Midwest Heart Foundation in collaboration with Good Samaritan Health and Wellness Center is once again pleased to offer the Heart Smart for Women program.

These classes are ideal for women who are concerned about their risk for heart disease or who simply want to improve their lifestyle and health. Heart Smart for Women is not a diet or exercise program but rather one that focuses on developing lifestyle skills that will help individuals adopt and maintain physical activity and healthy eating habits for a life time. The 12-week step-by-step program is funded by the Illinois Department of Public Health and is focused on helping women reduce their risk of heart disease—the leading cause of death among women in Illinois. It emphasizes the components of a healthy lifestyle and will help you learn strategies for fitting in physical activity at home, work, and play. Making a lifestyle change takes time and commitment, but if you are ready to start improving your health, then this program will give you the support and motivation to get moving!

Program Description
This 12-week program provides a step-by-step plan proven to help women develop healthy lifestyle skills that will last for a lifetime. Topics covered in the 12-week course include (but are not limited to):
• Setting goals and rewarding yourself
• Gaining self confidence
• Understanding the risks of cardiovascular disease
• Reducing the impact of daily stress
• Overcoming barriers to physical activity and healthy eating
• Identifying appropriate meal portions
• Identifying available support systems
• Measuring goals with objective assessments

Registration and Information
To register please call the Advocate Health Advisor at 1.800.323.8622 and ask for class code 4C47.
If you have additional questions contact Lori Suchor at 630.873.3408 or email: lsuchor@midwestheart.org.

Fees
$40 first time participants; $250 returning participants


Schedule Winter 2008