet Hall
March 4: “Healthy Eating Made Easy” Kelsey Raml, MS, RD, LN
March 18: “Exercise for the Health of It” Dr. Dan Reiffenberger
April 1: “A Walk thru the Wellness Wheel” Dr. Clark Likness
April 15: “Medications…to do or not to do” Deidra VanGilder, Pharm D
April 29: “Your Equation to Success” Dr. Jon McAreavey
May 13: “Making Health a Way of Life” STRIVE Team
Cost:
– $130
Call or email to learn more and sign up!!
Kelsey Raml, MS, RD, LN
605-884-4226
strive2survive@brownclinic.org
by Dan | Feb 19, 2014 | Exercise, Goals, Heart Health, Motivation, Weather, Wellness/Health
Phoenix last week provided a great new venue to explore and enjoy the outdoors. Typical temps in the day were into the 70’s. At the bottom of the hotel we stayed at had a hiking trail that Phoenix developed. Here is one view of the cactus along the way. We don’t get to see too much of this in SD! At least our side of the state.
Different views along the way and what the trails were like. Here are a few more:
And this last one is a good view of the mountains around as a whole, and how the trails went on this.
It was a great late afternoon the one day to go walking on this, and the first day I went running in the AM because the conference did not start until late afternoon. My run covered 9 miles, and lots of hills. It was a very quiet, nice view to observe for a run or walk. People were also out on Mountains bikes, but with all the rocks, I still think this would have a been a lot harder. Keep moving everybody!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 2336
by kelsey | Feb 18, 2014 | Diet, Etc., Exercise, Family, Motivation, Weight Management, Wellness/Health
Our spring STRIVE 2 Survive, 12-week wellness program starts in two weeks-March 4th!! As it approaches, I thought this is the perfect time to highlight a few of our success stories….and one is Denise Hoff. Denise was in our winter STRIVE 2 Survive program last year and has made some pretty incredible improvements in her health.
Last August, Denise emailed me with her progress…she lost about 17lbs and dropped 12.5″ total (waist, hips, bust, thighs, arms)…4 of the 12.5″ are off her waist! She was never a runner, but thanks to our team’s inspiration, she ran her first 5k with her daughter last weekend (see the picture!). She said they had a great mother/daughter time and as she ran, she was proud to say she was able to keep a stride and actually pass others! Denise started to run one block at a time. Her initial goal was a half of a mile, then one mile, then 1 1/2 miles, etc. She broke it down so it didn’t seem so overwhelming and set a goal of running a 5k with the encouragement and support of us and her family…she accomplished it successfully and is now looking forward to doing more 5ks! In addition to the improvement in her weight and waist circumference, her lab values have also improved as she dropped her total cholesterol about 50points, which is now well into the normal range and has kept her blood sugar and blood pressure in normal ranges also. As you can see from the timeline, these changes didn’t happen overnight, but she slowly worked at it and has achieved great success in the last 6-8 months and looks forward to continuing to work on her health and wellness goals. In Denise’s words “Thanks for being so supportive and encouraging. I hope the next time you see me, you will have to take a double look as I am hoping to look smaller and more fit.”
As we approach the start of our spring session of STRIVE 2 Survive, I hope Denise’s testimony shows you the benefits you can receive from our wellness program and our team’s education, support, and encouragement. Changing your lifestyle is truly challenging and it’s even more challenging with all of the temptations we have in our society to encourage us to over-indulge! Throughout our 12 week wellness program, we tell our participants that we never expect all of our recommendations to happen overnight that instead we encourage you to work on a few things at one time and gradually those baby steps will add up to big steps and big successes. Honestly, I would rather see a slow and steady weight loss that takes longer than the participant would probably like, than a quick weight loss that is eventually gained back.
Spring STRIVE starts March 4th…contact us today to get enrolled!!
-Kelsey
by Dan | Feb 16, 2014 | Exercise, Goals, Motivation, Weather, Wellness/Health
I went to a conference last week in Phoenix with people from the hospital, and the hotel we stayed at was built into a mountain. Now normally, I like hills, but these were Mountains. Going up and down these 3-4 times a day back and forth from the conference got a little tiring. This one started up towards my room, then turned into this one:
You keep going up and around to the left, and it goes to this one:
And then at the top of this was one of the restaurants at the hotel:
We went up there a few nights and the view overlooking Phoenix at night was quite impressive. At least at night, we took a ride up and down for this place. Of course, any time you went up, you had to come down:
The road going right by my room had an appropriate name:
Need I say more? It was great going running outside everyday, which I did. Started off in the low 50’s and got up into the 70’s. They have a trail head at the bottom of the resort for hiking trails through the mountains there. I was able to go on this for some late afternoon walks, and I will show a few of these pictures later this week. I wanted to be outside as much as possible since there was no snow here! Keep moving everybody!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 2336
