Walk with a Doc is a FREE walking program for anyone interested in taking steps for a healthier lifestyle. You’ll take a few minutes to learn about a current health topic from a healthcare professional, then spend the rest of the session enjoying a healthy walk and fun conversation. It’s a great way to get out, get active, and enjoy all the benefits that come from walking. Walk your own pace and distance.

To learn more and sign the waiver prior to your first walk, visit https://walkwithadoc.org/join-a-walk/locations/brunswick-me/ 

Registration is not required but is helpful. 

2024 Walk Schedule: Weekdays starting May 20, 2024 

Mondays 1-1:30p (with Jessica Faraci MD) at Mid Coast Center for Community Health and Wellness/Parkview, 329 Maine Street, Brunswick

Tuesdays 12:15-12:45p (with Tim Howe MD) at Mid Coast Medical Group- Topsham Internal Medicine, 1 Wellness Way, Topsham

Wednesdays 12:15-12:45p (with Ian McConnell MD) at Mid Coast Center for Community Health and Wellness/Parkview, 329 Maine Street, Brunswick

Thursdays 12:15-12:45p (with Nicole Kelley, FNP) at Mid Coast Center for Community Health and Wellness/Parkview, 329 Maine Street, Brunswick

Fridays 12:30p-1p (with Jeff Maher, MD) at Brunswick Primary Care, 22 Station Ave (next to the train station), Brunswick

Running Start is a co-ed exercise program for all age groups that incorporates the proper technique of warm-up, stretching, calisthenics, and aerobic exercise tailored to your personal needs. The classes allow everyone to increase or maintain their fitness level in their own way. A clinical exercise physiologist facilitates this program.

Medical Release from a physician and Waiver of Liability are required prior to participation.

Regular physical activity improves your cardiovascular system, muscle tone, and flexibility, as well as reduces the risk of heart disease, the number one killer of adults in the United States. If you increase your physical activity level, you will improve your quality of life. You'll look better, feel better, and have more energy to enjoy your leisure time.

Running Start Swim is a co-ed exercise program for all age groups with shallow-end aerobics and lane swimming. A clinical exercise physiologist facilitates this program.

Medical Release from a physician and Waiver of Liability are required prior to participation.

Regular physical activity improves your cardiovascular system, muscle tone, and flexibility, as well as reduces the risk of heart disease, the number one killer of adults in the United States. If you increase your physical activity level, you will improve your quality of life. You'll look better, feel better, and have more energy to enjoy your leisure time.

Supervised medical exercise consisting of an initial fitness assessment and progressive resistance training, flexibility exercises, and a cardiovascular program. 

A clinical exercise physiologist facilitates this program. 

* Please DO NOT register prior to completing your Intake and being assigned a class time.

* Medical Release from a physician and Waiver of Liability are required prior to participation. Once your Medical Release has been received, an exercise physiologist will contact you to schedule an Intake Appointment. 

Join Ruth E. Macy, PT, DPT, of Mid Coast Hospital Rehabilitation, each month for a FREE discussion on topics of concern to every woman.

Registration is required.

Mid Coast Center for Community Health & Wellness, Teaching Kitchen, 329 Maine Street in Brunswick

For more information call (207) 373-6585.

MUTUAL SUPPORT FROM OTHERS

This group is open to anyone trying to quit tobacco, thinking about quitting, struggling to maintain quit or wanting support during any phase of tobacco use or quit process. We also welcome successful quitters who would like to support others in the quit process or could benefit from accountability to help maintain their quit.

We offer weekly health tips and encourage participants to share their challenges and successes to support each other in working toward goals. This is a great opportunity to talk with others in similar situations and share ideas.

Registration required. For more information call (207) 844-4582.  

Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your iPhone calendar system.

Weekly: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZMpd-ypqD0tE9w6kzrq7jjZrik4DEftyNbW/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGvqjsvG9KTtxCPRpwEBoigZ-vwpiFaj_pKyhT_ETEEaAnMJOtJZpZaFszJ

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87405166798

Meeting ID: 874 0516 6798

WOMEN SUPPORTING WOMEN

This group is open to women aged 18-45 who are trying to quit tobacco, thinking about quitting, struggling to maintain quit or wanting support during any phase of tobacco use or quit process. We also welcome successful quitters who would like to support others in the quit process or could benefit from accountability to help maintain their quit.

We offer weekly health tips and encourage participants to share their challenges and successes to support each other in working toward goals. This is a great opportunity to talk with others in similar situations and share ideas.  

Registration required. For more information call (207) 844-4582.

If you are looking for support and not a woman of childbearing age, you are welcome to join our general Tobacco Support Group.

Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your iPhone calendar system.

Weekly: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZcrdumpqzopHNNVwVVSGiTNy3NhOATTzBjw/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGrqDoqG9GUsx-ARpwqBIj4c-vwmH5ego1zqgjTNRN0azfYL7FsOp1eJOzK

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83610151367

Meeting ID: 836 1015 1367

This program is designed to help people better cope with stress and life’s challenges. Mindfulness is an awareness that arises by intentionally paying attention to the present moment.

This 8-week course consists of 2½-hour weekly group classes, and a 6-hour weekend retreat on Saturday, November 2 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Registration is required. Register separately for the required hour-long orientation. 

* You may wait to register for the course until after the free orientation.

* Scholarships are available.

* Payment plans are available.

For more information call (207) 373-6585.

Mid Coast Center for Community Health & Wellness, 329 Maine Street in Brunswick