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Course Title: The Cancer Well Fit Program
The Cancer Well-fit Program is a certification course for qualified instructors who wish to expand their knowledge and increase the scope of their work. It provides a holistic approach to aid the recovery and prevention of cancer, as well as many other modern day diseases. This program will provide instructors with the tools they need to implement a successful cancer rehabilitation program, supported by the Cancer Association and several top oncologists.
The course content includes information on the Medical components of Cancer & Cancer therapy types; Current events in the World of Cancer Treatments & Therapies; Exercise as part of an Oncology Rehabilitation Program; Exercise Protocols; Cancer Prevention & Treatment using Diet & Nutritional Supplementation; Mind/Body fitness; Creating a link with traditional rehab and the Medical Profession; Marketing your Cancer Well fit Program.
Successful completion of this course provides the full number of Continuing Education Credits required for 2 yearly validation of certification (i.e.. 16 CEC’s)
About the Course
In 1993, while still in her thirties, Julie Main was diagnosed with breast cancer. Determined to fight the disease, Julie turned her breast cancer diagnosis into a positive community effort, helping launch the Cancer Well-fit Program. She has served as a model to other cancer survivors to use exercise to improve their own quality of life. In addition, she has inspired her peers by having a successful community based program. For her efforts IHRSA ( International Health Racquet & Sportsclub Association) honoured her with the 1998 Presidents Award. She is the President of the California Clubs of Distinction (the IHRSA regional group) and is on the Board of Trustees for the Cancer foundation of Santa Barbara.
Julie, together with Eric Durac, first started the program in 1994 at the Santa Barbara Athletic Club. Eric Durac is the Director of Medical Health and Fitness in Santa Barbara, California and has published many articles in leading sports medicine journals. Among other affiliations, he is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and the Cancer Control Society.
Julie Main presently serves as the General Manager for the Santa Barbara Athletic Club, Ojai Valley Athletic Club, Cathedral Oaks Athletic Club, and the Hills Swim and Tennis Club. She visited South Africa as a guest of HFPA in 1999 when she gave the first S African presentation of the Cancer Well fit Program to delegates at the HFPA Convention. This created enormous interest and a recognition of the need for this type of program in this country.
The Cancer Well-fit Program is a natural and wonderful step in the evolution of health promotion. If there were ever a program that improved health, created a link between medicine and fitness and promoted a much needed community effort, this program addresses those needs. The world of fitness has been looking for a program that gives them the necessary tools to work with medicine in a co-operative fashion. The changes in healthcare today are forcing many practitioners to find partners outside the traditional medical environment in order to better serve their patients in a cost-contained practice.
This course gives participants the best possible edge in their recovery and enables Fitness Practitioners to help cancer sufferers in their own health club environment. An on-going exercise system for cancer patients will help to improve the quality and perhaps the length of their lives, and to establish a good relationship between oncologists and health educators.
The Cancer Well-fit Program was recently awarded the 1999 IHRSA Institute "Best Practice" award, and qualifies as the top clinical health club program worldwide. This award was sponsored by TechnoGym USA.
HFPA has been appointed the exclusive licensee (Africa) to present this exciting program.
Presentation: Distance Learning
Course format - Lectures, workshops and home study.
Benefits to your Facility
Internationally, the health club industry is tapping into the post-rehab market. In the US, it seems that people are interested in maintaining or improving their physical function beyond that of ‘acute care‘ and are moving towards ‘managed care’, i.e. there is a shift from total physician-reliance to self-responsibility. The amount of information, guidance and advice that can be given by a qualified instructor therefore becomes invaluable. By giving exercise professionals information about cancer and cancer therapy, it enhances their reputation within the medical community, and increases the likelihood of referrals from doctors, oncologists, organisations such as Reach for Recovery and self-referrals from patients who have heard of this program. Perhaps the greatest benefit will come from the professional Fitness Practitioners who will see how the information they learned during their academic preparation can be applied to groups of individuals who are truly appreciative of the program, and will certainly benefit from its application.
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