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Maintaining good overall fitness is an excellent way to prevent many health problems. South Central Regional Medical Center's Wellness Center offers a complete fitness program personally designed for each member.
The Wellness Center provides a physical health assessment to each new member. New members complete a medical history prior to the assessment to determine if there are conditions present that require attention by a physician. The assessment includes testing in flexibility, upper body strength, and hand grip strength. A sub-maximal stress test is given to test cardiovascular fitness and to detect any heart abnormality or an abnormal EKG. Based on the results of the assessment, an exercise physiologist develops a profile and an exercise prescription for the individual. The member then completes an orientation where the exercise physiologist explains frequency, duration, intensity, and mode of the exercise program.