Event Details
Heart Healthy Lifestyle Classes
- Categories: Wellness
About This Event
- Event Type:Classes
- Max Capacity:16
Lifestyle medicine — also known as whole person health — is a medical specialty that uses therapeutic lifestyle changes to treat chronic conditions like heart disease. How we eat, move, cope with stress, and connect with others has a big impact on how we feel, age, and manage our health.
In this 5-week series, we will focus on positive lifestyle changes in the areas of nutrition, movement and mindfulness. Class is limited to 15 participants. In the series you will learn:
- How the heart responds to lifestyle choices and the benefits of making a few positive changes.
- How to foster a healthy relationship with food and tips for healthy eating.
- How to build exercise into our everyday lives.
- How to utilize stress management techniques.
- Q & A with all lifestyle educators during the last class.
Thank you to the BCH Foundation for the partial funding of these classes.
Lifestyle Medicine Series
Dates: Thursdays, Aug. 7, 14, 21, 28 and Sept. 4
*Signing up for the Aug 7 date signs you up for the entire series*
Time: 12-1:30pm
Max Number of Participants: 15
Della Cava Family Medical Pavilion, 2nd floor
$99 for the series | Sign up for the first date to receive access to all five classes.
Meet Our Instructors
Michelle MacDonald, MS, RDN, CDCES
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist & Certified Diabetes Care + Education Specialist | Nutrition Instructor
With more than 15 years of experience, Michelle believes that we can prevent and delay the diseases linked to aging and inflammation with diet — one delicious bite at a time.
Katharine Houlik Doering, CSCS
Supervisor of Health, Wellness and Dance, City of Boulder Parks & Recreation | Movement Instructor
In her nine years with the City of Boulder, Kate has been devoted to improving the health and wellbeing of the Boulder community. She has more than 20 years of experience helping people live an active and healthy lifestyle, including personal training, teaching group fitness classes and fitness certification courses, running a private gym, and managing campus recreation programs. Her goal is to empower everyone to take ownership of their fitness and wellness and find movement that they love.
Kara Traikoff, MA
Wellness Program Specialist, Boulder County Area Agency on Aging | Mindfulness Instructor
Kara, who has a background in higher education and community mindfulness, specializes in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and adapted mindfulness courses to support healing, growth and self-compassion. Kara leads and creates wellness opportunities from the heart of her dedicated personal mindfulness practice.
Meet Our Facilitators
Gina DeNucci, RN, BSN, CHWC
Cardiac Nurse Navigator, Boulder Heart
Gina is a big believer in building community to support overall health. Her lifelong passion is helping educate patients on how to adopt healthy lifestyle choices.
Inge McClory, PA-C
Physician Assistant, Boulder Heart
Inge’s care philosophy is to educate patients regarding cardiac devices and treatment of heart arrhythmias. She encourages lifestyle management for improving outcomes; happiness; and cardiovascular, physical and emotional health.
Limited scholarship support is available for all classes. To inquire, email gdenucci@bch.org
- Price: $99.00
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Registration Instructions:
Lifestyle Medicine Series
*Signing up for the August 7 date signs you up for all classes*
Dates: Thursdays, Aug. 7, 14, 21, 28 and Sept. 4
Time: 12-1:30pm
Max Number of Participants: 15
Della Cava Family Medical Pavilion, 2nd floor
$99 for the series | Sign up for the first date to receive access to all five classes.