Main Goals

• Establish a regular time for exercise.

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• Develop a better understanding of and relationship with healthful foods. 

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• Create a Healthy Shopping List of foods that you enjoy and will regularly use to prepare healthy meals.

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• (Considerations will be made for those utilizing SNAP benefits and food pantry services. 

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• Enhance Food Preparation skills for easier and healthier home cooking. 

12 Weeks of Action and Community Support

• Weekly group meetings with lessons and worksheets (1 hour)

  • In-person if possible with safe distancing measures​

  • Zoom and Phone Conference Access

  • Recorded for later viewing

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• Weekly check-in with coach

  • Phone or Zoom

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• Access to a virtual forum for community support

  • Optional 'Phone Tree' Support group​

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• Food Prep Lessons

  • During weekly meetings​

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• Easy Healthful Recipes

  • Focused on Healthful Meals that will feed a family of 4 for under $2.00 per plate​.

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• Access to pre-recorded workouts and lessons at all levels

  • Chair Exercises​

  • Functional Fitness

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ZAKIYA JENKINS

80lbs & 10 Dress Sizes!

Seeing Yourself healthy

• What does Healthy look like to you?

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• How do you get started?

  • Assessment of Barriers​

  • Assessment of Strengths

  • What can you do today?

In the Kitchen

• What makes food "healthy"?

  • Introduction to​

    • Food Labels​

    • Nutrient Density

    • Whole Foods vs Processed Products

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• Eating Healthy on a Budget

  • Introduction to​

    • Creating a Healthy Weekly​ Shopping List

      • Using worksheet completed in the previous week's assignment​

    • Assessing Best Day and Time for Shopping

    • Macronutrient Distribution

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• ​​Planning for Convenience and Health

  • Introduction to​

    • Meal Planning for the Week​

      • Using foods purchased during weekly shopping ​

    • Food storage to keep leftovers fresh and easy to use

• Simple Food Prep Tips

Functional Movement

• Instruction on posture and positioning through basic exercise movements to enhance balance, increase the efficiency of movement, and reduce the occurrence of exercise-related injury.