Program Objectives

1. Partner with allied health professionals and medical professionals to implement intervention strategies that promote primary and secondary prevention of obesity in the areas of complementary and alternative medicine.

2. Use educational and motivational strategies to provide program adherence and achieve successful reduction in obesity and body weight.

3. Increase the number of adults who engage in daily physical activity to prevent overweight and obesity and chronic diseases associated with physical inactivity.
   
   Use pedometer based approach for physical activity measurements and adherence

Program Details and Interventions

Nutrition
· Weight loss smart templates and online food and nutrient tracking based on RMR

Exercise
· Prescribed aerobic and resistance training program
· once per week (minimum) monitored resistance and aerobic
· Prescribed home exercising
· Blood pressure monitoring during activity

Medical
· Resting metabolic rate
· All necessary blood requisitions (reexamined every 12 weeks)
· Physical exam prior to introduction of program
· Obesity education package

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Program Goal
The primary goal is to stop the rate of growth of overweight and obesity morbidity and mortality by promoting physical activity and healthy nutrition using evidence based interventions.

Approximately 23.1% of Canadians aged 18 or older, an estimated 5.5 million adults, had a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more, indicating that they were obese. Consequently, a majority of Canadians—almost 60%—were in a weight range that increased their risk of developing health problems. The likelihood of being obese and developing obese associated diseases has been directly related to an improper diet and lack of exercise.

This program uses primary prevention interventions to reduce the diseases associated with being overweight and obese and uses secondary interventions (such as proper diet and exercise) to reduce weight and reduce the risk of weight regain.

Target Population
Every population can benefit from this program; however the primary target population is men and women who are overweight and obese as directed by respective waist circumference, body fat percentage and Body Mass Index measurements.