Is this the year?

Millions of Americans make an annual resolution to get healthy, lose weight, exercise more. Isn't it interesting that we find ourselves making the same resolution year after year?

If you are making the same resolution every January that you will get healthy and you are not seeing the results, let us help. You don't have to go on the journey to improved health on your own. Nor should you. Maybe that's part of the reason why you have started on this path and not met your goals.

Wesley Key working out at PWA@Postels

Have you read Wesley Key's story in the latest GRMC Healthletter? Last year, Wesley sent a personal letter to Todd Linden, GRMC's president and CEO. In this letter, he thanked GRMC for saving his life. After years of struggling with his weight and health issues, he joined the Paul W. Ahrens Fitness Center at GRMC in March 2012. Wesley weighed 367 pounds when he joined. He was motivated to get healthy for his family as well as for himself and with the help of the staff at the PWA Fitness Center, he lost more than 100 pounds through diet and exercise.

GRMC is also a Center of Excellence for weight-loss surgery. Every year, GRMC and Surgical Associates staff work with hundreds of individuals to reclaim their lives. Seeking greater health and wellness, people come from all over the region to Grinnell for this patient-centered personal approach to successful weight-loss surgery.

What are your goals for health this year? Turn to the trusted healthcare professionals at GRMC for guidance and support along your journey. Visit with your physician to determine where you could improve your health and let our staff work with you to create a solid plan for you to reach those goals. See results and meet your goals this year.

January Jam!
Join us from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, January 17 for a free morning at Paul W. Ahrens Fitness Center at Postels. Come dressed to workout! We'll be offering 45-minute fitness and yoga classes on the hour. Go to our website,www.grmc.us and find out more info on our Events calendar. Or go here for all the details.

For more information, check out the following resources:
Paul W. Ahrens Fitness Center at Postels - 641-236-2999
http://www.grmc.us/services/wellness-services

Surgical Associates - 641-236-4323
www.grinnellsurgeons.com/en/bariatrics