What's New
- What's New
- 5/10/12 - Beam Signing Held at HaysMed Bickle Family Tower
- 5/9/12 - HaysMed Breast Center Receives KOMEN Grant
- 5/3/12 - Bully Prevention Summer Camp
- 5/1/12 - Sr. Health and Fitness Day Scheduled May 30
- 4/30/12 - Dr. Vic Eddy Outpatient Surgical Unit Dedicated at HaysMed
- 4/26/12 - HaysMed Launches ONE CALL
- 4/24/12 - Cancer Transitions Program Begins May 3
- 4/16/12 - Adventure Zone Summer Camp for Kids
- 4/15/12 - Hays Events Prescribe Healthy Habits
- 4/11/12 Hays Medical Center Foundation Announces Board Changes
- 4/10/12 - HaysMed Event Promotes Healthy Living
- 4/3/12 - Free Chronic Disease Management Program Begins May 3
- 3/26/12 - Nutrition Bootcamp Scheduled
- 3/26/12 - Breast Cancer Survivors Program
- 3/23/12 - New Lift System at HaysMed
- 3/20/12 - 10K Walk/Run Scheduled April 28
- 3/18/12 - HaysMed Provides Services to Western Kansas
- 3/15/12 - Family Adventure to Health
- 2/14/12 - Bootcamp "Crazy" for Participants
- 2/6/12 - CHI Celebrates 10th Anniversary
- 2/6/12 - Events Highlight CHI Celebration
- 2/6/12 - HaysMed Prescribing Exercise Along With Medicine
- 2/3/12 - HaysMed Associate Honored as Most Valuable Citizen
- 2/2/12 - National Fitness Expert Conducts Crazy Combo Exercise Bootcamp Feb 13
- 2/2/12 - Public CPR Training Feb 25
- 2/2/12 - KDOT Crews Play Role in Saving Heart Attack Victim
- 2/2/12 - HaysMed Foundation Receives $35,000
- 2/1/12 Hays Medical Center Foundation Announces Scholarship
- 2/1/12 HaysMed Verified as Level III Trauma Center
- 1/30/12 - National Speaker Joe Piscatella to Present at HaysMed
- 1/27/12 HaysMed Working for Health Options
- 1/24/12 - Community Health Needs Assessment
- 1/18/12 - HaysMed Capital Campaign Receives Donation
- 1/6/12 - Kickstart Begins
- 1/5/12 - New Year's Baby at HaysMed
- 1/5/12 - RN Receives HaysMed's First Daisy Award
- 12/2/11 - Weight Loss Program Makes Change
- 12/1/11 HaysMed's Center for Improvement Launches Kickstart
- 11/11/11 - Ellis woman enjoying life after medical 'miracle' at HaysMed
- 10/13/11 - HaysMed Discusses HIE with KHIN
- 9/22/11 - Groundbreaking Set for Larned Hospital
- 9/19/11 - The Center Receives National Accreditation
- 9/9/11 - HaysMed Plans $18.5 Million Expansion
- 9/9/1 - HaysMed Foundation Announces Campaign
- 9/7/11 Drive Thru Flu
- 8/28/11 Mud Mania
- 8/25/11 Mud Run HDN
- 8/22/11 New Nephrologist
- 8/8/11 Chronic Disease Program
- 7/26/11 STRIDE Half Marathon
- 7/20/11 Wound and Hyperbaric
- 7/18/11 Mud Run
- 7/17/11 CHI 10K Run Walk
- 5/4/11 Senior Health and Fitness
- 5/1/11 Senior Focused Care
Kickstart Begins
New exercise program kicks into gear
Published on -1/6/2012
Hays Daily News
By GAYLE WEBER
gweber@dailynews.net
Weight loss, a new exercise program and fitness expertise are just a few of the goals participants in the Center for Health Improvement's new program KickStart are looking forward to in a new year.
The program, taking the place of CHI's annual weight loss program Pound Plunge, kicked off Thursday, with close to 400 participants, exceeding expectations, according to fitness director Stephanie Schaffer.
A "steady flow" of people -- husbands and wives, mothers and daughters, and other combinations of individuals -- arrived at CHI at Hays Medical Center to weigh in for the first time Thursday.
"Having someone to rely on, I think that's very important," Schaffer said of the program.
KickStart focuses on making healthy lifestyle choices, rather than weight loss, which was a main goal of Pound Plunge.
The program will offer cooking classes, grocery store tours, group fitness classes and more for the next two months. The only other time participants will weigh in will be March 15, the end of the program.
Janet and Nancy Stramel, sisters-in-law in Hays, have participated in Pound Plunge in the past and decided to give KickStart a go this year.
"It's something new for the new year," Nancy Stramel said.
The sisters-in-law walk together but wanted to add some new exercises to their routine to lose weight and feel better, Nancy Stramel said.
Health assessments were performed on participants checking in Thursday. Flexibility, push ups, TRX pulls and a run/walk test measured participants' abilities, and Schaffer said those tests hopefully can be performed at the end of the program to show progress.
Participants can earn points with each activity they complete at CHI. Points can be turned in for prizes or training sessions with CHI staff.
KickStart was the perfect way to start the new year for Randy Jordan, Hays. He said the program helps him stay in shape through the winter.
"It helps me go into the summer, helps me lose some weight, so I can umpire my college baseball," Jordan said.
Schaffer said she saw many new faces Thursday, which is a positive sign for the program.
"We just want to get the community to focus on something other than weight loss," Schaffer said.