Maintaining a healthy weight requires strategies and planning. Our registered, licensed dietitians provide personal support to ensure you achieve short-term and long-term success with weight loss and weight management. Our programs include individual and group support.
To sign up for these programs or for more information, call Kara Mitchell at 919-660-6818 or email kara.mitchell@duke.edu.
This eight-week program features weekly interactive nutrition, exercise, and behavioral change classes, weekly group exercise sessions, and individualized nutrition and exercise plans. Our experts work with you to eliminate the frustration, confusion, and deprivation that often accompany weight loss attempts. All meetings are held via Zoom teleconferencing.
Daytime sessions: 1:00 to 2:00 pm Wednesdays (exercise classes) and Fridays (interactive lectures)
Evening sessions: 5:30 to 6:30 pm Tuesdays (exercise classes) and Thursdays (interactive lectures)
Getting on Track program graduates can continue to receive guidance as part of our Staying on Track program.
Pricing
Getting on Track costs $333 for members and Duke employees and $370 for non-members.
A three-installment payment plan is available.
A special eight-week membership to the Duke Health & Fitness Center is available for $136.
You can also join the center for any length of time while enrolled in Getting on Track and save 50% on the initiation fee.
Staying on Track Support Group
Getting on Track graduates can participate in this weekly weight loss support group for weight check-ins, progress reviews, problem-solving, motivation, and interactive discussions on strategies for weight maintenance. Group members help choose the topics and the focus for sessions.
Weight Loss Consultations
These one-hour consultations are available by appointment and provide you with expertise from a registered, licensed dietitian and/or an exercise physiologist.
Nutrition consultations may be covered by your insurance -- call us at 919-660-6660 to find out if your visit is eligible. If a consultation isn't covered, out-of-pocket options are available.
We offer an in-person exercise consultation as part of our personal training program. It is not covered by insurance. It costs $62 for members and $73 for non-members.