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LeAnn Linder <br />Lifestyle ~iealth Director <br />New .Brighton and Mounds View Park and Recreation <br />633-.8906 784-3055 <br />LIFESTYLE HEALTH PROGRAM <br />Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is as important as getting help when <br />you are sick. Your lifestyle is you., .what you think, feel, do, eat, <br />drink. and breathe.. The goal of the New Brighton. and Mounds View <br />Lifestyle Health and Fitness Prtigram is to provide information and <br />motivation to encourage individuals to make meaningful lifestyle <br />changes that will improve their state of health and well-being.. <br />Today almost 70 percent of all deaths in Minnesota are caused by . <br />heart disease, stroke and cancer,. reports the Minnesota Health <br />Department, 1983. The "good news" is we can now identify personal <br />risk factors related to the causes of death as stemming from poor <br />lifestyle habits. We encourage individuals to-take personal re- <br />sponsibility for their health and to make behavioral changes that <br />reduce. the risk of illness and injury. <br />Studies indicate strong benefits of lifestyle programs and indvid- <br />uals report feeling better physically, mentally, as well as an en- <br />hanced capacity for work. Participants are more able to relax, be- <br />come ill less and report improved self-esteem and family relation- <br />ships.. Most of all, people believe .these activities to be fun. <br />An objective of the program is to increase awareness and provide <br />education that will support lifetime fitness activities for all <br />ages. We encourage a balanced lifestyle, offering a"wide variety <br />of activities with sustained positive change as a goal. Four phases <br />are generally included in the wellness concept. <br />1. Personal health assessment (computerized printout of <br />past medical history and current lifestyle practices) <br />2. Educational classes <br />3. Fitness and activities <br />4. Goal setting, motivation, maintenance <br />The Mounds View and New Brighton Lifestyle Health and Fitness program <br />encompasses. these five areas: i <br />*Fitness and Activities <br />*Nutrition and Weight Control <br />*Stress Panagement <br />*Personal Skills/Healthy Relationships <br />Smoking/Alcohol and Drugs <br />A complete brochure of class offerings will be available in December., <br />Programs begin January, 1984 and will offer such classes as: <br />*Fitness for Families *Stress Management <br />*Aerobic Dance *Time ranagement <br />*Aqua Exercise for Srs. *Healthy Eating Habits <br />*Swim and Stay Fit *Successful Weight Control <br />*Stop Smoking *Lifetime Sports for the Handicapped <br /> <br />