Healthy Living Initiative Programs

HealthY Mobility Program

The HealthY Mobility Program (HMP) is a 12-week program designed for anyone with limited mobility in their hips, knees, or ankles due to a chronic disease (e.g., arthritis) or debilitating injury.

  • The HMP will take place at the YMCA Southwestern NB’s regional centre at 191 Churchill Blvd., Saint John, NB.
  • The program will accept physician and other allied health care practitioners’ referrals. Self-referrals will also be accepted.
  • Participants will be stratified into either Mobility I or Mobility II levels using the information gleaned from the intake assessment. Mobility I will be for those with the least functional mobility and Mobility II will be for those with a higher level of mobility.
  • Participants will be assessed during the intake process using the Lower Extremity Functional Scale questionnaire.
  • The HMP will run 4 times per year (winter, spring, summer, and fall) with 3-10 participants per class (3-10 in each stratification of Mobility I or II).

The HMP model includes four components:

Cost

This program is available through our normal YMCA membership. See options here.

Instructors

The HMP will be overseen by a CSEP Clinical Exercise Professional and staffed with other Qualified Exercise Professionals. The HMP design has been informed by our HMP Advisory Committee made up of the following healthcare professionals:

· Orthopedic Surgeon
· Family Physician
· Physiotherapist
· Occupational Therapist
· Hospital Pharmacist
· Associate Professor
· Primary Care Manager

Contact Us

For more information, connect with us at HLI@saintjohny.ca.