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LUDLOW, VT (March 4, 2003): Fabulous, healthy meals she doesn't
have to cook; feel-good fitness activities that erase stress,
boost energy, and lift the spirits; time to relax with friends,
away from daily hassles—what mom could ask for more?
Green Mountain at Fox Run, Vermont's healthy lifestyle
center for women, is an experience all its own. And a stay
at this cozy retreat will be a memory mothers of all ages
will cherish for years to come...a gift of health.
If Mom has type 2 diabetes, Mother's Day kicks off
a special week-long women's health program, Living Well:
A Women’s Healthy Lifestyle Program for Mastering Type 2 Diabetes
& Prediabetes, May 11-17. It will introduce women
with type 2 diabetes to a highly integrated lifestyle and
mind/body approach for mastering the disease. Faculty from
the prestigious Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School,
in Boston will join Green Mountain's lifestyle specialists
for an intensive, one-week experience.
The Green Mountain at Fox Run
regular program (open just to women) includes: workshops
on how to eat mindfully and manage emotional eating; fitness
walking, hiking, strength training, dance, Pilates, aquatics,
and other joyful activities; discussions of body image, assertiveness,
self-nurture strategies, and relationships; nutrition and
cooking classes; guided imagery, meditation, and yoga; planning
for health and fitness success at home; plus all meals and
snacks. Spa amenities are available.
The special diabetes program will
include the above, plus: workshops on beating diabetes
burnout, uncovering common misconceptions about diabetes and
food, and exploring the relationship of Type 2 diabetes to
obesity, heart disease, and abnormal periods (PCOS).
For gift certificates and more information on the Gift of
Health - Women's Health Program, or to enroll, call (800)
448-8106 (outside the U.S., call (802) 228-8885) or visit
www.fitwoman.com.
About Green Mountain at Fox Run
Pioneer in the non-diet approach to health and weight
management
Nestled in the shadow of Okemo Mountain in central Vermont
on 26 secluded, wooded acres, Green Mountain at Fox Run is
this country's first residential healthy
weight loss program and lifestyle retreat for women only.
Green Mountain is dedicated to helping women get fit, healthy,
and happy—and permanently achieve healthy weights without
dieting by developing real, lasting solutions. Providing serious
alternatives to the fat farm,
weight
loss camp and boot camps for weight loss, Green Mountain
at Fox Run marks its 33rd year helping women feel good again.
For more information on Green Mountain at Fox Run and its
life-changing program, call (802) 228-8885 or (800) 448-8106,
or visit online at www.fitwoman.com.
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Fox Run, Ludlow, Vermont.
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Marsha Hudnall, Program Director
P.O. Box 164, 262 Fox Lane
Ludlow, Vermont 05149
800.448.8106
Marsha_Hudnall@fitwoman.com
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