China Medical University Beigang Hospital launches "Beigang Intelligent Health Service Center" to promote the prevention of sarcopenia

Muscle strength is not something you have to worry about when you are old, you should start saving it at the age of 45! Entering a super-aging society, China Medical University Beigang Hospital, with the support of the Ministry of Health and Welfare's "Healthy Taiwan Deepening Program" and the Beigang Zongsheng Rotary Club, has built the "Beigang Intelligent Health Service Center" to introduce smart sports equipment and professional health management to help the public prevent sarcopenia, obesity, muscle strength decline and physical function degradation in advance, allowing health care to move from treatment to prevention of disability.

The Beigang Intelligent Health Center was opened today (17th). It was jointly unveiled by Beigang Hospital President Wu Xijin, legislator Liu Jianguo, Yunlin County Deputy County Magistrate Chen Bijun, Deputy Speaker Cai Yongxun, and members Cai Yueru and Cai Mengzhen.

Wu Xijin said that the center takes "health assessment, smart exercise, professional guidance, and continuous tracking" as its service core. It is equipped with equipment such as treadmills, recumbent bicycles, isokinetic waist twist training machines, isokinetic arm push-up and push-down training machines, isokinetic leg kick and hook training machines, respectively, for cardiopulmonary endurance, core, upper and lower limb muscle strength and body function training. It is also equipped with InBody body composition analyzers to assist in sarcopenia screening and health management.

Chen Bijun pointed out that Yunlin has entered a super-aged society, and health care cannot wait until the disease occurs before treating it. It must also achieve early detection, early intervention and prevention of disability. The center will also introduce the ICOPE integrated elderly care assessment initiated by the World Health Organization (WHO) to understand the overall functional status of the elderly from aspects such as cognition, mobility, nutrition, vision, hearing and mental health.

Beigang Hospital stated that the center charges NT$300 per month. In addition to providing a variety of smart exercise equipment, it also plans group courses and is guided by professional health managers. It hopes to serve the people of Beigang and coastal areas, and encourages people to "conserve muscle strength" starting from the age of 45 and plan for future health in advance.