Overview
Reach your next level of fitness with our medical fitness specialists
The Cleveland Clinic Martin Health & Fitness Centers excel in the field of medical fitness, effectively bridging the divide between health care and physical fitness. Our skilled team of Certified Personal Trainers and Certified Exercise Physiologists is dedicated to managing a variety of medical conditions with excellence. Collaborating intimately with Medical Professionals, we deliver superior quality care within our medical fitness programs.
Medical fitness programs
- Cardiac Maintenance.
- Pulmonary Maintenance.
- Post Rehab.
- Diabetes.
- Post-Bariatric Surgery.
- Weight Management.
- Cancer.
- Parkinson's Fitness.
- Better Balance classes/program.
Medical fitness training packages
We offer a number of medical fitness training packages to suit your needs. A clinician referral is required to be eligible for the following packages:
Gold Package - $497
24 ½-hour personal training sessions, 2 times per week for 12 weeks, and includes a 3-month membership.
Silver Package - $297
12 ½-hour personal training sessions, 1 time per week for 12 weeks, and includes a 3-month membership.
Bronze Package - $197
6 ½-hour personal training sessions, 1 time every other week for 12 weeks, and includes a 3-month membership.
Basic Package - $60
Self-paced with a single orientation with a trainer, and includes a 3-month membership.
To get started, speak to your therapist and/or physician and have them complete the Stay on Target form.
Parkinson’s Fitness Programs
Punch Out Parkinson’s
This group training incorporates boxing with other exercises to improve strength, balance, mobility and quality of life for individuals living with Parkinson’s disease.
Principles of Parkinson’s fitness program:
- Big movements that are self-limiting.
- Loud continuous vocalization.
- Adjustable to the individual.
- Done together as a group with instructor leading.
- All exercise should be regressable and safe enough so that the lowest level client can perform them with safety. On the same note all exercises should be progressable so that the most advance client can perform them with intensity.
- Fun and energetic.
Program cost:
- Members: $5/session or see front desk for package pricing.
- Non-members: $8/session or see front desk for package pricing.
To sign up for the class, please visit the front desk of the fitness center. The participant must complete all necessary waivers.
Cancer Exercise Program
Whether you are going through treatment or have completed treatment, it may be time for a special program that can improve health and wellness, rebuild strength and stamina, and make you feel healthy again.
Any Cleveland Clinic Florida patient who is currently receiving treatment at one of our cancer centers or outside will receive a discount for the general fitness membership price, plus special help from the medical fitness staff.
You can join the program any time while you are receiving cancer treatment or when you feel ready to begin an exercise program designed just for you.
How to get started
- Step 1: Receive your Stay on Target form from your physician or your Oncology social worker.
- Step 2: Come into one of our four fitness centers with your completed Stay on Target form to get a tour and to schedule your first orientation with a fitness specialist.
Yoga and tai chi for oncology patients: The Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Cleveland Clinic Martin Health offers oncology patients yoga and tai chi classes (free for Cleveland Clinic patients). Learn more.
Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation
The Cleveland Clinic Martin Health cardiac and pulmonary maintenance program is designed to meet the needs of patients and family members during and after hospitalization or cardiac/pulmonary event.
Cardiac rehabilitation
The cardiac rehabilitation program is designed for individuals who have one or more of the following:
- History of a heart attack.
- Coronary artery bypass surgery.
- Stable angina.
- Angioplasty stents.
- Heart valve replacement or repair.
- Heart and/or lung transplant.
- Chronic CHF.
Phase I: education (inpatient)
Phase I is an in-hospital program. In this phase, patients learn how to modify heart and lung disease risk factors through a change in lifestyle behavior. Continued education for the patients and family members continues throughout the rehabilitation program via videos, classes and handouts.
Phase II: monitored exercise (outpatient through the Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Department)
- A registered nurse establishes an exercise plan designed to meet individual needs.
- Up to 36, sixty-minute EKG-monitored exercise sessions.
- Educational programs on coronary risk reduction and lifestyle modification.
- Licensed dietitian available to address dietary needs of patients.
Upon completion of the program, patients are ready and able to continue their home exercise program or join the maintenance program (Phase III) at any one of the three Martin Health & Fitness Centers.
Phase III & IV: maintenance programs (outpatient through Cleveland Clinic Martin Health & Fitness Centers)
- Designed for patients who want to continue an exercise program.
- Closely supervised non-EKG-monitored exercise program by a trained health & fitness specialist.
- Blood pressure, heart rate and oxygen saturation monitoring is provided at regular intervals.
- Qualified patients are self-pay.
Pulmonary rehabilitation
The pulmonary rehabilitation program is designed for individuals who have one or more of the following:
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
- Emphysema.
- Chronic Bronchitis.
- Asthma.
- Bronchiectasis.
- Pulmonary fibrosis.
This outpatient program includes breathing retraining, education and physical conditioning for those who have difficulty breathing. Individual goals include breathing easier, walking further, increasing confidence or returning to a favorite activity that had to be curtailed due to a breathing problem. The program’s length ranges from 10–36 sessions.
Upon completion of this program, patients are ready and able to continue their home exercise program or join the maintenance program at any one of the three Martin Health and Fitness Centers.
Enrollment
To gain admittance into either of the programs, talk to your cardiologist, pulmonologist or family physician first. A prescription from your doctor will be required. Any questions regarding either the cardiac or pulmonary rehabilitation programs, please contact us at:
Cardiac phase II or pulmonary (outpatient) programs
Cardiopulmonary Rehab Business Office Coordinator: 772.288.5870
Cardiac and pulmonary maintenance programs
- Hobe Sound: 772.223.4927
- Palm City: 772.781.2722
Because the cardiac and pulmonary exercise programs are considered maintenance programs, the membership fee is not covered by insurance companies. Therefore, a special discounted rate of 3 months for $97 is offered to our cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation patients.
Post-Physical Therapy Exercise Program
Post-physical therapy exercise provides fitness services for clients who have completed physical therapy and are referred by a clinician (we accept referrals from clinicians outside the Cleveland Clinic network) to continue their plan of care.
The goals of post-therapy exercise:
- Continue recovery through carefully developed, customized personal training.
- Bridge the gap between health care and fitness.
- Allow clients in the post-rehab stages of their recovery to achieve physical fitness.
How to get started:
- Step 1: Receive your Stay on Target form from your therapist or physician.
- Step 2: Come into one of our four fitness centers with your completed Stay on Target form to get a tour and to schedule your first orientation with a fitness specialist.
