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Cardiac programs

COVID-19 may have forced changes in the schedules of programs listed below. For information, call the number listed for each program below.

Fit for Life

Fit for Life, offered by Iredell Health System's Cardiopulmonary Rehab team, is a program for people with a medical condition who need a healthcare professional with them while they exercise.

You can be referred by a physician, join the program on your own, or enter after participation in a previous program (diabetes education, cardiac rehab, SET, pulmonary rehab or corporate wellness).

Personal goals:

  • Risk factor management.
  • Lifestyle modification.
  • Exercise in a medically supervised environment.

Program cost is $54.10 per month and includes the following:

  • Use of exercise classes and equipment at scheduled times.
  • Individualized assessment.
  • Modified stress test.
  • Exercise prescription.
  • Health history and assessment, risk factor management, stress management.
  • BP, heart rate and oxygen saturation monitoring.
  • Participation in weight training, patient education and relaxation.
  • Nutrition, psychosocial consults if requested.
  • Body weight and body composition measurements and calculations as requested.
  • Reassessment after one year in program or upon exit of program.
  • Personal health coach.

Flexible Schedule

We invite you to exercise during the following times:
Monday/Wednesday, 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday/Thursday, 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Location

Outpatient Services Building
739 Hartness Road
Iredell Memorial Hospital Campus
704.878.4558

Heart Matters cardiac support group

Education and support for cardiac patients and families.

Schedule:

2nd Wednesday of each month
2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Community Classroom
Iredell Memorial Hospital Campus
Outpatient Services Building
739 Hartness Road, Statesville

For more information, call 704.878.4558.

Supervised exercise for PAD

This is a medically supervised exercise program for people with intermittent claudication and peripheral artery disease (PAD). A physician's referral is required.

Program includes:

  • Therapeutic exercise training.
  • Educational management of peripheral artery disease.
  • Risk factor education and management.
  • Strategies to improve activities of daily living.
  • Psychological counseling and/or group support.
  • Tobacco cessation.
  • Nutritional counseling.

Class schedule:

This is a 12-week program. You have a choice of attending classes 2 or 3 days each week. Once you choose a class, those class days and times are reserved for you. Please plan to arrive 15 minutes before your class begins.

Three classes per week:
Monday, Wednesday & Friday
Choose a class time of either 7:00, 8:30, or 10:00 a.m.

Two classes per week:
Monday & Wednesday
Class time is 11:30 a.m.

Tuesday & Thursday
Class time is 4:00 p.m.

Better Breathers Club

SUSPENDED DURING COVID-19

A support group for people living with pulmonary disease.

Meets the 3rd Monday of each month from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the Iredell Health System's Outpatient Services Building community classroom, 739 Hartness Road, Statesville.

No reservations needed.