The integrative
whole-person wellness alternative to the
health/fitness club market
The WellLIFE Center
Alternative
WellLIFE Centers (WLC) was born out of the
need to rethink our premise of optimal life-long wellness, providing a platform
for a significant paradigm shift from “meat market” health club franchises, to
one that effectively bridges the health club market to an integrative
whole-person wellcare center that will make a real difference in the health of
individuals and communities.
Our goal is to make people aware of
potential health problems and encourage them to initiate life-long whole-person
wellness solutions... "Educating, managing & encouraging individuals and
communities to make healthy whole-person lifestyle choices" Additionally, to
address and support the unique metabolic needs of genetically specific groups.
We seek to help the individual find and understand the underlying cause of his
or her condition and provide the appropriate information for their use in
working with the body's natural healing mechanisms.
We have developed a complete package,
programs, services, training, education, equipment and resources for developing
and implementing a WellLIFE Center in communities around the country, both
start-up and conversion of existing clubs.
Our WellLIFE programs utilize a
comprehensive system of wellness assessment and health consultation tools,
health education and lifestyle modification programs, group exercise, along with
high-grade pharmacy products that help fight or prevent disease, through a state
of balance in the mind/body...all these are effectively blended together to
achieve maximum achievable individual results. Additionally, we utilize a
particular “LIFESteps” system of evidence-based, research-proven behavior-change
methods for the enhancement of long-term adherence.
WellLIFE Centers are designed to meet the
needs of busy professionals, both men and women, with special programming for
the older adult. Dress codes are modest, music selections are from popular
inspirational music, workouts are conducted in groups that combine muscular
strength, flexibility and cardio-vascular benefit in a quick and effective
workout. Optional health risk management education is offered covering major
areas of health concern. Certified WellLIFE Coaches will provide ongoing
positive feedback and encouragement, along with a wholesome uplifting
atmosphere, all make for a positive experience and effective individualized
results.
The WellLIFE Center Programming and
Services
HealthyCheck
Just as you can't tell a book by its cover,
you can't determine if someone's healthy or not by the way they look or seem to
feel. A persons risk for illness and disease is influenced by a multitude of
factors, the least of which is how they appear on the outside. It's based on the
medical history of their family, cholesterol levels, the foods they eat every
day, blood pressure, the amount of stress in ones life, body fat compared to
muscle, and other factors. Our approach is to administer a quick and simple
Personal Wellness Profile (PWP) on each new member. The PWP is a lifestyle
questionnaire and several simple health risk screens (blood pressure, body
composition and strength test). This risk assessment package will identify
healthy and risky lifestyle behaviors and indicators. The PWP is an effective
and quick health risk intervention, identifying lifestyle culprits that are
detrimental to a participant’s health and quality of life potential.
The Personal Wellness Profile (PWP)
outlines everything from risk of Heart Disease, Diabetes and various types of
Cancer to body/fat composition and overall level of physical and spiritual
fitness. The extensive profile is confidentially provided to each member, and is
also stocked with educational information on every single topic in the profile.
From the personal profile, a WellLIFECoach
walks the member through an easily-understandable explanation of their current
health status and risk of preventable illness. They provide personalized
information and discuss any questions that arise. Then, options for a
comprehensive, tailored plan of lifestyle improvement is presented which may
include exercise, nutrition, relaxation and health education, taking into
account personal goals, lifestyle and the realistic time one has to dedicate to
their health. For some, only moderate adjustments to diet and exercise are
needed. For others, it's a whole new way of looking at how they have lived and
want to live, from exercise and eating, to family time and stress-reduction. We
may also recommend some precautionary interventions, or additional screenings
for the early detection of illness and disease. If indicated, contact with a
persons personal physician may be recommended for more severe or immediate
health concerns.
Healthy L.I.F.E. Programs
After completing the initial HealthyCheck
assessment (Step 1) and identifying indicators that may be detrimental to
participants health and quality of life potential – our Healthy L.I.F.E.
Programs (Step 2) including group exercise classes, may be needed to maintain a
lifelong exercise habit and support optimal wellness achievement. This approach
to facilitating self-responsible lifestyles is what makes the WellLIFE System
particularly unique. The supporting feedback and encouragement systems, which
incorporate spiritual motivation & research-proven, behavior-change methods and
incentives sensitive to each individual’s personal makeup, promote long-term
adherence and a healthy lifestyle.
The Healthy L.I.F.E. Programs product was
developed from the very best lifestyle change programs available, using the
WellAssured & HealthReach Series from WellSource, Inc. & LifeLong Health
together with other exceptional resource materials from well known Doctors, and
WellCare professionals.
Programs address the participants' specific
health needs by involving them in an in-depth educational course that motivates
the individual to adopt positive changes. Programs are evidence-based and
research-proven,. A sample of the programs include:
▪ Managing Back
Pain ▪
Managing High Blood Pressure
▪ Managing
Congestive Heart Failure
▪ Better Nutrition
▪ Managing
Cholesterol Levels
▪ Living with Asthma
▪ A Healthy
Heart
▪ Preventing Cancer
▪ Healthy
Pregnancy
▪ Women's Health
▪ Senior
Living
▪ Living Well with
Arthritis
▪ Stress
Management
▪ Overcoming
Dependencies
▪ Improving
Fitness
▪ Living with
Diabetes
▪ Quit
Smoking
▪
Overcoming Depression & Anxiety
Emotional, Mental & Spiritual Motivation
Component
With all our Healthy L.I.F.E. Programs, a
whole-person approach is used providing physical, emotional, mental and
spiritual motivators as an important critical success component of the
programming.
“LIFESteps” Adherence System
Our LIFESteps System has been developed
from research in the fields of exercise science, behavioral psychology, and is
designed to aid people in forming the exercise and lifestyle modification
“habit.”
All members are given a Self Motivation
Index (SMI), indicating their risk of dropping out of exercise or lifestyle
improvement programs. The SMI helps to effectively evaluate a new participant’s
propensity to maintain or dropout from a program by assessing their degree of
self management/motivation. The SMI will score the individual from 1 to 5 (very
likely to very unlikely to drop out). Individuals with 1-3 scores will be more
closely monitored for dropout and provided extra encouragement.
Individual goals are established with our
Individual Goal Profile (IGP) questionnaire indicating both short and long term
goals. After the participant has developed his/her exercise preferences and/or
is committed to a Healthy LIFE Program, Participants will be asked to sign a
Contract committing them to their goals. Contracting or a formalized
commitment, forms a behavioral contract between the participant and the WellLIFE
Coach. Progress is monitored and at set intervals, a Perceived Goal Improvement
indicator (PGI) is administered which is a feelings index as to how the
participants “feel” they are progressing toward their established goals.
Participants who are 1-3 are provided techniques for Relapse Prevention to
assist them getting back on track during a period of lack of motivation, or
external pressures that cause setbacks in their progress.
This system of research-proven,
behavior-change methods and incentives, supports lifelong adherence to a healthy
lifestyle, optimal health and improved quality of life. LIFESteps is a licensed
system of WellLIFE Centers, Inc.
WellLIFE Center Fees-for-Service
The WellLIFE Centers operate on a
fee-for-service basis of approximately $39 per month per person (this may vary
per location) with an initial healthy evaluation fee of $78. This typically
includes the initial Personal Wellness Profile, the LifeSteps program, select
healthy education classes and most exercise classes. The optional Healthy
L.I.F.E. programs, Personal Training and other services may require additional
ala carte costs. As a community outreach to those who cannot afford the WLC
membership fee, and/or health management programs, a fund will be established
(through donations and grants) to provide for, and to assist those needing
financial assistance – this is governed by a Member Assistance Committee.
Without a plan to effectively steward the
health of individuals and communities, lifestyle related illness, disease and
dysfunction continue to rise, while effective service for God, family, country
and community continues to decline. In a day and age when 70% of all illness is
due to lifestyle-related causes and 50% of all medical costs are attributed to
preventable illness, Integrative WellCare has become a necessity, and WellLIFE
Centers will lead the way in the community with the WellLIFE Center
alternative. WellLIFE Centers promote whole-person wellcare …mind, body and
spirit operating in continual harmony, and a full and balanced expression in
every major area of life - physical, emotional, relational and spiritual.
In addition to the WellLIFE Centers which
somewhat cater to the boomer generation and those with chronic health problems,
as an alternative to the meat-market health/fitness club…WellLIFE Centers will
also provide satellite programs and services into the faith-based community,
offering on-site services in churches.
Note: Personal Wellness
Profile, WellAssured, HealthReach & LifeLong Health are
trademarks and registered programs of WellSource, Inc.
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