From the Wesley Nurse

I am hoping you are all getting off to a great start in 2010, with plenty of motivation and inspiration to make this the best year ever!

You may be wondering why the Wesley Nurse is always talking about exercise and nutrition programs.

Well, partly because it is our job to promote health and wellness in the community to keep participants from declining due to lack of physical activity.

Fact:  Together, lack of exercise and poor diet are the second-largest underlying cause of death in the United States. (Smoking is the #1 cause.)

~Exercise:  A Guide for the National Institute on Aging

Regular physical activity and exercise help to:

Increase strength

Improve balance

Increase flexibility

Increase endurance

Improve mental focus

Decrease feelings of depression

Prevent heart disease, hypertension, stroke and diabetes

Improve arthritis symptoms

Increase energy

I have started offering fitness programs again at the Lakehills Civic Center on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9-10am and am still having Yoga on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Wesley Nurse office from 8:30-9:30am.

This month on the 23rd, I will have a program at the Lakehills Civic Center from 6 pm-8 pm called Celebrate A Healthy Heart-A Homemade Evening.  We will have homemade soup, bread and other nutritious samples to share, with education on preparing simple healthy meals at home.  There will also be singing, storytelling and other methods of “homemade” entertainment.

I look forward to seeing you!

Blessings,

Kathy Bates RN

This page updated 2/16/2010