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Food is fuel and food is medicine. Food brings people together and is supposed to be one of life’s pleasures. Shared meals are a vehicle for building relationships, enjoying conversations, and nourishing the soul.
Unfortunately in today’s society, too many athletes
Exercise duration during pregnancy should reflect a woman’s current level of fitness and the type of activity she is doing. If you’re working with someone who’s just starting a prenatal exercise program the duration will be shorter (15-20 minutes) and
With over 165,000 health-related apps in the App Store and Millions of wearables in the hands of the general public, scientists are wondering if they are "doing more harm than good"? One expert commented that the field can be "likened
“Grab those hand weights and get ready to go into a squat position,” a popular exercise guru cheerily calls out in her exercise video. So a group of women, ages 16 to 52, dutifully get their weights and huff and
In this last part of the series I will share with you what it has meant to me to train for my 70s – and look forward to training for my 80s. The notion of living well today – and creating
It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s a Super Food! Like the arrival of super heroes to save the day, super foods landed upon us in the last decade and now we are all supposed to load up on them
The three national thought leaders presenting at the Annual Parkinson’s Symposium in 2015 were all in passionate agreement: exercise is imperative in treating the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. We have cultivated and grown many Parkinson’s-specific exercise programs in Sarasota County,
Before you start throwing stones at me assuming that I’m bashing or discrediting any of the primal movement programs out there – please hear me out. Anything I’m about to say does not mean I do not value the role
Name: Barry Bassin
Location: Long Beach, CA
Website: BarryTheTrainer.com
Occupation: Fitness Professional
How did you hear about MFN?
As a certified health coach, I am always researching various health and medical conditions, especially with respect to applicable exercise guidelines. The Medical Fitness Network came up
Every doctor, therapist, psychiatrist and psychologist knows that the best form of natural medication for depression is exercise. The most common phrases a person who says they feel depressed will hear is, “You should go for a walk.” "Try joining
