What Is a SMARTfit Program? Benefits, How It Helps People Improve Physical And Mental Well-being

What is SMARTfit program

SMARTfit is a medical program that focuses on physical and mental wellbeing of an individual. It provides cognitive training and physical training to people with difficulties and helps to maintain their fitness levels.

It is the latest dual task programming machine designed to focus on various areas like physical, mental and cognitive functions while keeping it fun and engaging for the patient. It is designed for different age groups that has simple, easy exercises which are quite interesting to perform and also retrains brain health by effectively connecting the neural pathways.

Who can benefit from SMARTfit

SMARTfit can be beneficial to various populations depending on their requirements. It is useful in individuals with -:

•         Having difficulty in performing ADL
•         Slow onset of Parkinson’s, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease
•         Loss of physical and cognitive abilities
•         Difficulty in maintaining balance and people prone to falls
•         People who have slower reaction time
•         Acute and chronic neurological repair
•         Ortho and Speech rehab

 

Other Areas

•         Pediatrics
•         Return to play sports rehab
•         High performance sports
•         Tactile training

Benefits of SMARTfit

SMARTfit is a scalable, customizable and trackable program and so the outcomes are derived both independently and simultaneously. The benefits include

Pediatrics

•         Effective problem-solving skills
•         Decision making
•         Improved concentration and memory
•         Improved reaction time and visual attention
•         Reduces sensory disturbances

Elderly

•         Reduces the risk of falls
•         Gait and pre-gait training
•         Improved balance 
•         Effective in movement disorders

Sports

•         Increase and improve upper and lower extremity strength
•         Improves range of motion following any ortho repair
•         Builds endurance
•         Helps in strengthening the muscles

SMARTfit at Balanced Gait PT

SMARTfit is the latest exercise machine programmed to meet the needs of our patients at Balanced Gait PT.  It is used to improve balance , reduce the risk of falls in our clients and designed to meet their specific needs. Since it is scalable, trackable and customizable the results from SMARTfit programs ensure a high rate of success.

Our patients or participants to this program get a basic assessment done by our team and receive a customized training schedule with recommended games. This program is so interesting and fun loving as it will have engaged and motivating games in the form of exercises.

SMARTfit programs are recommended twice a week for six weeks with a duration of about 30 minutes.

At Balanced Gait PT, we try to deliver rehabilitative solutions with utmost care and are easy to learn. 

References:

 https://smartfitinc.com/ https://www.camhealth.com/smartfit-combines-physical-and-cognitive-training-with-fun#:~:text=SMARTfit’s%20predesigned%20programming%20provides%20activities,Enhancing%20visual%20reaction%20time

 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36716745/