As the U.S. continues to face a healthcare crisis, the merging of the medical and fitness communities grows increasingly inevitable. As such, medical fitness programs are becoming less of an added commodity and more of ...
The Atlantic Club, certified as a medical fitness facility by the Medical Fitness Association (MFA), is among the best in the industry at executing medical fitness programs. It stands out due to its total commitment ...
You have questions, we have answers. This month we spoke with Dr. Greg Degnan, medical director at ACAC, about medical fitness. How do you define medical fitness in a club setting? GD: There are a ...
In 2007, the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the American Medical Association (AMA) launched Exercise is Medicine (EIM), a health initiative to encourage physicians to prescribe physical activity as part of their patients’ ...
A major trajectory of the industry is moving toward medical fitness — blending the healthcare and fitness industries to give members legitimate treatment options within health clubs. The Claremont Club is one of several clubs ...
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Personal Health Investment Today (PHIT) Act, which will allow the use of tax-free health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts to be used on qualified activities such ...
The fitness industry is always evolving, and a major development in recent years has been the integration of medical fitness programming and education in health clubs. As it turns out, this component will be critical ...
Trainers really seek to be the solutions to all of the problems that their clients have. We want to help our clients achieve their goals, so we want to provide all the answers for clients. ...
When Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper was 29 years old, he decided to go water skiing for the first time in eight years. In the middle of an attempt to ski a slalom course — in which ...
Ten questions with Greg Lyons, the vice president of corporate development for ACAC Fitness & Wellness Centers. 1. What’s the biggest challenge you’ve had to overcome in your life? I had cancer when I was 18 ...
