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	Wellness, Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine DSN: 634-8186 Civ: 0444-71-8186 Located by the Vicenza Health Clinic, Bldg. 112

Hours of Operation: 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
closed Noon - 1 p.m. for lunch

Welcome
The USAG Vicenza Fitness Center provides mission sustaining sports and fitness programs and activities that promote healthy lifestyles. Physical fitness programs develop the cardiovascular fitness, strength conditioning, flexibility and recreation of DoD personnel. Physical fitness facilities are the hub of the installation-level sports and fitness programs; access to which is vital to fitness throughout the Army community.

The recent facility renovation project not only includes strength, cardio, and gymnasium, but has incorporated an Army Wellness Center, and Physical Therapy/Sports Medicine Center. The Post Fitness Center will increase the quality of life for our Soldiers and Families.

About the Wellness Center
The Wellness Center model in Europe addresses tactical, medical, and community based needs. The Army Wellness Center programs have increased Soldier readiness, linked medical assets, and sustained an enhanced quality of life for community members where this best practice exists. The Wellness Center works to promote preventable health conditions and improve the mental and physical well-being of the Total Army Family.

USAG Vicenza Wellness Center POC
Lacy Wolff (Email)

Services Offered
The Wellness Center offers a variety of services for performance enhancement and weight management.

• Metabolic Analysis with meal plans available
• Fitness Testing and Exercise Prescription
  • VO2 Max
  • Flexibility
  • Muscular Strength
  • Body Composition
• Educational Classes
  • Using Your Metabolic Results
  • Effective Principles of Weight Management
  • Stress Management
• Stress Relief Massage Chair

How to Make an Appointment
Call or stop by the Wellness Center to schedule your appointment.
DSN: 634-8186 Civ: 0444-71-8186

Primary Objective
The Wellness Center supports the SETAF Soldiers and their Families, integrating services into tactical units by providing group assessments of current physical fitness levels. Obesity in the Army has resulted in the discharging of 2,323 Soldiers from 2003 to 2005. A primary objective of providing the Wellness Center in Vicenza is to directly confront this preventable issue through applied methods including behavioral pschology, exercise physiology, and individual/unit assessment of physiological needs (e.g. cardiovascular, body composition, muscular endurance, blood pressure).

Support through Deployment Cycle
When fully implemented, the Wellness Center in Vicenza will also provide consistent support to Family members throughout the deployment cycle. The ability to provide a stable resource of information about preventive health practices has greatly contributed to the quality of life of Family members. Services such as:

• biofeedback
• stress reduction
• physcial fitness
• nutrition
• tobacco cessation
• weight management

will provide relevant programming needs for individuals requiring guidance on adopting healthy behaviors. Community based initiatives such as child and youth weight management issues will be integrated with community resources through the USAG Health Promotion Council, chaired by the Garrison Commander. This umbrella council allows for tactical, medical, and community leaders and organizations to identify, prioritize, and implement targeted programs that sustain force health and readiness a true combat multiplier.

Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Center
The purpose of the US Army Health Center Vicenza's Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Center is to provide evidence based musculoskeletal rehabilitation services to the Soldier athlete and Vicenza military community within the setting of a wellness and fitness environment. Patients with musculoskeletal injuries and/or dysfunction will be referred by a physician for treatment. Direct access patients may be seen by making appointments through the Health Center. Rehabilitation services provided at this facility will include therapeutic exercises, manual therapy, functional rehabilitive training, pool therapy, and various modalities such as electric stimulation, ultrasound, heat and ice treatments. Also provided will be direct one-on-one instruction and training allowing a patient to transition to an independent fitness program or to the Wellness Center upon discharge from Physical Therapy.

USAG Vicenza Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Center POC
LTC Stephen Bentz (Email)