Individualized Health & Wellness
The Jefferson Healthcare Wellness Center is dedicated to illness prevention through education, empowerment, and movement. Our classes are presented by wellness staff instructors and trained professionals who also work in our Rehabilitation Department. All welcome! No referral is necessary to attend Wellness Center classes.
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Class Descriptions
Moving for Better Balance: Tai Ji Quan Level 1
An evidence-based fall prevention program designed for adults at risk of falling and people with balance disorders. $120 for 24 classes. Scholarships are available. Check the Punchpass website for times and start dates.
Moving for Better Balance: Tai Ji Quan Level 2 (Level 1 Required)
Class builds on forms learned in the foundational level 1. $120 for 24 classes.
Circuit Lite!
Gentle interval training. One-hour sessions utilizing cardio equipment and weights to improve strength and balance, along with independent stretching at your own intensity. Suitable for anyone able to move independently. $5 per class. Check the Punchpass website for available space.
Low Impact Fitness
Combines gentle movement, stretching, strengthening, and balance. Suitable for anyone able to move independently. Chairs are available. $5 per class. Check the Punchpass website for availability.
The PWR! of Movement
An exercise class for people with Parkinson’s and other movement disorders. Instructor Becky Steffens, DPT, is PWR!-certified. Tuesdays and Thursdays. $5 per class. Check the Punchpass website for availability.
Parkinsons’s Support Group
Second Thursday of the month, 3:30-5pm
Jefferson Healthcare Dirksen’s Room Medical Center, 1st Floor, Main Entrance
Jefferson Healthcare is launching a monthly Parkinson’s support group, hosted by physical therapist Becky Steffens, DPT and community members. This time will be an opportunity for people with Parkinson’s and their caregivers to gather, talk openly with each other, encourage one another and facilitate a community. To help though the ups and downs of this disease when needed.
Please send an email to pdsupportgroup@jeffersonhealthcare.org for meeting times and other events.
