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Fitness, weight loss options available at DMH – Herald & Review

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DECATUR -- Decatur Memorial Hospital registered nurse Julie Sims discovered DMH's nutrition and exercise programs 10 years ago.

Sims needed a lose a few pounds and figured she'd give them a try. A decade later, Sims is 90 pounds lighter.

Sims stopped by an event DMH held on Monday called, "Importance of Exercising," at which her dietitian, Jordan Sheraden, was a part of trying to get people to sign up for orientations for the programs.

"He's helped me sustain it," Sims said of Sheraden. "The key has been good motivation and support."

Sims also uses the DMH Specific Performance Enhancement Center (SPEC) Gym, which includes a turf track, specialty equipment and a therapeutic pool.

In addition to the gym, SPEC also offers CrossFit Enhance, Sports Enhancement, a diabetes education program, running and jumping programs, screenings and activities like zumba, water aerobics and personal training.

SPEC Exercise Specialist Chris Fuiten said potential gym members start with an exercise assessment, which includes body measurements, exercise experience and establishing goals. Individuals choose two options out of: strength, endurance, mobility, improve health and lose weight.

"We try to adjust it by putting in exercises for what the individual is looking for, be it flexibility or strength," Fuiten said.

The weight-loss program is medically managed program using shakes -- including a cinnabun option -- as replacement meals until weight is lost. The program also includes an exercise component -- use of the gym and a personal trainers is free while on the program.

"They see a doc every so many weeks and meet with a dietitian once a week," Sheraden said. "The protein shakes make it easier to manage trying to plan three to five meals a day.

"While you're on the plan, you learn to plan for one meal and a couple of snacks. Then, as you get more comfortable, you taper down to where you're doing fewer shakes and more meals."

Sheraden said the program is personalized and good for diabetics, and people with high cholesterol or who want to lose weight.

Both Fuiten and Sheraden said it's difficult to convince people to begin exercising, and even harder to get them to stick with them.

"It's not just, 'Oh, I'm going to do the Atkins Diet,' it's making it a lifestyle change -- that's what we try to promote," Fuiten said. "It's not a quick fix, but we believe that's the most successful approach."

Sims changed her lifestyle with the program. Said she felt motivated in the SPEC and weight-loss programs, which Fuiten said the programs have to do to succeed.

"People have to find what works for them -- not everything works for everyone," Fuiten said. "Finding what works and keeping it up four, five months down the road is always the biggest hurdle. It can be a grind and it starts to wear on people.

"That's why we try for our individuals to have focus. It keeps them more interested if they're working toward their goals."

Fuiten said the most common question he hears from potential members is: "Am I going to be sore?"

"At first, yes, you will be sore," Fuiten said, laughing. "If you haven't been training and you've been sitting at a desk job, there's going to be an adjustment period for your body. But it will go away."

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