As an intern at Overlook Medical Center, this is my first time working in a hospital setting. Although I do not have much direct contact with patients, I am walking the same halls and riding the same elevators as doctors rushing in and out with their patients. With all the haste and chaos that a hospital brings, visiting a more tranquil environment at Overlook Downtown was definitely a different experience.
Overlook Downtown, at 357 Springfield Avenue in Summit, NJ, is focused on the importance of your health! Keeping you healthy is the best way to be happy and enjoy what life has to offer. Through an integrative approach to the individual, this team of experts helps guide you to a healthy lifestyle. Now, not all modalities are for everyone…and they understand that. Also, some people enjoy the treadmill while others cannot stand the idea of a daily routine. These experts understand that living and maintaining a healthy lifestyle can often be compromised by life’s other responsibilities. The center is determined to make it an easy and fun process for you. Whether you want to prevent health issues, reduce stress levels, or lose weight, this multidisciplinary approach of combining mind and body therapy can be the answer to putting yourself on the right path to wellness.
The Healthy Lifestyle Program offers ways to better your physical health by reducing stress and improving mental attitude. All individuals complete a self-assessment, which will guide participants towards appropriate services. Services offered at Overlook Downtown include nutritional counseling and healthy cooking classes, heartmath biofeedback sessions, physical activity classes, lifestyle coaching, hands-on healing sessions and massages, and acupuncture.
Each service aims to reach its goals using different approaches. The wellness coaching program provides a supportive relationship between the coach and client, while encouraging success with motivation and challenge. Acupuncture uses fine needles to produce sensation which enables a restoration of the body’s energy and balance based on centuries old science. I would recommend participating in the physical activity classes. The center offers yoga, Pilates, Zumba, and Nia, which exercise the brain and body to lower blood pressure and improve one’s energy level. Whether you have prior experience or not, these classes can be a good segue into your new healthy lifestyle!
Overlook Downtown is well-recognized for its helpfulness and support within the community. The Running Company, neighbor of Overlook Downtown, has worked with Overlook Medical Center in past events, including their most recent 5K on June 26. The employees at The Running Company feel that their location next to Overlook Downtown has had a beneficial impact on them. They send athletes that come into the store with injuries to the experts next door.
If you have been apprehensive about changing your lifestyle, you are not alone. Overlook Downtown is giving you an easy and affordable way to do it! This is the perfect time to start making healthy choices and feel good about yourself.
