Arizona Living Well (AzLW) Program
AzLW Program Information
About EnhanceFitness Classes
EnhanceFitness is a 1-hour physical activity class presented 3-times weekly by a certified instructor leading low-impact aerobics, strength training, balance and flexibility movements.
Historical Timeline of EnhanceFitness
About Healthy Living Courses
- The course is designed to help people who have a chronic disease or condition gain self-confidence in their ability to control their symptoms & learn how their health conditions affect their lives.
- Small-group courses are generally 6 weeks long, meeting once a week for 2.5 hours and are lead by lay leaders living with chronic conditions.
- The course teaches management skills through interaction, goal setting and action planning.
- Healthy Living courses are taught by trained peer leaders who are living with chronic conditions. Peer leaders are trained by Master Trainers and the trainings are held locally. Master Trainers are trained by T-Trainers from Stanford University locally or in California.
Various topics covered in the course include:
- Making an action plan?
- Using your mind to manage symptoms?
- Feedback/problem solving?
- Managing difficult emotions?
- Fitness/exercise?
- Better breathing?
- Working with health care professionals?
- Working with health care system?
More topics covered:
- Fatigue?
- Nutrition?
- Future plans for health care?
- Communications?
- Medications?
- Making treatment decisions?
- Depression?
- Pain?