The Commons Club at The Brooks to Accept Gold Level Award from The American Heart Association

The Commons Club Fitness Center and Spa’s Innovative Living a Healthy Life (LHL) Program Helps Membership of 2,300 Achieve Health Initiative Award.

Bonita Springs, FL – November 30, 2011 – The American Heart Association will present the Fit-Friendly Company Gold Level Award to The Commons Club at The Brooks with a media event at 4:30 PM on Thursday, December 8th at The Commons Club Gazebo, 9930 Coconut Road, Bonita Springs, FL.

As a Gold Level recipient The Commons Club has demonstrated the importance of a healthy community and workplace. By developing the Living a Healthy Life (LHL) program, The Commons Club Fitness Center and Spa have created a culture of physical activity and wellness. The LHL program is designed to provide an opportunity for a membership of 2,300 to change their lives without changing their lifestyles.

The LHL program is designed to be a long-term change, not a short term intervention. Each participant agrees to record their daily eating habits on dotFIT.com, an online fitness program and nutrition website.

Cathy Moschetto, The Commons Club Fitness Center and Spa’s Director of Operations, partnered with local area hospitals including, Bonita Community Health Center (BCHC) and Naples Community Hospital (NCH) to provide lecture series and health tests for the LHL program. These tests include blood pressure, resting/recovering heart rate, blood glucose test, postural assessment as well as functional assessments. With physicians providing assessments that are measurable the personal trainers are able to take that information and build a short-term and long-term goal.

Seminars are conducted periodically during the program to educate and motivate on the benefits of exercise and healthy eating. “Once you understand how to fuel your body the proper way, and the correlation it has with physical health and mental wellness, you begin to realize how important this becomes in your life,” said Marti Peters, LHL Program Director at The Commons Club.

“My goal was for this community to be the healthiest community in Southwest Florida,” Stated Mrs. Moschetto. “The results show that we had multiple participants who have reduced or eliminated their blood pressure and cholesterol medicines after completion of the program.”

“While these may be small changes today, think about the impact they would have on your health years from now,” stated Dr. Kathy Wilson, Concierge of Internal Medicine. They are also encouraged to purchase an Exerspy, a dotFit device that records sleeping habits and daily activity level as measured by caloric output.

“I had a triple by-pass in 2006 which caused me to review my life. I made a conscious effort to lose weight, and I did, only to see it move back in the same area in two years. This is the easiest and best program I’ve ever seen, and makes our Commons Club membership even more valuable,” said Tony Romanovich, LHL Alumni and Commons Club member.

About The Commons Club at The Brooks

The Brooks is a premier mixed-use community comprised of residential living, shopping centers, office buildings, community parks and social activities. The Brooks 3,500 households are spread throughout five adjacent communities; Copper Leaf, Lighthouse Bay, Shadow Wood, Shadow Wood Preserve and Spring Run.

The Commons Club at The Brooks is a member-owned club of 2,300 situated in a tranquil park-like setting that features a newly renovated Fitness Center and Spa, Enrichment Center and a private restaurant. A private Beach Club located on Bonita Beach is also available to our members.

The 10,000 sq ft Fitness Center and Spa offers NASM certified personal training, various group fitness and water aerobics classes, golf clinics, massage and skin care services, and lap pool. Rosie Spoonbill’s, the clubs private restaurant has a charming casual ambiance, courtesy of the spectacular view of the nesting birds and gazebo.

The Enrichment Center is the social hub of The Commons Club. This dynamic facility provides a variety of educational classes, creative arts, social events and club meetings, as well as a computer lab. The Beach Club is a private get-away located on Bonita Beach. Upscale shopping is located within a five minute drive to Coconut Point and Miramar Outlets.

The Commons Club at The Brooks was developed in 1998-99 by the Bonita Bay Group, and became member-owned on January 15, 2010.

The Commons Club at The Brooks
9930 Coconut Road
Bonita Springs, FL 34135

This release was published on openPR.