News - The Wellness Institute

Nike’s Journey

Nike's Journey Finding a path to lasting weight loss at the Wellness Institute Positively Healthy Fall 2025 - The Seven Oaks General Hospital Campus Newsletter Nike’s journey continues! Since this article was written, she’s lost an additional 20lbs. bringing...

Evaluation of an Online Weight Loss & Cardiometabolic Program: A Mixed Methods Study

Research

Evaluation of an Online Weight Loss & Cardiometabolic Program: A Mixed Methods Study This study was done at Seven Oaks General Hospital. It checked how well the Wellness Institute's 16-week online program worked. The program was designed to help people lose...

The Association between Medical Fitness Facility Attendance and Incident Mental Disorders: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 15,407 Members

Research

The Association between Medical Fitness Facility Attendance and Incident Mental Disorders: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 15,407 Members, Canadian Journal of Public Health, 2024 Exciting Research News: Wellness Institute Members Reap Powerful Health Benefits!...

Exercise at medical fitness centres improving health for older adults, says U of M study

Article

Those who went to work out more than once a week were 23 per cent less likely to need emergency room care.

Impact of the medical fitness model on long term health outcomes in older adults

Research

CDIC and Wellness Honoured at the Manitoba Legislature

Article

The Seven Oaks Hospital Chronic Disease Innovation Centre and the Wellness Institute were honoured yesterday to be recognized in a Members’ Statement by McPhillips MLA JD Devgan in the Manitoba Legislature. We’re proud to work together to build healthy communities,...

Impact of a Medical Fitness – New BMC Geriatrics Study

Research

BMC Geriatrics
A new study published in BMC Geriatrics 2024 used data from 3,029 older adult members who regularly attended the Wellness Institute or the Reh-Fit Centre. Compared to non-members, these members had a lower risk of all-cause mortality and hospitalizations and were linked with fewer major adverse cardiovascular events.