1. Lifestyle Medicine
  2. Movement
  3. Movement Resources

Movement Resources

Internal

  • Campus gym’s exercise classes  
  • Center for Dance, Movement, and Somatic Learning 
    • The center is an incubator for creativity, research, education, performance, and community connections. Its goal is to develop heightened interdisciplinary thinking and action through dance and artmaking.
  • Walk with a Doc (Stony Brook)
    • Currently in person and virtual due to COVID. Join us every third SUNDAY AT 11am (calendar)
    • Listen to a topic discussed by one of our doctors and walk with us!
    • MEETING ID: 980 0065 9898 PASSWORD: peaker (all lower case)
    • Join the Zoom Here

    • MAY 21, 2023 11AM: A hybrid event!

      • Join us at the Mount Sinai Heritage trail (wedge) by the picnic tables  at the heritage trust building on 633 Mount Sinai Coram Road, Mount Sinai 11776 and on Zoom

      • The speaker is Sharon Nachman MD, and the topic is Pathogens and Us

  • Tai Chi- 8 week program for fall prevention (Currently, through Zoom)
    please email Kristi.Ladowski@StonyBrookMedicine.edu
    There are three levels of the program, each offered twice a week for 60 minutes for eight weeks. Each level is led by a trained/certified instructor:
    • Level 1: Movements 1-6 (for Beginners)
    • Level 2: Movements 7-12
    • Level 3: Movements 13-21
    • Participants will learn:
      • Balance Skills
      • Proper Body Alignment
      • Coordinated Tai Chi movements
  • Master of balance   (Temporarily suspended)
  • Target fitness group workshops for healthy eating and supporting weight loss that include supermarket tours.
  • Southampton YouTube classes
    • Click on this link to enrol in classes, from yoga to back pain to mindful movement.
  • Fit Kids for Life
    • Fit Kids is a program that is offered to children and families who have cardiovascular disease risk factors, including overweight or obesity, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, or type 2 diabetes/metabolic syndrome. This program is aimed to address screening, intervention, and family involvement in the treatment of childhood overweight and obesity using nutritional education, physical activity training, yoga and stress reduction, and behavioral modification strategies. 
  • Physical therapy
    • Stony Brook Physical Therapy offers evaluations and treatments to patients of all ages, with services including arthritis care, neurologic rehabilitation, orthopedics, spinal dysfunction rehabilitation, and sports rehabilitation.
  • Occupational therapy
    • Outpatient occupational therapy provides care to those physically or cognitively impaired by physical injury and/or illness. Services include burn rehabilitation, dexterity evaluation and training, neuromuscular rehabilitation and therapeutic exercise and joint mobility.
  • Cardiac rehabilitation
    • Stony Brook's Cardiac Rehabilitation is equipped with a full range of exercise equipment, emergency equipment, and therapeutic modalities to rehabilitate patients after congestive heart failure, cardiac transplant, coronary artery bypass, and more.
  • Ed and Phyllis Davis Wellness Institute, Stony Brook Southampton Hospital

 

Local 

  • Long Island Health Collaborative
  • YMCA
    •  YMCA branches are equipped for health and fitness activities, childcare and education, swimming, and water fitness, and more. The Y does not just strengthen bodies, it also strengthens community through programs that focus on youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility.
    • Livestrong at the YMCA
      12 week program with certified fitness instructors trained in cancer survivorship, cancer support
  • Suffolk County Fitness Nutrition Resource
    •  A compilation of fitness and nutrition resources in Suffolk County, including Parks with Hiking Trails, Guided Trail outings offered, Town Parks and Recreation Departments, YMCA locations, Healthy Lifestyle phone apps, and online resources for nutrition and physical activity.
  • Gyms - silver sneakers program
    •  Available for no cost for adults 65+ through Medicare plans, the Silver Sneakers program provides in-person classes designed for seniors as well as live online classes and workshops and on-demand video workouts.
  • Exercise Science Inc. 
    • Exercise rehabilitation with exercise physiologist accredited by ACSM: facilities in Selden and Uniondale
  • Senior centers Brookhaven Town
    •  A list of locations of senior citizen clubs for the Town of Brookhaven (must be a taxpaying resident of the town to join). Many offer exercise, yoga, and Tai Chi classes.
  • Libraries offer yoga, tai chi and other fall prevention and exercise classes
    • Call your local library or check their website!
  • Suffolk County hiking and biking
    • Long Island trails and hiking paths from beaches to woodlands, this website provides several of the breath-taking state parks in Suffolk County designed specifically for hiking and off-road biking. If you do not have access to a bike, there are locations to find a rental.
  • Mall Walkers Club
    Enjoy a morning of exercise, complimentary snack, blood pressure screening and an informative health lecture by a Stony Brook Medicine expert. Walking is a low-impact, low-risk and easy aerobic exercise that conditions your heart and lungs while engaging your whole body. And Stony Brook Medicine's Mall Walkers Club at the Smith Haven Mall offers the perfect weatherproof environment for walking — with a safe climate-controlled temperature, good lighting, a clean flat surface to walk on, convenient rest rooms and of course, lots of great stores to window shop.
    Use mall entrance by previous TGI Friday's location. Please wear a mask and social distance.
    One Wednesday a month at 10:30am
    For more information: HealthConnect 631-444-4000
  • Ace Fitness
    • To find trainers that are certified by the American Council on Exercise (ACE) by your zip code.
  • Rock Steady Boxing Commack for patients with Parkinson’s, locations available on LI
  • CLIMB: Concerned Long Island Mountain Bicyclists
  • Water Aerobics/Aqua Fit Classes

 

Virtual 

Apps 

  • Myfitnesspal (calories plus exercises)
    • Online resource or app to track the calories you eat through a food log and burn through exercise
  • Dailyburn
    • A 365 workout program with premium subscription that features a new 30-minute workout every day tailored to your fitness goals alongside a video library of more exercises and a blog with articles containing free sample exercise routines
  • Fitbit/apple watch (sleep, movement)
  • Peloton (exercises)
    • Peloton Bike is an at-home exercise bike that features a large screen on the front and rear speakers and access to thousands of online classes through the Peloton All-Access membership. The Peloton Digital app is 12.99/month and offers 10 different workout types [strength, stretching, yoga, etc..] that don’t require Peloton products
  • Couch to 5K
    • A 9 week running plan with 3 runs per week for beginners that is available via downloadable weekly podcasts
  • Daily yoga
    •  This app is focused on providing intuitive and comprehensive yoga for everyone. Various yoga instructors provide different courses over different lengths of time to help with self-improvement. It is free to download and use, but a Pro plan starts at $5.83/month for one year. Going pro unlocks all yoga classes right away, provides scheduled plans and music to be set as background music, and allows history and data tracking.
  • BetterMe
    • BetterMe offers different health and fitness apps with a free trial for any specific fitness goal from weight loss and running to meditation and yoga
  • Nike Training Club
    • A personal trainer app with a free version that offers over 100 strength training, cardio, mobility, and yoga workout videos and a Premium version ($14.95/month) that gives access to 4-8 week structured training programs alongside health and wellness advice from nutrition and recovery experts
  • Swork it
    • A workout-on-demand app with free access that offers workouts catered to strength, stretching, cardio, yoga or pilates without equipment and a Premium membership ($2.99/month) that offers an ad-free experience with a larger workout library with unique workouts (ex. low-impact for injury recovery) and the ability to message personal trainers specific questions
  • Flexibility and Stretching App by Fitness Coach
    • This app provides daily stretching routines for all experience levels from beginners to advanced.
  • Stretching Exercises, Flexibility Workout Training
    •  Flexibility and stretching exercises for all muscle groups and all age groups.
  • Home Workout- No Equipment Leap Fitness Group
    •  Provides daily workout routines for all your main muscle groups, no equipment or coach needed. In just a few minutes a day, you can build muscles and keep fitness at home without having to go to the gym.
  • Daily Cardio Work out-Aerobic Fitness
    •  It is a great 5-10 minute routine for both men and women with on-screen instructions and a timer.
  • Daily Cardio Fitness Work outs
    •  Daily full body cardio workouts to lose weight, tone muscles and improve health which can be done at home without equipment or weights.
  • FitOn
    • Free app. Asks for your age, height, and weight. It then prompts you to choose what your aim is for working out (ie weight loss, toning, etc), choose various workouts that you prefer (ie strength, cardio, dance), and select how many days you want to work out per week.
      Other categories include strength, cardio, toning, HIIT, flexibility, stretch, yoga, at work, prenatal, etc. Also helps with tracking meals/recipes: They provide recipe options based on your interests/ask what prohibits you from eating health such as income/lack of knowledge/lack of motivation.
  • To hike locally, download the app: All Trails, it will provide you with local trails, pictures, information about the trails such as distance, level of intensity, dog friendly and reviews
  • StretchMinder- Daily Movement
    • App to help people who work a lot behind the desk to stretch and get movement and blood flow to the body which is mostly stationary. Provides a 7-day free trial

 

  • TV Programs:

    • Channel 133 on Optimum:
      • Sunday at 8am: Essentrics with Miranda Esmonde-White

 

Last Updated
06/26/2022