Westminster Canterbury's Wellness Center is a focal point of the LifeCare community's wellness-oriented environment and its commitment to the concept of healthy aging. Exercise is important for everyone's physical health and well being, and the Wellness Center offers a safe, senior-specific, fun environment where residents can pursue total wellness.

The center features a 54-foot by 24-foot pool with water-activated chair lift, a therapeutic spa, and an exercise room with daily exercise programs for all residents. The center keep seniors' needs in mind, with features such as:

• Warmer pool temperature (88 degrees), which provides therapeutic value for those with arthritis or joint problems
• Room temperature maintained one to three degrees warmer so it will be more comfortable when leaving the pool water
• Pool is designed for classes and water walking
• Senior-specific locker rooms, including walk-in showers

A full-time Wellness Center director tailors health programs to fit individual needs and designs aquatic and studio exercises with an emphasis on wellness or rehabilitation, depending on a resident's requirements. Wellness programs include flexibility and stretching exercises, aerobic and endurance activities, and strength building. Residents are taught the safe use of all exercise equipment in the center, which includes treadmills, bikes and NuStep.

The Wellness Center is adjacent to Westminster Canterbury's expanded Resident Health Clinic, which offers medication tracking, nutritional counseling, dental and podiatry services, flu shots, an annual mini-physical, blood pressure and glucose monitoring, routine injections and electrocardiograms.

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