HealthPoint Fitness Offers ‘Ten for Ten’ August Enrollment Special
Bring in $10 in school supplies and join HealthPoint Fitness for a $10 enrollment fee for you and your entire family during the month of August.
Former members can also rejoin for this special price. School supplies will be donated to Cape and Jackson schools. Membership includes two personal training sessions and a 30-minute consultation with a registered dietitian for everyone in the family.
For more information, call 573-986-4400 (Cape) or 243-2211 (Jackson), or go online to SEhealth.org/HealthPoint.
HealthPoint Fitness to Hold Heart Smart Screenings in Cape, Jackson
Southeast HealthPoint Fitness will hold Heart Smart screenings on Thursday, Aug.2, from 7 to 9 a.m. at both its Cape Girardeau and Jackson locations. No appointment is needed.
Free blood pressure screenings will be offered. Glucose test will cost $5 and a lipid profile screening will cost $22.50. The glucose test requires a two-hour fast while a 10-hour fast is required to check HDL, LDL and triglyceride levels.
For more information, call HealthPoint – Cape at 573-986-4400 or HealthPoint – Jackson at 243-2211.
Southeast Hospital Ranks Among Nation’s Best Regional Hospitals
Southeast Hospital ranks as one of the nation’s Best Regional Hospitals for 2012-2013, according to U.S. News & World Report.
Southeast is one of only 16 metro and non-metro hospitals in Missouri – and the only one in the southeast Missouri region – to be recognized by the magazine. Southeast ranks 10th in the state, along with six others, for being high performing in one of 16 medical specialties.
Southeast Hospital was lauded as “high performing” in urology for the second year in a row. Southeast ranks as one of only 326 hospitals in the nation to score high marks for urological care for 2012-2013
SportsCare Seminar to Focus on ‘What Women REALLY Need to Know About Football’
Are you ready for some football? Southeast SportsCare will host a fun, informative seminar, “What Women REALLY Need to Know about Football” on Thursday, Aug. 23, at HealthPoint Fitness in Cape Girardeau.
This seminar will instruct women who want to learn more about the game of football. It will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at 2126 Independence.
Seminar topics will include the X’s and O’s of football, coach’s perspective, official’s explanation of penalties and tailgate foods. It also will include a discussion with physician and trainers regarding injuries, prevention, treatment and player hydration.
This seminar is free and open to the public. For more information, call 573-986-6637.
Southeast Weight Management Center to Hold Free Session on Weight-Loss Programs
The Southeast Weight Management Center will hold an informational session about its weight-loss programs. The session will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 28, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at HealthPoint in Cape Girardeau.
The Center offers both surgical and non-surgical options as well as a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, dietitians, health educators and fitness trainers that helps make losing weight a rewarding and healthy experience.
To register for the free session, call 573-986-4406.
Healthy Cooking: Beat the Heat Cooking!
Southeast Missouri can get warm and muggy during August. A cool house and a healthy meal still can go together.
Join HealthPoint Nutritional Services Coordinator Raina Childers, MS, RD, LD, on Monday, Aug. 20, for the Healthy Cooking class to sample recipes that keep the thermometer on “chill.” The class will be held at HealthPoint – Cape from 6 to 7:15 p.m.
Cost is $3 for members and $5 for non-members. Call 573-986-4440 to register.