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<\/strong><\/em>\n\n\"David<\/a><\/p>\n

David Lyons<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

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David Lyons is an elite fitness expert and bodybuilder. During his coaching career,\u00a0he has helped athletes and celebrities, at various skill levels, transform their body and health.<\/p>\n

In 2006,\u00a0David Lyons was hospitalized and diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at the age of 47. He HAD A CHOICE TO MAKE and the choice was either to fight this disease or to let it take over his body. And he chose to fight.<\/p>\n

At the age of 50 David decided to compete in a NPC bodybuilding competition!\u00a0He was also awarded an impressive trophy for the most inspirational bodybuilder!<\/p>\n

David\u2019s mission is to help anyone,\u00a0with any challenge, become as healthy and in shape as they can be\u00a0no matter what the obstacle in life, whether that challenge is physical or mental.<\/p>\n

In 2013 David received the\u00a0Health Advocate of the Year Award\u00a0with Lou Ferrigno.<\/p>\n

And in 2015, at almost 57 years old, he was\u00a0the only person with MS to receive the Health Advocate Lifetime Achievement Award from Arnold Schwarzenegger.<\/p>\n

David also received the\u00a0Lifetime Fitness Inspiration Award\u00a0in Feb 2016 at the Global Bodybuilding Organization\u2019s International Fitness Expo.<\/p>\n

In January, 2017 David received the\u00a0Special Recognition Award\u00a0from the National Fitness Hall of Fame and later in the year he was honored as a Founding Partner of the organization\u2019s Institute for learning.\u00a0 He is also the recipient of the\u00a0National MS Society Milestone Award.<\/p>\n

In 2019 he was\u00a0inducted in the\u00a0National Fitness Hall of Fame\u00a0and the only fitness expert with MS to be given this honor. He is named to the Top 100 Healthcare Leaders worldwide and has been named The Most Dedicated MS Fitness Expert every year since 2019 by Global Health & Pharma and other organizations.<\/p>\n

He is also the\u00a0Founder of the\u00a0OptimalBody brand<\/a>\u00a0which touches the lives of fitness enthusiasts of all kinds. It is not just a company but it\u2019s also a lifestyle of health & fitness that is currently launching training programs and other branded initiatives to promote and enhance the fitness industry. OptimalBody has been named The Most Comprehensive MS Fitness Program worldwide since its release.<\/p>\n

David and his companies have been aligned with some of the fitness industry\u2019s top brands and are endorsed by well-respected fitness experts and many other top fitness trainers and professionals.\u00a0He has been\u00a0endorsed by fitness icons\u00a0such as\u00a0Lou Ferrigno\u00a0and\u00a0Tony Little\u00a0as well as celebrities such as\u00a0Shark Tank\u2019s Daymond John\u00a0and entertainment\u2019s\u00a0LaToya Jackson.<\/p>\n

He is the\u00a0author of the #1 selling book Everyday Health and Fitness\u00a0with Multiple Sclerosis\u00a0and columnist for the largest online wellness magazine, EverydayHealth.com.<\/p>\n

Lyons has\u00a0appeared on TV networks such as CBS and FOX; been featured on radio and print media; and is\u00a0well recognized worldwide for his expertise\u00a0in the fitness industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

David Lyons is an elite fitness expert and bodybuilder. During his coaching career,\u00a0he has helped athletes and celebrities, at various skill levels, transform their body and health. In 2006,\u00a0David Lyons was hospitalized and diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at the age of 47. He HAD A CHOICE TO MAKE and the choice was either to fight this disease or to let it take over his body. And he chose to fight. At the age of 50 David decided to compete in a NPC bodybuilding competition!\u00a0He was also awarded an impressive trophy for the most inspirational bodybuilder! David\u2019s mission is to help anyone,\u00a0with any challenge, become as healthy and in shape as they can be\u00a0no matter what the obstacle in life, whether that challenge is physical or mental. In 2013 David received the\u00a0Health Advocate of the Year Award\u00a0with Lou Ferrigno. And in 2015, at almost 57 years old, he was\u00a0the only person with MS to receive the Health Advocate Lifetime Achievement Award from Arnold Schwarzenegger. David also received the\u00a0Lifetime Fitness Inspiration Award\u00a0in Feb 2016 at the Global Bodybuilding Organization\u2019s International Fitness Expo. In January, 2017 David received the\u00a0Special Recognition Award\u00a0from the National Fitness Hall of Fame and later in the year he […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":25975,"parent":5804,"menu_order":1307,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-25976","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25976"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25976\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32049,"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25976\/revisions\/32049"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5804"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}