Wake Forest’s Healthy Exercise and Lifestyle ProgramS (HELPS) is now accepting purposes for the 2026 spring semester’s Heart Health program.
The Heart Health Program (HHP) is a 12-week program supplied for free of charge to full-time, everlasting Wake Forest University workers. The program is designed to help people who need to make heart-healthy way of life adjustments however are not sure the place to start. HHP is a professionally supervised program that mixes structured train, dietary steerage and academic parts to advertise cardiovascular well being. Our purpose is that can assist you develop sustainable, longterm, wholesome way of life adjustments!
Applications are actually being accepted.
Weekly group periods might be held in particular person on Wednesdays from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. beginning February 4th.
Program highlights:
Baseline and follow-up cardiovascular illness danger measurements (blood stress, lipid assortment, physique composition evaluation, and so forth).
Entry bodily exercise ranges are evaluated. This info is used to find out and outline the quantity of bodily exercise it is advisable foster a wholesome and energetic way of life.
Entry dietary consumption is assessed by means of computer-analyzed meals information. Specific calorie, nutrient and meals group adjustments are recognized.
Entry physique composition (together with bone density measures). This might be assessed by means of a DXA scan.
Optional supervised train periods at our conveniently situated train facility on the Health & Exercise Science Clinical Research Center.
Weekly small group periods held in individual that train behavioral methods for the administration of coronary heart well being.
This program is designed for contributors who meet the next standards:
Full-time, everlasting Wake Forest University workers
Able to attend weekly periods for 12 weeks
To enroll or request extra info, contact program director, Kristy Wood at [email protected] or 336.758.5853.
Space is proscribed, so please inquire as quickly as attainable.
