Prince William Fitness and Wellness Center

Weight Room at PWC Hospital Wellness Center 

Today marks the 10^th Anniversary of the Prince William Fitness and Wellness Center.  Current members and potential members toured the facility which included refreshments and door prices in addition to free blood pressure checks, body fat, glucose screenings, and an assortment of other health analysis offered by the wellness center. 

Justin G. Byrd, Fitness Coordinator, stressed the importance healthy exercise particularly for patients recovering from surgery or post-rehabilitation. One unique feature of this wellness center according to Justin is that although the fitness center is a hospital oriented facility it not restricted to patients or members of the hospital, but rather the center is open to the general public. Membership with the fitness center includes an assessment of body composition, muscular strength, flexibility, cardio respiratory fitness, and cholesterol testing. Applicants less than 18 years of age must have parental and legal consent prior to joining to the program. The fitness center then designs a fitness program tailored to meet the individual needs and goals. In addition to the paid membership, members are entitled to group exercises such as multi-level yoga exercises, step-aerobics, hi-lo aerobics, as well personalized health program review. Patients recovering from heart, pulmonary, and diabetic surgery are entitled to a specialized assessment which includes glucose check before and after the rehabilitation exercise.

 

Prince William Hosptial Wellness Center 

The wellness center provides massage therapy sessions and is staffed by four National Massage Therapist, personal certified trainers, and full-time fitness specialist as well as aerobic instructors to compliment the training and health recovery program.

 

The Prince William fitness center is the only health facility in Northern Virginia which caters to mature patients recovering from post-surgery. The equipment used in this facility uses the latest technology such as FitLink, a computerized program capable of storing personalized information about a member’s profile as it relates to cardio-vascular exercise. 

The hours of operations are from Monday through Thursday from 5:30 am – 8:30 pm. Fridays from 5:30 am to 8:00 pm. Saturdays from 8:00 am – 3 pm. Closed on Sundays.

For more information contact the Prince William Fitness Center at 703-369-8605.

 

Date Published: 2008-01-16 05:32:00

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