• Aligning with Medicine

      Tags: Fitness Professionals , Medical Fitness
      Posted: January 28, 2019
      By: Phil Kaplan

      I’ve been to the mountain. Yes, I’ve been in the world of medicine. I’ve run my programs in hospitals, collaborated with physicians to address chronic disease, and spoken at medical conferences on topics ranging from “emotion and the patient” to

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    • Exercise and Dementia: Thinking Differently about Thinking

      Tags: Alzheimers Disease , Fitness Professionals
      Posted: January 25, 2019
      By: Dr. Mark Kelly

      Many people are aware of the devastating effects dementia and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has on families. I know this devastation personally, as my mother suffers from advanced stages of AD. It is very sad to have only the body present

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    • Creating Fit and Functional Older Adults

      Tags: fitness , Fitness Professionals , Healthy Aging
      Posted: January 23, 2019
      By: Jason Karp, PhD

      Beginning in the seventh grade, I became fascinated with age—specifically how our bodies’ functional capacities decrease with the passage of time. When I once shared this perception with my 98-year-old grandmother, she said, “Just wait until you’re 80.” I’m still

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    • Healthy Aging: Establishing a Vision for Your Future and Planning for Success

      Tags: fitness , Healthy Aging , nutrition
      Posted: January 22, 2019
      By: Nicholas Prukop

      I have never stopped believing in the power of a vision that captures one’s imagination and fuels a deep seated passion to make a difference in life and leave legacy of contributions that is remembered long after we are gone.

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    • Trainers and Nutrition

      Tags: Fitness Professionals , nutrition , Personal Trainer
      Posted: January 21, 2019
      By: Phil Kaplan

      It was 1995.  I sat on a panel at the Club Industry conference in Chicago and made a fully convicted argument that “personal trainers MUST talk about nutrition.” I had been told by assorted experts, club owners, and educators that

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    • When It Comes to Health, There Is No One Size Fits All

      Tags: chiropractors , Dietitians , exercise , Fitness Professionals , Healthy Aging , Massage Therapists , nutrition , Personal Trainer , physical therapists , wellness coaches
      Posted: January 17, 2019
      By: Reed Davis

      Have you ever wondered why a particular diet, workout routine or cleanse offers remarkable results for some people, but not others?

      It’s because of bio-individuality and Metabolic Chaos®.

      When it comes to health, there is no one size fits all!  Each person

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    • It Still Hurts. Why?

      Tags: exercise , Fitness Professionals , Healthy Aging , pain management
      Posted: January 16, 2019
      By: Jay Weitzner, MS

      Hurt. Ouch. Pain. These three words are oft used to describe a feeling or sensation that we don’t like somewhere in our body....

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    • Five Reasons Why You Want to Eat Carbohydrates

      Tags: nutrition
      Posted: January 14, 2019
      By: Nancy Clark, RD

      As the New Year starts, I hear way too many athletes vowing to "knock off carbs" for their nutrition resolution. Most intend to eat less sugar (OK). Some plan to cut out bread, pasta, potato and starchy foods (not OK),

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    • Pulmonary Hypertension and Mind/Body Medicine?

      Tags: Cardiovascular Disease , Fitness Professionals , Medical Fitness , stress management
      Posted: January 9, 2019
      By: Robyn Caruso

      To understand how Pulmonary Hypertension reacts to Mind/Body Medicine, you must understand what is going on biologically. Mind/Body Medicine, such as meditation and exercise, can help to give these clients a better quality of life. As a fitness professional, it

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    • How Do You Define Health?

      Tags: Dietitians , Fitness Professionals , Healthy Aging , nutrition
      Posted: January 8, 2019
      By: Alene Brennan

      Health can be defined in a variety of ways.

      The absence of disease.
      The absence of symptoms of a disease.
      The ability to achieve a specific health goal. (Weight loss or reduced medication)
      The ability to achieve a specific life

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