Medically Based Fitness and Nutrition

It’s time to take that first step.

Whether you’re simply seeking to improve your cardiovascular and respiratory health, or preparing for an athletic competition, getting fit and healthy can be daunting. A customized, medically-based plan to achieve your physical fitness and nutrition goals can help you take the first steps to living life better.

FitMed Partners offers several medically-based fitness and nutrition programs designed to help you reach your personal goals:

• Metabolic Module
• Nutritional Assessment
• Fitness Assessment
• Fitness & Nutritional Assessment
• Weight Loss Program
• SpectraCell Comprehensive MicroNutrient Testing

Based on your personal results, FitMed will prescribe a medically-based fitness and nutrition plan that is customized, not just for your body type, but to your actual body. All exercise plans are individually developed and include the frequency, duration and intensity of the intended exercise. In addition, you will be given exercise progression guidelines to optimize your results.

Isn’t it time you quit fad diets and unsustainable exercise programs, and take that first step towards living a healthier life… for keeps? Live life better. Call FitMed Partners at 843-284-5720.

Choose your program:

The Metabolic Module

The FitMed Partners Metabolic Module is approximately two hours long. The module offers two tests and a consultation with FitMed Partner’s Exercise Physiologist:

• Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) test to determine basal calories your body burns to maintain itself at rest
• Cardiometabolic Performance Test on treadmill or cycle to measure key data including peak VO2, anaerobic threshold and the precise amount of calories burned at all exercise heart rate levels
• Review of results and exercise prescription with Exercise Physiologist.

Nutritional Assessment:

To most effectively guide you towards better nutrition, FitMed Partners’ Nutritional Assessments include baseline testing of your resting metabolic rate, body composition and other measurements used to determine your unique nutritional program:

• Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) Test
• Body Composition with DXA
• Body Mass Index (BMI)
• Personal Health and Nutritional Assessment
• 60-Minute Consultation with our Registered Dietician to analyze your current nutritional routine and development of a new, customized nutritional program.

Fitness Assessment:

For clients who currently don’t exercise or are interested in a more comprehensive assessment, FitMed Partners offers a Fitness Assessment. Our Fitness Assessment is performed by our Exercise Physiologist and includes:

• Metabolic Profile (RMR and Cardiometabolic Performance Test)
• Body Composition (body fat) via GE Lunar Prodigy DXA scanner
• Muscle strength, flexibility and range of motion assessments
• Balance evaluation using our Biodex Balance System
• Extensive questionnaires regarding current fitness patterns, goals, and general health.
• Consultation with our Exercise Physiologist to determine and provide a specific and personalized exercise prescription.

Fitness & Nutritional Assessment

For the most complete results, FitMed Partners recommends our combined Fitness & Nutrition Assessment. This combined Assessment includes:

• Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) Test
• Body Mass Index (BMI)
• Personal Health and Nutritional Assessment
• Cardiometabolic Performance Test
• Body Composition (body fat) via BodPod or GE Lunar Prodigy DXA scanner;
• Muscle strength, flexibility and range of motion assessments
• Balance evaluation using our Biodex Balance System
• Extensive questionnaires regarding current fitness patterns, goals, and general health
• Consultation with our Exercise Physiologist to determine and provide a specific and personalized exercise prescription
• 60-Minute Consultation with our Registered Dietician to analyze your current nutritional routine and development of a new customized nutritional program.

Weight Loss Program

FitMed Partners offers our patients a safe and medically-based weight loss program designed to deliver results without compromising your health, nutrition levels and well-being. Our Weight Loss Program uses a weekly food journal program and includes customized review, analysis and recommendations by our Registered Dietician.

SpectraCell Comprehensive MicroNutrient Testing

FitMed Partners revolutionizes nutrition by customizing your nutrition plan to your body. We offer nutritional testing, using SpectraCell, designed to scientifically pinpoint micronutrient and anti-oxidant deficiencies. Four weeks after your SpectraCell Test, FitMed Partners creates and provides patients with a customized repletion treatment plan.

Take that first step towards living a healthier life…for keeps. Live life better. Call FitMed Partners at 843.284.5720

Customize Your Nutrition Plan to Your Body: Advanced Micronutrient and Cardiovascular Risk Testing!

Dr. Bright McConnell, III, founder of FitMed Partners, has revolutionized nutrition with a way to customize your nutrition plan to your body—not just to your body type, but to your actual body. Medical research has scientifically documented the vital role that micronutrients play in achieving and maintaining good health and overall disease prevention. Nutritional Testing will scientifically pinpoint micronutrient and anti-oxidant deficiencies and allow FitMed Partners to create customized replenishing treatment plan (4 weeks after testing).
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Eat the Rainbow for Good Health

As part of National Nutritional Month, FitMed Partners wants to remind our patients that good nutrition starts with the smart food choices at the grocery store.

Dr. McConnell gives patients key tips to remember when filling up your cart. He states, “Eat the rainbow. The brighter the color of fruits and vegetables, the better the food is for your body.”

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Age Management Program
Natural Hormonal Therapy
Healthy Weight Loss & Weight Management Program
Fitness and Peak Performance
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