The Young Adult Services POTENTIAL/Outreach program celebrated its new exercise room with a ribbon cutting and open house on Aug. 3.
The exercise room, which features brand new equipment including ellipticals, treadmills, stationary bikes and a rowing machine, offers clients in the Young Adult POTENTIAL/Outreach program a safe and welcoming place to start an exercise regimen.
“Many of our young adults experience symptoms that get in the way of physical activity, or are prescribed medication that, despite the benefits, cause unwanted side effects such as weight gain that can deter young adults from taking their medication or participating in treatment,” said Mallory Fergione, coordinator of the Young Adult Services Outreach Program. “The exercise room will help improve the general health and well-being of our clients.”
Funding for the exercise room was provided by a grant from the Hartford Hospital Auxiliary Board.