Cardiovascular Wellness Program
The Cardiovascular Wellness Program is an exercise, education program dedicated to promoting health and wellness. It is staffed by specialty volunteers and student interns. Please take your time and peruse our website--there is a lot to learn about what we do.
About Us
Who Can Participate
The Cardiovascular Wellness Program is for those with cardiovascular disease or those at risk. The focus is on developing and maintaining a heart healthy lifestyle through exercise, stress management, and nutrition. For those who have had cardiac events, they must have completed monitored phases of a hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation program or be at least 12 months post-event.
A Community of Support
We are a program staffed by specialty volunteers and student interns. All exercise is supervised by emergency medical personnel, ACLS-certified nurses, and an exercise physiologist. On our speciality volunteer staff, physicians, registered nurses, a physical therapist, and a registered dietitian visit regularly for supervision and education. Our student interns come from multiple disciplines including, physical therapy, gerontology, nutrition, and psychology.
Location & Hours
The Cardiovascular Wellness Program is located at Folsom Hall at Sacramento State University, 7667 Folsom Blvd., Suite 3030, 3rd floor, NE corner. We are not located on the main campus.
Open: Tuesday, Thursday & Friday from 9:00am-3:30pm
Weekly Schedule
April 2020--No LIVE sessions currently. Many ZOOM (online) classes. Please email Linda to get on the email list for links to these classes: csuscvwellness@gmail.com
MORNING SESSIONS
Exercise per usual, Tues, Thurs and Fri mornings, 9 -11:30AM.
Usual group activities during this period:
- 9:30AM tai chi intro
- 10:00AM group stretch/core/balance routine
- 10:30AM tai chi, both standing & sitting
- 11:00AM group resistance training
Get your 30-60 minutes of CV activity around the group things you want to do.
Educational presentations usually follow at 11:45 am.
AFTERNOON SESSIONS
Exercise room open Mon, Tues, and Thurs afternoons, 12:30-3:00 pm
Group activities during this period
- 1:15 pm group stretch/core/balance and/or circuits
Program Resources
Recent 2021 Nutrition Lectures
Mindfulness Practice W/ Linda Larsen
Recent 2021 Nutrition Lectures
Education- Core Lectures
Mindfulness Practice W/ Linda Larsen
Recent 2021 Nutrition Lectures
Mindfulness Practice W/ Linda Larsen
Mindfulness Practice W/ Linda Larsen
Mindfulness Practice W/ Linda Larsen
Tai Chi W/ David Sady
Stress Management Resources
Mindfulness Practice W/ Linda Larsen
Healthy Heart Exercises
Stress Management Resources
Stress Management Resources
Stress Management Resources
Stress Management Resources
Stress Management Resources
Recipe/Cook Book
Student Internships
Student Internships
Student Internships
Student Internships
Student Internships
Volunteer
Student Internships
Volunteer
Our Guiding Spirit...
Dr. Tissa Kappagoda
C. Tissa Kappagoda, a professor of medicine and clinical cardiologist, was the Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation, the Coronary Heart Disease Reversal Program and several other programs dedicated to preventive cardiology at the U.C. Davis Medical Center for 25 years. Upon his retirement in 2012, he established a non-profit corporation, the Foundation for Health through Knowledge and Action with the goal of leveraging community-based resources to provide cardiovascular health programs to individuals with limited means or access to such services. The Foundation partnered with Sacramento State to develop the Cardiovascular Wellness Program and Dr. Kappagoda’s vision to provide a program enabling participants to gain knowledge and take responsibility for their health is now being fulfilled.
Donate to the Cardiovascular Wellness Program
Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals and fund our mission
Educational Programs
Exercise Training Facility
Exercise Training Facility
Comprehensive, interactive classes and small group sessions on a variety of topics related to cardiovascular health.
*Lectures and demonstrations are open to all.
Exercise Training Facility
Exercise Training Facility
Exercise Training Facility
Exercise sessions are offered 3 times per week and are supervised by emergency medical personnel, ACLS-certified nurses, and an exercise physiologist.
*All exercise sessions require physician referral and graded exercise test within the past 12 months. No ECG monitoring is done on site.
Nutrition
Exercise Training Facility
Nutrition
Consultations, classes, cooking demonstrations, and applied lessons.