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. 

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.

Learn how a plant based diet can improve chronic disease. A FREE monthly series that provides cooking demonstrations and education showing how chronic disease can be prevented, treated and even reversed with a plant based diet for an over-all healthier lifestyle.

Food Demonstrations by Sheryl McWilliams RN, MPH and Lyn Howe, MPH

A FREE comprehensive four-session program that will explore the common effects women experience during perimenopause and menopause.

May 1: Management of Irregular Bleeding During Perimenopause Darcey J. Leighton, DO and Erica L. Jacovetty, MD

May 8: HRT – Hormone Replacement Therapy Danielle M. Salhany, DO

May 15: Bladder/Pelvic Floor Health Melissa J. Streeter, MD

May 22: Vulvovaginal Health Melissa Collard, MD

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

Registration is required for each session.

For more information call (207) 373-6585.

Take a STEP toward better HEALTH

Join us for the 2024 WALK WITH A DOC KICK-OFF Event

Thursday, May 16, 2024, 4-6 pm, Registration required for food preparation purposes

4 pm - Opening Remarks: Chris Bowe, MD, President, Mid Coast-Parkview Health

   4:05-4:35 pm - Lead Provider Talks:

   4:35-4:45 pm – Walk With A Doc Registration and Gifts

   4:45-5:15 pm – Group Exercises and Group Walk

   5-6 pm – Music by Steve the Music Man and Food by Taco the Town

We will also offer blood pressure screenings and tours of the Mid Coast Center for Community Health and Wellness!

Mid Coast Center for Community Health and Wellness, 329 Maine St, Brunswick, Maine, 207-373-6585

This three-hour mini-retreat is designed for individuals of all levels of experience. Mindfulness-based exercises, meditation, and movement (stretches and gentle yoga) will be combined with discussion of the principles of mindfulness and its relevance to stress in our lives.

Registration is required

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