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Starting or continuing exercise while taking a GLP-1 medication can raise questions.
Should you exercise differently while losing weight? How much strength training is appropriate? What should you focus on if you’re new to exercise? And how might your exercise needs change as your treatment progresses?
This two-hour educational workshop introduces the SERVICE™ GLP-1 Exercise Framework, a four-phase conceptual framework designed to help you understand how exercise considerations can evolve throughout GLP-1 treatment.
BUILD → PRESERVE → PREPARE → MAINTAIN
The goal isn’t simply to exercise more.
It’s to understand how exercise can support strength, muscle preservation, physical function, fitness, and sustainable habits as your treatment and circumstances change.
THE SERVICE™ GLP-1 EXERCISE FRAMEWORK
🟦 BUILD
Establish an exercise foundation that is appropriate for where you are now.
Learn how to develop sustainable exercise habits, build confidence with movement, and approach strength training in a practical way.
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🟩 PRESERVE
Give strength and muscle appropriate attention during weight loss.
Explore the role of resistance training, progressive exercise, and maintaining physical function as body weight changes.
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🟨 PREPARE
Think ahead to changes in treatment and exercise needs.
Understand why your exercise approach may need to evolve as you move through different stages of GLP-1 treatment.
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🟧 MAINTAIN
Develop habits that can continue beyond active weight loss.
Learn how strength training, physical activity, and sustainable exercise habits can remain part of your long-term routine.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
During this interactive workshop, you’ll explore:
- Why exercise considerations may change throughout GLP-1 treatment
- How resistance training can support muscle preservation during weight loss
- How to approach strength training when you’re new to exercise
- Ways to develop an exercise routine that is appropriate for your current stage
- Why your exercise approach may need to change as treatment progresses
- How to think about exercise during treatment transitions
- Strategies for moving from active weight loss toward long-term maintenance
You’ll also have an opportunity to ask questions and discuss how these concepts may apply to your own situation.
WHAT YOU’LL TAKE HOME
Every participant receives:
1. ✓ A comprehensive downloadable participant workbook.
2. ✓ Five supplemental handouts and five worksheets.
3. ✓ Live demonstrations of eight foundational movements.
4. ✓ Practical strategies for exercise planning, strength, physical function and sustainable habits.
5. ✓ Personal action plan and resources for continued learning
6. ✓ Access to the SERVICE™ GLP-1 Participant Resource Center
7. ✓ Downloadable educational resources and practical tools
8. ✓ Two-hour expert-led workshop
9. ✓ Q&A and discussion
10. ✓ $99 workshop fee credited toward our $275 Exercise Physiology Assessment
You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of:
What to do.
How exercise can fit into your current stage of treatment.
Why it matters.
Why strength, muscle preservation, fitness, and physical function deserve attention during weight loss.
When to adjust.
How your exercise approach may need to evolve as treatment progresses.
How to continue.
How to build exercise habits that can extend beyond active weight loss.
IS THIS WORKSHOP FOR YOU?
This workshop is designed for adults who are starting, currently taking, transitioning off, or maintaining after GLP-1 treatment and want to better understand how exercise can adapt throughout the process.
It may be especially helpful if you:
- Are beginning GLP-1 treatment
- Are currently taking a GLP-1 medication
- Are new to strength training or exercise
- Want to understand how to exercise while losing weight
- Want to prioritize strength and muscle during weight loss
- Have noticed changes in energy, appetite, or exercise tolerance
- Are unsure whether your current exercise approach is appropriate
- Are preparing for a change in treatment
- Have stopped taking medication and want to maintain your progress
- Want to establish sustainable exercise habits for the long term
WHAT THIS WORKSHOP IS NOT
This is an educational workshop—not individualized medical care, medication management, or an individualized exercise prescription.
Individualized exercise assessment and programming are available separately through Exercise Physiology services.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Patrick Service, MS, ACSM-EP
Exercise Physiologist | 30+ Years of Professional Experience
Patrick Service, M.S., ACSM-EP® is an Exercise Physiologist and founder of YOUTRAINFITNESS in Durham, North Carolina.
With more than 30 years of professional experience in exercise and fitness, Patrick specializes in helping individuals safely begin and maintain exercise programs, including individuals using GLP-1 medications for weight management.
He developed the SERVICE™ GLP-1 Exercise Framework, an evidence-informed, four-phase conceptual framework designed to organize exercise considerations throughout different stages of GLP-1 treatment.
His approach emphasizes strength, muscle preservation, physical function, fitness, sustainable physical activity, and collaboration with healthcare professionals.
Credentials include:
- ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist
- ACSM Certified Personal Trainer
- NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES)
- NASM Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES)
- 30+ years of professional fitness experience
- More than 10 years of experience prescribing exercise for individuals with chronic health conditions
WORKSHOP DETAILS
Date: Saturday, November 7, 2026
Time: 12:00–2:00 PM
Location: YOUTRAINFITNESS
5611 NC Highway 55, Suite 102
Durham, NC 27713
Investment: $99
Two hours | In person | Maximum 12 participants
YOUR $99 WORKSHOP INVESTMENT
Your registration includes:
1. ✓ A structured 25-slide educational presentation.
2. ✓ The SERVICE™ GLP-1 Exercise Framework.
3. ✓ A comprehensive downloadable participant workbook.
4. ✓ Five supplemental handouts and five worksheets.
5. ✓ Live demonstrations of eight foundational movements.
6. ✓ Practical strategies for exercise planning, strength, physical function and sustainable habits.
7. ✓ personal action plan and resources for continued learning
8. ✓ Two hours expert-led workshop
9. ✓ Access to the SERVICE™ GLP-1 Participant Resource Center
10. ✓ Download Resources and Practical tools
11. ✓ Q&A and discussion
12. ✓ Limited to 12 participants
100% MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE
If, within 24 hours of completing the workshop, you don’t feel you’ve gained valuable, actionable information you can apply, we’ll refund your $99 registration fee.
READY TO LEARN MORE?
Space is limited to 12 participants for this November 7 session to allow for meaningful discussion and participant interaction.
Saturday, November 7, 2026
12:00–1:30 PM
$99
REGISTRATION OPENS NOVEMBER 1 →
Your $99 workshop investment can also be applied toward a $275 Exercise Physiology Assessment if you choose to continue with individualized assessment and programming.
Please note: This is the November 7 session of Protect Your Muscle While Losing Weight On GLP-1 Medications. The same workshop is offered on additional dates.