Heart Smart Diet Programs
Heart Smart Diet Programs
BRIDGEPORT â The Heart Institute at Bridgeport Hospital will offer Project Heart Smart, an eight-week diet, exercise, and stress management program to reduce heart disease risk, beginning September 22 in the ninth floor Cardiac Rehabilitation Department at Bridgeport Hospital, 267 Grant Street.
Sessions will be held 5 to 8 pm, Mondays through November 10.
The fee is $31.25 per week and includes a T-shirt and heart-healthy gourmet meal from Fairfieldâs Centro Restaurant at each session. Spouses/partners can enroll at the same time for just $16.25 per week. To register, call 203-384-4444 or out-of-area, 888-357-2396.
Project Heart Smart is designed to decrease the risk of heart disease through weight loss, healthy eating, and exercise, and by reducing blood pressure, cholesterol, and stress levels. The Project Heart Smart team includes a cardiac rehabilitation nurse, registered dietitian, exercise physiologist, and social worker.