St. Albert & Sturgeon Primary Care Network

Weigh to Go

Capital Health offers free Weight Wise workshops to help adults create healthier lifestyles and practice strategies for weight management.

Eight individual Weight Wise modules are being delivered at the St. Albert & Sturgeon PCN by a team of experts including a dietitian, psychologist, exercise specialist, and nurses. The workshops are a terrific opportunity for adults to find ways to reduce health risks through healthy eating, physical activity, stress management, and goal-setting. The sessions are offered by SASPCN clinical team members.

Examples of what you'll learn include:

  • why your weight may be putting your health at risk
  • latest research on what's really worked for people who have lost significant amounts of weight and kept it off
  • how to read labels, identify appropriate portion sizes, and use fibre as a weight management tool
  • choosing healthy foods in restaurants
  • healthy strategies to cope with stress and emotional eating
  • tips to counter obstacles to physical activity
  • 4 components of physical activity to include in any program
  • and much more

Program Eligibility: A referral is required.
Class Duration: One — 2½ hour class
Cost: None

Upcoming Sessions:

For program information or to register, contact:

  • your Doctor
  • the St. Albert & Sturgeon PCN at (780) 419-2214 ext. #0
  • Capital Health at (780) 401-BOOK (2665) or 1-877-414-2665

Primary health care is the first point of contact with the health care system, where people receive care from family physicians, and from nurses, pharmacists, therapists and others for most of their everyday health care needs.