DESIGN AND OPERATION OF A MEDICAL FITNESS CENTER:The Clinician's Perspective

摘要

Design of the initial medical fitness center grew out of necessity for a better way to make a lasting connection with our patients and the vast population who could be living healthier, more productive, and satisfying lives. Because of necessity, existing space was shared for a membership fitness population, physical therapy, and cardiac rehabilitation patients. It soon became apparent that this arrangement was both economically and philosophically desirable. Because of space constraints, health education and exercise-based special population programs expanded to community centers and outdoor parks. Designing a new LifePlex facility then became a plethora of past experience, new ideas for increasing services unique to our demographics, outstanding examples of facilities visited around the country, and brainstorming sessions on making the physical facility aesthetically pleasing and functionally efficient.