health and wellness

footstepstohealth · Nov 12, 2004

I was wondering if there are any nurses out there who are involved in the health and wellness field. fitness? nutrition? exercise? home rehab?
My backround is in exercise science but I originally wanted to go into nursing. So now i am wondering if a marriage between the two worlds sounds feasible.
Please offer what you can.

I am in my own business having trained as a nurse. My practice includes exercise especially with elder clients to maintain mobility and prevent falls.

Guest717236 · Jun 14, 2006

Wanted to revive the thread to ask if any nurses

are in the fitness/exercise/nutrition field??????????:balloons:

nightingale, RN · Jun 14, 2006

Wanted to revive the thread to ask if any nurses
are in the fitness/exercise/nutrition field??????????:balloons:

and I am glad you did!

I would like to be more involved in this field but I am so busy and doing so well financially, it is hard to devote time to something else. I am very interested in Nutrition and am involved in Mannatech. I am going to a seminar tonight and hope to be more involved as time permits and it evolves.

What are your interests?

volsfan · Jul 13, 2006

I too have an Exercise Science degree, and am an LPN working towards RN. I have been considering opening a business that provides Occupational Health Services and Corporate Wellness services to local businesses. My services would include pre-employment screening, creating company safety documents, creating company wellness programs, and the like. Many manufacturing companies also do regular hearing testing, fitness testing (treadmill), etc.

I am just contemplating the idea, but I would start small with one or two services and then as my company grows and I gain more income I would add more services and hire employees to do the added services so that I would not have to get the certifications myself.

I feel the Exercise Science background with nursing really goes well with corporate wellness. Many companies might hire you to do one day wellness seminars, but you could also do cholesterol screening, BG testing, etc to bring the nursing aspect into it. Let me know what you are thinking. I would love to bounce ideas around with each other! PM me!

Where are you located?

naomi6000 · Sep 24, 2006

Hi, Ive been Pilates instructor for almost 6 yers now, il be graduating my LPN program next year june..and also would like to know if my skill as a pilates instructor can help me on working in a rehab on a hospital setting...

volsfan · Sep 26, 2006

Since we haven't had any responses I was wondering this. If we want to promote wellness by giving seminars to corporations, helping people learn the proper methods of working out, etc. Can we promote ourselves as a nurse? If so, what areas would we need to be careful legally? I have also thought of contacting doctor's offices to provide fitness consultation services to their clients, with a doctor's prescription. I don't think any insurance companies pay of things like this right now. Does anyone know? Has anyone done something of this nature?