The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is offering a tried and true healthy weight loss program with a new approach. Windsor-Essex County residents can join a registered dietitian and learn about how to change old habits, eat better, be more active, and lose weight and keep it off.
New sessions will be starting Tuesday, January 25 in Essex from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Essex Civic Centre.
Cost is $75 per person and classes run for 10 consecutive weeks. The $75 covers the cost of program materials including a quality pedometer. People wishing to join can register online at www.wechealthunit.org or call the Health Unit at 519-258-2146 ext, 3100.
Eligibility:
The Losing Weight the Healthy Weigh program is for people who
°Are between the ages of 19-65.
°Have a BMI (Body Mass Index) between 25-40.
°Don’t have an existing heart condition (i.e., myocardial infarction, cardiac surgery, angioplasty, angina).
°Don’t have Insulin Dependant Diabetes Mellitus.
°Are able to walk for at least 10 minutes at a time without assistance.
°Aren’t pregnant.
°Aren’t breastfeeding an infant less than nine months post-partum.
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