All posts tagged "medical fitness"
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The Medical Fitness Journey
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...
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Ask an Expert: Dr. Greg Degnan on Medical Fitness
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...
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Medical Fitness Centers: Where Exercise is Medicine
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...
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Medical Fitness – Part 2: How The Claremont Club Makes a Difference
A major trajectory of the industry is moving toward medical fitness — blending the healthcare and fitness industries to give members legitimate treatment options within...
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PHIT Act Passes in House of Representatives
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...
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Medical Fitness – Part 1: A Key to the Industry’s Future
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...
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Your Trainers Aren’t Medical Professionals, and Shouldn’t Act as Such
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,...
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Divine Intervention: The Story Behind Cooper Aerobics
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...
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10 Questions with Greg Lyons
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...
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Operations: Exercise is Medicine
As leaders, owners and operators, we have the power, ability and moral obligation to do what’s right — don’t we? As Theodore Roosevelt once said,...
