New Program Covered By Insurance: Fat Loss Muscle Gain in Our Fitness Lab

What does IT COST?

It is covered by your health insurance. You may be responsible for your normal copays and deductibles. Note that to qualify you must have a body mass index greater than 30, and 1 or more related diseases like high cholesterol high blood pressure, sleep apnea, diabetes, etc.

What does the program involve? 

• Body composition scans at beginning, during, and after your program to measure the muscle within your body and demonstrate a loss of deadly visceral fat

• Ressitance training with the help of our talented team of Clinical Exercise Physiologists to ensure you lose fat while GAINING (not losing!) muscle.

• Group education and support in the adjoining teaching room. Learn about what works to lose weight SUPERFOODS that will lead to greater weight loss and better mental and physical health

When and Where are the exercise and classes?

Tuesdays from 3pm to 4:30pm at the Progressive Health Institute Fitness Lab at 3411 Silverside Rd, Springer Building, Suite 103, Wilmington, DE.

It starts Tuesday October 15 and will run weekly. You can join any time.

The exercise will occur 3pm to 3:45pm, and the education will occur 3:45pm to 4:30pm in the a

You can come when you want, but we recommend this schedule:

• once per week for the first 8 weeks, then

• once per 2 weeks for the next 16 weeks, then

• once per month for the final 5 months of the year.

Interested? Email us at fit@progressive.health or call (302) 309-1719

Covid Vaccines Added to our Wilmington Flu Clinics

We now have a good supply of the new Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to add to our flu vaccine clinics. Our drive-thru flu clinics are held:

Tuesdays 10-11am

Thursdays 2-3pm

Come to our Wilmington clinic at 3411 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE. Drive to the parking lot on the right hand side of the Weldin building, by the fence. Please wear a short sleeved shirt. No appointment necessary! This service is for our Progressive Health of Delaware patients only. We highly recommend all of our patients get the flu vaccine if you can. These outdoor clinics are weather permitting. If in doubt, call 302-543-5454 to check on the weather.

The Power Foods Revolution!

Thursday, October 17, 2024

6:30 p.m., First Unitarian Church of Wilmington

Trying to incorporate healthy foods in your diet? Come here Dr. Neal Barnard speak about his new book, The Power Foods Diet! On this stop on his cross-country book tour, you'll learn about power foods and their benefits, and unhealthy foods and how to replace them. Lecture includes book signing. Books will be for sale from Huxley & Hiro, a local Wilmington bookstore. Please bring a plant based non-perishable food item to donate to the Food Bank of Delaware as a donation.

Plant Empowered Delaware

6-week Group Coaching Opportunity

TUESDAYS, starting October 8 at 6 p.m.

First Unitarian Church, Room 30

Are you ready to transform your health and revitalize your life?

If the answer is yes, Plant Empowered Delaware may be for you! Plant Empowered Delaware is a group coaching program dedicated to helping Delawareans shift towards improved health outcomes through plant-based eating. The program is designed to empower individuals with information, tools, and evidence-based resources to help them adopt a whole food plant-based diet.

You can also email plantempowered@plantpowereddelaware.org for more information.

Successful Aging Season Finale! Last session is this Monday Sept 30 at 5pm

This month we are covering cancer prevention, survival and immune health. Learn how to slow the aging of your immune system and reap the benefits of fewer infections and less risk of cancer.

We recorded all of our sessions. You can check out all our past episodes here.