Typical Week – Sample Schedule

TIME

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

5:30 to 7:30 a.m.

Morning Blood Draw

Morning Blood Draw

7 – 7:15 a.m.

Sunrise Stretch

Sunrise Stretch

Sunrise Stretch

Sunrise Stretch

Sunrise Stretch

Sunrise Stretch

6:30 – 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast

Breakfast

Breakfast

Breakfast

Breakfast

Breakfast

Breakfast

7:30 – 8:15 a.m.

Cardio Exercise
(Team One)

Core & Stretch
(Team Two)

Free Weights & Stretch
(Team Three)

Cardio Exercise
(Team One)

Core & Stretch
(Team Two)

Free Weights & Stretch
(Team Three)

Cardio Exercise
(Team One)

Core & Stretch
(Team Two)

Free Weights & Stretch
(Team Three)

Cardio Exercise
(Team One)

Core & Stretch
(Team Two)

Free Weights & Stretch
(Team Three)

Cardio Exercise
(Team One)

Core & Stretch
(Team Two)

Free Weights & Stretch
(Team Three)

Cardio Exercise
(Team One)

Core & Stretch
(Team Two)

Free Weights & Stretch
(Team Three)

8:30 – 9:15 a.m.

Yoga & Relaxation

Core & Stretch
(Team One)

Free Weights & Stretch
(Team Two)

Cardio Exercise
(Team Three)

Yoga & Relaxation

Aquatics

Core & Stretch
(Team One)

Free Weights & Stretch
(Team Two)

Cardio Exercise
(Team Three)

Yoga & Relaxation

Aquatics

Core & Stretch
(Team One)

Free Weights & Stretch
(Team Two)

Cardio Exercise
(Team Three)

Yoga & Relaxation

Aquatics

Core & Stretch
(Team One)

Free Weights & Stretch
(Team Two)

Cardio Exercise
(Team Three)

Yoga & Relaxation

Aquatics

Core & Stretch
(Team One)

Free Weights & Stretch
(Team Two)

Cardio Exercise
(Team Three)

Yoga & Relaxation

Aquatics

Core & Stretch
(Team One)

Free Weights & Stretch
(Team Two)

Cardio Exercise
(Team Three)

Yoga & Relaxation

Aquatics

9:30 – 10:15 a.m.

Yoga & Relaxation

Free Weights & Stretch
(Team One)

Cardio Exercise
(Team Two)

Core & Stretch
(Team Three)

Yoga & Relaxation

Aquatics

Free Weights & Stretch
(Team One)

Cardio Exercise
(Team Two)

Core & Stretch
(Team Three)

Yoga & Relaxation

Aquatics

Free Weights & Stretch
(Team One)

Cardio Exercise
(Team Two)

Core & Stretch
(Team Three)

Yoga & Relaxation

Aquatics

Free Weights & Stretch
(Team One)

Cardio Exercise
(Team Two)

Core & Stretch
(Team Three)

Yoga & Relaxation

Aquatics

Free Weights & Stretch
(Team One)

Cardio Exercise
(Team Two)

Core & Stretch
(Team Three)

Yoga & Relaxation

Aquatics

Free Weights & Stretch
(Team One)

Cardio Exercise
(Team Two)

Core & Stretch
(Team Three)

Yoga & Relaxation

Aquatics

10 – 11:45 a.m.

Snack

Snack

Snack

Snack

Snack

Snack

Snack

10:30 – 11:15 a.m.

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Overview of Pritikin Eating Plan

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Overview of Pritikin Eating Plan

Learn how to prepare and cook food in the Pritikin way and get an overview of the Pritikin Eating Plan and the menu.

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Abs & Glutes

Tai Chi

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Tai Chi

Improve your balance, footwork, agility & decrease your risk of falling.

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Shape & Tone

Tai Chi

Functional Fitness

Cardio Exercise

Aquatics

11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Aging: How to Enhance Your Quality of Life*

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Aging: How to Enhance Your Quality of Life

Learn how to age intelligently and to avoid the most common age and lifestyle-related conditions.

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Improve Performance**

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Improve Performance

Take your exercise routines to new and improved levels. Learn and apply practical science to improve physical endurance, strength, balance, coordination and much more. A must lecture and workshop to guide your exercise success!

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Plan to Succeed

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Plan to Succeed

A brief class providing an overview of what is available for continued success on the Pritikin Program at home.

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Prevent & Eliminate Musculoskeletal Pain!*

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Prevent & Eliminate Musculoskeletal Pain!

This fascinating lecture will give you the opportunity to ask how you can deal with your physically painful concerns. The lecture is interactive and is a fusion of orthopedics and fitness with guests asking the questions.

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Nutrition Priorities**

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Nutrition Priorities

Learn how to optimize the Pritikin Eating Plan to your specific health concerns.

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Calorie Density Solution*

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Calorie Density Solution

Learn how to choose and sequence foods to maximize fullness while minimizing calories.

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Dining Out*

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Dining Out

Learn how to truly get what you want in a restaurant. Learn the skills needed to take back control over your meal.

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The Facts on Fats & Atherosclerosis**

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The Facts on Fats & Atherosclerosis

Are there good and bad fats? Is olive oil a health food? Do omega-3 oils lower LDL-C levels? Is the Mediterranean diet best for preventing/reversing heart disease? Find out what the latest research tells us about how what you eat impacts your arteries and risk of heart disease.

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Belly Fat, Metabolic Syndrome & Diabetes*

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Belly Fat, Metabolic Syndrome & Diabetes

Learn how these all contribute to the development of heart disease, the #1 killer of men AND women, and how to reverse it.

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Nutrition Action Plan**

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Nutrition Action Plan

A realistic overview, full of tips and tricks to help you prepare to go back home and live healthfully.

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noon – 2:00 p.m.

Lunch

Registration
(1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.)

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Complimentary transportation to South Florida shopping/attractions.

2 – 3:00 p.m.

Multiple Meds, Multiple Doctors… Multiple Mess?*

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Multiple Meds, Multiple Doctors… Multiple Mess?

Learn why you feel so much better at Pritikin. It’s all about achieving the optimal combination of medications, supplements, food, and fitness, and avoiding the risky side effects so often seen when patients are taking multiple medications from multiple prescribers. Learn the warning signs of adverse interactions and how they affect you.

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Menu Workshop**

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Menu Workshop

Learn how to navigate a restaurant menu… Pritikin style.

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Diseases of Affluence*

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Diseases of Affluence

Heart disease, hypertension, diabetes and cancer: the latest science regarding control and reversal.

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Hypertension**

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Hypertension

Learn how excess salt intake and other dietary insults cause over 90% of Americans to develop high blood pressure.

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Decode Your Lab Profile*

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Decode Your Lab Profile

There’s more to the story than simply knowing your cholesterol level.

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Manage Your Moods**

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Manage Your Moods

Depression, worry and anger can affect your health, your relationships and your ability to meet new challenges. Learn simple strategies to identify and improve your mood.

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Women’s Health*

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Women’s Health

A review of the health concerns that challenge women as they age. Topics include menopause, and hormone replacement therapy and breast cancer.

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Men’s Health*

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Men’s Health

Learn about prevention strategies, methods of diagnosis and treatment options.

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Exercise Action Plan*

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Exercise Action Plan

A workshop to develop your personal plan for exercising at home.

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Getting Closer**

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Getting Closer

Learn about the connection between good relationships and health and learn important skills to improve intimacy and support.

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Hotel Check In

3:15 to 4:00 p.m.

Aquatics

Machine Weights

Insomnia & Sleep Apnea

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Insomnia & Sleep Apnea

Sleep disorders are a common and important issue in your overall health. Learn about specific sleep diagnoses and how to deal with your or your spouse’s sleep problems, especially sleep apnea and snoring.

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Cooking School

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Cooking School

Pleasures of the Pritikin Table – Learn how to prepare and cook food in the Pritikin Way.

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Benefits of Acupuncture

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Benefits of Acupuncture

Learn how acupuncture can bring balance and serenity to the entire body. Explore the concept, theory, and benefits of acupuncture to overall health including reduced anxiety, stress, muscle and joint pain, headaches, insomnia and more.

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Cooking School

Cooking School

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Overeating Small Group Discussion

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Overeating Small Group Discussion

Discuss challenges of and strategies for successfully adopting healthy attitudes toward food with Dr. Coral Arvon.

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Cooking School

Cooking School

Cooking School

3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Snack

Snack

Snack

Snack

Snack

Snack

Snack

4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

The Pritikin Solution: Cutting Thru The Confusion Of Health Myths & Lies*

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The Pritikin Solution: Cutting Thru The Confusion Of Health Myths & Lies

In this eye-opening lecture, you will learn and understand the real truth behind the current health crisis we face today. Once you understand the basics of how we got into this mess, you will be empowered and motivated to get the most value out of your time at Pritikin.

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Planning Your Eating Strategy*

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Planning Your Eating Strategy

Learn the basics of the Pritikin Eating Plan and how to use the daily menu to make the best food choices for meeting your personal health goals.

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New Thoughts, New Behaviors**

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New Thoughts, New Behaviors

Do you control your thoughts and behaviors or do they control you? Learn how to replace self-defeating, negative thoughts with positive, rational self-talk and talk charge of your moods.

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Label Reading*

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Label Reading

Tips for “Shopping Smart”. Learn the simple skills you need to crack the food product label codes and bring home the winners.

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Body Composition**

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Body Composition

How to win at losing. Avoid the common pitfalls. Find out how to achieve optimal health and weight for life.

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Vitamins & Minerals*

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Vitamins & Minerals

A sane, sensible and personal approach to meeting all your nutrient needs.

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Biology of Weight Control*

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Biology of Weight Control

Learn how the modern diet forces most people to chose between chronic hunger or excess body fat stores.

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How to Prevent a Heart Attack!**

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How to Prevent a Heart Attack!

Cardiovascular disease is the Nation’s #1 killer. Learn how you can take action to stop or reverse it

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Become Your Own Pritikin Chef: Simple Cooking With Chef Anthony*

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Become Your Own Pritikin Chef: Simple Cooking With Chef Anthony

This exciting class will instruct you on how to take fresh, simple ingredients to create healthy, culinary delights for your own table. Availability and substitutions of ingredients, as well as menu planning, will be covered.

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6 – 7:30 p.m.

Dinner

Dinner

Manager’s Cocktail Party

Dinner

Dinner

Dinner

Dinner

Dinner

7:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Movie
8:00 pm.

Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies*

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Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies

Learn how “negative” emotions and stress put your well-being at risk and how “positive” emotions such as optimism protect your health. Learn how changing your attitudes and behaviors can change your life!

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Fueling the Healthy Body*

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Fueling the Healthy Body

Getting the right nutritional “fuel mix” to prevent the diseases that kill most Americans.

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Skin Care Health & Rejuvenation

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Skin Care Health & Rejuvenation

Find out the simple steps that you can take to keep your skin looking young, vibrant and healthy. Surgical and non-surgical techniques will also be covered.

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Taking Charge of Stress*

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Taking Charge of Stress

Learn effective relaxation techniques designed to reduce the impact of stress on your health and quality of life. This lecture will include demonstrations and a video clip that will convince you that relaxation is a powerful way to benefit from the mind-body connection.

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Free Night

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Free Night

Visit friends, catch a movie, or plan a Miami out-on-the-town evening. Or stay in and pamper yourself with a spa treatment.

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Cardio Move It To Music

Program Orientation*

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Program Orientation

Everything you need to know to get started on your Pritikin journey!

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