An interview with Scott LaGrand, former professional hockey player and current Senior Director Corporate and Institutional Partnerships at the United States Tennis Association Foundation. And for me that, that just kind of drove me to, obviously drove me to sports, playing collegiately at Boston College and being drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers and spending nine years playing professional hockey. And that, I believe that sports really kind of is such a positive influence on our lives in so many different ways. How to interact within a team environment, being a team player, having a work ethic, and dealing with, dealing not only with winning, but dealing with losing. And those are all kind of life lessons that I think are critically important.Scott LaGrandLearning life lessons through sportsProviding access to safe spaces to play sportsRole modeling as a professional athleteCreating more opportunities for kids to play sportsUSTA Foundation efforts to improve the lives of American youthTransitioning from a professional athlete to a healthy, active adultMaking an impact in your communityhttps://www.movetolivemore.com/https://www.movetolivemore.com/bookhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/move-to-live-more@MovetoLiveMore
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Taking the Best Ideas from Medical and Commercial Fitness to Impact Population Health
An interview with Jeff Jeran, Senior Director at Power Wellness. And I think that's, that's what makes a medical fitness center so special. It's just, it's a community very similar to group exercise. The reason why group exercise is so successful is it builds a tribe, and everyone is part of that, and hold each other kind of accountable when they show up. So I think that's, that's kind of the big part of what makes medical fitness successful.Jeff JeranMedical fitness callingMedical fitness reaching the 80%Medical and commercial fitnessMobile app connecting members and physiciansIntegrating into the electronic medical recordExpanding access to medical fitnessFinding a fitness center that meets your needs Building a community in a medical fitness centerhttps://www.movetolivemore.com/https://www.movetolivemore.com/bookhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/move-to-live-more@MovetoLiveMore
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Recognizing Group Fitness as the Heartbeat of a Successful Health & Fitness Center
An interview with Michaela Brown, General Manager at VIDA Fitness & Aura Spa.So group fitness is certainly not a trend. It is a vital organ of health and fitness. We like to think of group fitness as the heartbeat of our gym here. It sells memberships, right?Michaela BrownGroup fitness meaningGroup fitness and communityGroup fitness as a revenue-generating vital organNew generation of fitness instructorsDEI in the fitness industryHealth & Fitness Association Foundation meaninghttps://www.movetolivemore.com/https://www.movetolivemore.com/bookhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/move-to-live-more@MovetoLiveMore
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Running Health & Fitness Centers that Get Entire Communities Physically Active
An interview with Mark Harrington, Jr., President at Healthworks, Republic Fitness and GymIt So some of the things we look at is, is, how do we get the word out that we're not we're not just some company from another city or owned by private equity that is coming in here to make a buck. How can we be out front and talk about how we really do care about this, and all of our teams care about this, and we were looking for local community partners that share this vision and we can work together to kind of make the entire community more physically active.Mark Harrington, Jr.Healthworks origin storyRunning a family-owned businessBuilding community within clubsBeing a good community partnerGiving back with Healthworks Community FitnessAdvocating for the industryOvercoming bad perceptions of the industryFitness trends for 2025Focus on advocacy and education as part of the HFA Board of DirectorsThe PHIT Acthttps://www.movetolivemore.com/https://www.movetolivemore.com/bookhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/move-to-live-more@MovetoLiveMore
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Delivering Comprehensive Care to People Living with Obesity
An interview with Joe Nadglowski, President and CEO at Obesity Action CoalitionIn fact, in our advocacy work around comprehensive care, we say people should have access to nutrition, physical activity, mental health, and then, and then medicine, surgery, whatever else they need, like that comprehensive care. And I think in my ideal world, if I could wave a wand and create the, the new healthcare system, all of those services would be reimbursed, right?Joe NadglowskiObesity Action Coalition mission and membershipAddressing weight bias and stigmaBenefits of physical activity independent of weight lossExercising while taking obesity medicationsPartnering with healthcare providers to provide obesity careDelivering comprehensive care to people living with obesityCompounded obesity medicationsAccess to obesity medicationsDefining clinical obesityhttps://www.movetolivemore.com/https://www.movetolivemore.com/bookhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/move-to-live-more@MovetoLiveMore
A podcast series featuring thought leaders in healthcare, health and fitness, and communities. We address solutions for chronic disease, obesity and physical inactivity through cross-sector collaboration and innovation.
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