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Free 6-month weight management program for faculty & staff

Interested in starting the summer off right? Wake Forest Health and Exercise Science is offering a six-month weight management program to full-time, permanent WFU employees free of charge.

This program will go beyond healthy lifestyle modification, with a laser focus on healthy behavior and body weight. The program will offer a combination of weight-management strategies and techniques to help individuals reach their goals.

Applications are now being accepted for participation in our next group. Space is limited.

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Apply now for upcoming WFU HELPS weight loss program

Do you want to lose weight, but aren’t sure where to start? Wake Forest’s Healthy Exercise & Lifestyle Programs (HELPS) is offering a medically directed, professionally supervised six-month weight loss program for qualifying Wake Forest employees. This free program focuses on weight loss and uses a combination of strategies and techniques to help individuals reach their goals.

Applications are now being accepted for January 2019. Space is limited. For those accepted to the program, weekly group sessions will be held in the health and exercise science department on Mondays from 11 a.m. to noon.

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Wake Forest's weight management program offered in January

This is a guest post from the Health and Exercise Science Department:

weight-management-imageUnlike the Therapeutic Lifestyle Change (TLC) program, also being offered in January, our six-month weight management program will go beyond healthy lifestyle modification, with a laser focus on weight loss. This program will offer a combination of weight loss strategies and techniques to help individuals reach their goals.

Applications are now being accepted for participation in our group starting in January. Initial assessments and testing will began in December and will be performed prior to the start of our first weekly session. Weekly group sessions will be held here on campus in Worrell Professional Center, Room 1162 on Thursdays from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. starting on Thursday, Jan. 26.

Here are few highlights of the weight management program:

–Six months of weekly group sessions
–Geared specifically for weight loss
–Initial & six-month assessments
–Initial & six-month DEXA total body composition scans
–Formal assessment and follow-up with a dietitian
–Weekly food diary evaluations and feedback
–Physical activity tracking & exercise guidance
–Specific quality nutrient guidelines
–Behavior modification & mindfulness

This program is designed for participants who meet the following criteria:

–Individuals with weight loss needs (BMI >25)
–Able to attend weekly sessions held on Thursdays at 11:30 am
–Able to commit to personal dietary and exercise changes
–Full-time, permanent WFU Employee

If you are interested in participating or have questions, please contact Andrea Cox at shuttar@wfu.edu or at 336-758-5853 for more information. Space is limited.

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