The Lifestyle Change Series™ classroom-style programs by Wellsource® Institute for Healthy Living™ are designed to run 8-10 weeks in length and encourage measurable changes in a person's health. There are a total of three different Lifestyle Change Series™ programs which can be chosen from.
All Lifestyle Change Series™ programs include:
- A CD with presentations, promotional materials that can be printed and personalized, and a diverse resource materials selection
- Speaker notes for each slide
- A Coordinator's Guide to help you organize, promote, and run the program in a variety of settings
- PowerPoint® presentations with 30-60 graphics for each week's presentation
Eight Weeks to Wellness™ Program
Eight Weeks to Wellness™ is an easy-to-use program that combines the latest evidence-based population health research and tested behavior change principles to help participants achieve a healthier lifestyle. The program comes with eight 60-90 minute weekly presentations available in PowerPoint® format and on DVD. Research from world renowned journals as well as guidelines from the National Institutes of Health and other national agencies is referenced in each slide as appropriate. Participants use a 32-page guide for additional information and to record daily progress.
Eight Weeks to Wellness™ topics include:
- Developing a Healthy Lifestyle
- Becoming More Physically Active
- Choosing Healthy Fats
- Choosing Healthy Carbohydrates
- Achieve/Maintaining a Healthy Weight
- Enhancing Mind-Body Connections
- Coping with Stress
- Getting Preventive Health Checks
- Eight Weeks to Wellness™ Brochure 
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Fitness for Life™ Program
Coordinators Guide
Fitness for Life™ is based on the latest population research linking physical activity with mental health and injury prevention as well as risk reduction for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and osteoporosis. Supporting resources and handouts for the program may be printed directly from the CD provided. The program is broken into ten 60-90 minute weekly sessions and includes health promoting and risk reducing insights from scientific research and guidelines from the National Institutes of Health and other agencies.
Fitness for Life™ topics include:
- Cardiovascular Fitness - Water
- Strength-Building Exercises - Breakfast
- Flexibility/Stretching Exercises - Fruits and Vegetables
- Heart Health - Healthy Fats
- Healthy Weight (Part 1)
- Eating for Weight Control (Part 2)
- Safety/Injury Prevention - Whole - Grains
- Exercise for Good Bone Health-Calcium Rich Foods
- Exercise for Good Mental Health - Stress Reduction
- Exercise for Lifelong Fitness - Eating Nuts
- Fitness for Life™ Brochure
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Lifelong Weight Management™ Program
Coordinators Guide
Lifelong Weight Management™ is a lifestyle change package combining weight management with disease risk reduction. Key features are setting personal, realistic goals and selecting an appropriate calorie control eating plan; setting a personal physical activity goal; weekly motivation, instruction, and problem solving; group support and accountability; self-monitoring systems; and recording progress and measuring outcomes. This program is designed to present in 10 weekly sessions. PowerPoint® presentations and supporting resources are available on the CD provided.
Lifelong Weight Management™ topics include:
- Achieving and Maintaining a Healthy Weight
- Developing Your Plan for Physical Activity
- Choosing Food and Glycemic Meals
- Choosing Healthier Protein Foods
- Eating Cues, Meal Planning, and Healthy Bones
- Increasing Your Physical Activity
- Choosing Healthy, Low-Calorie Food
- Limiting Calories and Choosing Healthy Fats
- Handling Eating Out and Eating for Heart Health
- Handling Celebrations and Eating to Reduce Cancer Risk
- Lifelong Weight Management™ Brochure
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Lifestyle Change Series™ Program Brochurs are PDF documents and require Adobe® Reader® to view them. Adobe® Reader® is a free download from Adobe Systems, Inc. To download Adobe® Reader® click here.
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