The Health Club at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center has been changed to new Weight Management and Rehabilitation Center

The New Weight Management and Rehabilitation Center

The new Weight Management and Rehabilitation Center Offers many current programs such as Exercise Fitness Program as Specialized Program to keep weight under control and to help patients regain physical strength.  and there are many future programs will be provided to the patients in the near future.

Fitness Program

Weight Management and Rehabilitation Center at king Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center – Jeddah has opened fitness program on the first February, 2008.

Significance of the fitness program

With the U.S. Centers for Disease Control reporting that regular physical exercise can substantially reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes, depression, high blood pressure and a host of other crippling conditions.

The objectives of this program?

1. Keep weight under control.
2. To help patients regain physical strength.
3. Delay or prevent chronic illnesses and diseases associated with aging and to maintain quality of life.
4. Most importantly to help patients’ live normal and healthy life again.

What departments are involved in this program?

•         Nutrition Department

•         Physical Therapy

•         Family Medicine

•         Surgery

•         Endocrinologist

•         Referrals from other departments

Why Physical Therapy involvement?

A qualified and properly physical therapist can help patients safely start and maintain an effective exercise program. He or she will understand patient's “fitness goals” and help them achieve it. A physical therapist can be a great source of motivation and encouragement, as well as a resource for the latest objective health and fitness information. He or she can also help fit exercise into one’s busy schedule.

The program is based on the recommendation from the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association

The program includes three main exercises:

• Cardiovascular
• Stretching
• Weight Resistance
• Physical activity Guide

Other Monitoring Tools

• Monitoring Calories

Future programs

•         Pre and post pregnancy (To improve and prevent the complications of pregnancy on Musculoskeletal system. Relaxation pre and during labor).

•         Increase in total knee rehab

•         Cardiac Rehab

For more information and how to obtain the services of those new Centre programs, please call 667-7777 extension 7845 and 7804

Or visit the Nutrition Section - and weight Management Center - Ground Floor, at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center – Jeddah.