Page 8 - Langlade Hospital | Pathways Magazine | Winter 2013

Medical expertise
will help take your
workout to the
next level
IN AN EFFORT to keep our
community healthy while
setting a precedent among
health care systems, Langlade
Hospital has begun construction
of the Center for Health and
Performance.
This facility will be on the
hospital campus, replacing
the existing Sports Medicine
Complex at 2120 Progress
Blvd. in Antigo. The Center for
Health and Performance will be
attached to the south wall of the
General Clinic, extending south
toward Fifth Avenue.
The new, two-story,
17,000-square-foot facility will
be open 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week. This facility will have
an extensive line of aerobic
equipment, TVs, wireless access,
sprint tracks, curtained court
areas, free and machine weights,
and elevated and lower-level
walking tracks.
The Know-How
to Truly Help
The staff of the new Center
for Health and Performance
designs training programs for
all participants in the WelFit
and SportFit program and
updates the programs monthly.
As a member of the Medical
Fitness Association, the facility
receives medical oversight
from physician advisor Bart
Kneeland, MD.
“This facility will allow us to
provide the best in preventive
care and performance
enhancement in the region,”
says Greg Renfro, Supervisor
of the Center for Health and
Performance. “There is no other
facility in this region with the
diverse credentials held by this
staff, and now, with a facility to
match, we will be able to help
anyone attain their goals.”
The Center for Health and
Performance staff includes
former employees of the Olympic
Training Center in Colorado
Springs, Colo., as well as an
Exercise Physiologist, Physical
Therapist, Certified Strength
and Conditioning Specialist,
Certified Health Coach, and
Athletic Trainer.
A New Model
in Medicine
The leadership of Langlade
Hospital sees primary
prevention as the future
direction of health care. The
previous focus of health care
was on treating disease. Now
the role of health care facilities
must be to prevent the initial
onset of disease. A focus on
prevention—at the community
and individual levels—can
greatly improve our society’s
health and well-being.
As a member of the Medical
Fitness Association, the new
facility adheres to the concept
that exercise is medicine. As
more and more research is
completed on the topic, it’s
becoming clear that regular
movement and exercise are
essential to keep a body well and
disease-free.
That is exactly why Langlade
Hospital is creating the Center
for Health and Performance. The
facility will have the space and
equipment to provide physical
therapy, injury prevention
clinics, and disease prevention
and performance camps—all
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