Band Together for Better Health
If you live with diabetes or prediabetes, movement can be a powerful tool to improve your health — and strength training may help more than you realize. Strong muscles don't just make everyday tasks easier. They help your body use insulin more effectively, support steadier blood sugar, and improve energy, balance and confidence over time.
Band Together for Better Health is a four-week Group Medical Visit focused on beginner-friendly strength training for people with diabetes or prediabetes. Using resistance bands, participants learn practical ways to build strength safely and support better blood sugar control. Sessions are led by a medical provider, fitness associate and certified diabetes educator, so you're learning from a full care team.
Program Overview
- A guided, hands-on learning experience for MNPS employees, retirees and dependents age 18+ with diabetes or prediabetes (not a traditional exercise class)
- Accommodates approximately 20 participants
- Participants are accepted on a first come, first served basis
- Registered participants meet once a week for 4 weeks:
- In person at the MNPS Employee Wellness Center
- Sessions last approximately 90 minutes
- Led by a medical provider (e.g., physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner), a fitness associate and a certified diabetes educator
- Primary care office visit copay or cost-share applies
Coming This Summer
The MNPS Health Care Centers will host a four-week Band Together for Better Health Group Medical Visit this July.
Registered participants will meet weekly for four Thursdays at the Employee Wellness Center at Berry Hill (10-11:30 a.m.).
Schedule
- Week 1: July 9
- Week 2: July 16
- Week 3: July 23
- Week 4: July 30
What You’ll Gain
Over four sessions, you will:
- Discover why strength training is a vital part of diabetes management
- Learn safe, proper techniques for using resistance bands and other strength-building tools
- Build strength gradually using a small-step approach
- Gain confidence in your ability to move more
- Finish the program with a personalized fitness program you can continue on your own