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NMC Rehab Services Offers Strong Women Stay Young-- New Session!
Georgia, Vt-- Northwestern Medical Center’s Rehabilitation Services Department will be offering Strong Women Stay Young, a ten week, twice per week exercise program for middle-aged and older women. The next session will begin on April 26th and will run through July 2nd. An informational meeting about this program will be held on Monday, April 5th at 6:00 p.m. at NMC’s Performance Rehab site at the Northwestern Walk-In Clinic in Georgia, Vermont.
 Following the informational meeting, Strong Women Stay Young will meet twice per week for 60 minutes each to focus on safe, simple, fun, and effective strength training and nutrition. The program is designed to strengthen muscles, increase bone density, regain bone and muscle, lose fat, reduce the risk of osteoporosis and related fractures, and improve arthritis and diabetes symptoms.
 Strong Women Stay Young will be led by Julie Pecor, a certified athletic trainer who is employed by Northwestern Medical Center’s Rehabilitation Services Department. Julie attended the University of Vermont, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in sports medicine. Julie provides athletic training coverage for all sporting events at BFA St. Albans. She specializes in the prevention, recognition and rehabilitation of injuries, and administers immediate emergency care if an injury were to occur. Julie also works closely with the physical therapists at NMC and with other healthcare providers to ensure the athletes are receiving the complete care needed to reach their performance goals.
Strong Women Stay Young was developed by Miriam Nelson, PhD, an associate professor at the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University. The Strong Women program is based upon years of research on how strength training and proper nutrition improve the health of women of all ages. “Strength is a critical factor in living healthier, more active lives. Our research shows that a program of strength training not only improves bone density but reduces falls, improves arthritis symptoms, and increases flexibility and strength,” states Dr. Nelson. The program is appropriate for both sedentary and very active women.
To register for the Strong Women Stay Young informational meeting, please call 524-1234.
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