NuStep was designed to enable as many users as possible – regardless of age, or ability level – to “Take That Step” toward a healthier, richer, longer life.
Here, Cindy Cope, the senior director of Chelsea Wellness Center, Manchester Wellness Center and Stockbridge Wellness Center, discusses medical fitness and how the NuStep has benefited members.
CS: What is important for you to keep in mind as a medical fitness center?
CC: As a medical fitness center, we offer programs that support individuals with a wide range of fitness levels including those transitioning from rehab, managing a medical condition or working to improve functional fitness. It’s vital to our members’ success that we provide exercise equipment that is not only safe and accessible, but that also helps them reach their health and fitness goals.
CS: How does NuStep help you accomplish this?
CC: The NuStep’s ergonomic design, safety features and adjustable workload accommodates members at each stage of their program. With NuStep, our members get a workout that not only helps fuel their success, but that of our center as well.
CS: What benefits or trends did you see in medical fitness that led to you moving from the fitness field to the medical fitness field?
CC: Having worked with cardiac rehab patients in a clinical setting 30 years ago, I frequently saw patients who stopped exercising once they completed rehab. Patients had difficulty maintaining a home program and safe, structured programs were not available at local gyms. In the years since, the concept of medical fitness emerged and in 2001, I moved into that field.
CS: What is medical fitness like today?
CC: Medical fitness facilities and programs now play an important role in the continuum of care of an individual, regardless of their health history. Medical fitness safely bridges the gap between rehab and fitness by providing individualized programs that offer education, training and coaching by professionals.
For more information on NuStep and how it can benefit your facility, click the following link: http://www.nustep.com/.
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Rachel Zabonick-Chonko is the editor-in-chief of Club Solutions Magazine. She can be reached at rachel@peakemedia.com.
