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An interview with Janet Omstead, Play Expert, Health Coach and Author, The Play Book: How to Get in the Habit of Good Health . If you reframe exercise as play, it's just way less of a barrier for people to move without feeling they need to go to a gym or do a hard workout.  And like I said, getting to play versus having to play.  But play is a relatively low bar you can build on and starting...

An interview with Dr. Daniel Lieberman, Harvard University and Author, Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do is Healthy and Rewarding .  And I think what we need to do as a field is to get away from the usual prescriptive, medicalized, commodified way of getting people to exercise. And try some much more anthropologically normal, social ways to get people to be physically active. Dr. Dan...

An interview with Lisa Dougherty, Founder of the MedFit Network and Founder and President of the MedFit Education Foundation And so I think this is a perfect storm for the fitness industry to uplevel their education and be part of the healthcare continuum. I don't think it's going to be about glutes and abs anymore. I think it's going to be about prevention, wellness and rehabilitat...

An interview with Mike McGinn, Executive Director of America Walks and former Seattle Mayor “It's really about building, as I said, these inclusive, accessible, equitable places. That draws people from different places to it, right?  People might come in from a public health perspective, people might come in from a climate perspective, people might come in from a land use and economic vitalit...

An interview with Shellie Pfohl, Esports Integrity Commission, former CEO U.S. Center for SafeSport, former ED President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition It's about developing young people, it's about developing those leadership skills and those conflict resolution and how kids can and will and are truly becoming the leaders in our communities. They have a voice, they wi...

An interview with Dr. Bob Sallis, Kaiser Permanente and ACSM Exercise is Medicine® I think that the fitness industry has got to fundamentally change how they try to service the public in the United States. What their mission is and what their role is has got to change if they're going to be relevant. Dr. Bob Sallis Exercise is Medicine® evolution Exercise is Medicine® mission Engaging the hea...

An interview with Karen Moseley, President, and Dr. Mary Imboden, Director of Research at HERO I'll highlight a few key areas that COVID really has shined a light on — mental health, social determinants of health, and employee policies around parental leave and caregiving. So the COVID pandemic offers a singular teachable moment for employers who are still intent on protecting the health and...

An interview with Christopher J. Wirth, Founder and President of No Quit Living Some of the best of the best, they have that positive mental advantage, they have that positive mindset, they prepare themselves, they quote, unquote, control the controllables as much as they can. So if and when they're challenged, they're pushed to that level, they bend, but they don't break. Christoph...

An interview with Dr. Michelle Segar, Director of the SHARP Center at the University of Michigan, behavior change scientist, and author  And I'm asking people if being active or exercising feels like a chore from one (a chore) to a five (a gift). And through that answer, we find out whether people's reason or why for exercising is based on motives or reasons for exercising that research...

An interview with Tom Richards, Founder and Managing Editor of the Activist in Motion and Principal of the Activist in Motion Advisory Services But I don't think that, broadly, what's happening inside the club—the professionalism and the credibility—is being communicated or translated outside the club. And that's put us in this position where we are now being "non essential,&qu...

An interview with Dr. Darian Parker, Co-Owner of Epic Leisure Management and Host of Dr. D's Social Network I think the industry was broken before COVID. I think it was extremely broken. And I mean, you've got to think about an industry where 15 to 18% of the population exercises regularly and that hasn't changed in 30 years. What are we doing that that hasn't changed? So to sa...

An interview with Erin Nicole, CEO and Founder of Move Happy® Businesses are starting to realize that they should care about their employees, but we've got a lot of work to do.  A lot of growth in that area, a lot of professionals needing to take responsibility for their teams. If your employee works a third of their life for your organization or work, then a lot of their time is spent there....

An interview with Dr. Elizabeth Markle and Dr. Ben Emmert-Aronson, Co-Founders of Open Source Wellness There's nothing rocket science about physical movement, eating some vegetables, practicing some mindfulness.  Really, in our experience, the active ingredient, the thing that helps people get traction and transformation in their health, their well being, in their lives, is about community. D...

An interview with Rick Brush, CEO of Wellville If we want the kind of outcomes that we say we want, the only way to achieve those is to collaborate and to do it with a longer-term focus.  The short-term fix for an illness might be writing a prescription, the long-term strategy for greater wellbeing improvement is about reshaping communities. A lot of what we're doing with our collaboratives i...

An interview with Mike Alpert, former President and CEO of the Claremont Club and current COO of Smart Health Clubs I think those that focus on doing the right things and having the right blend of social activities and physical activities in their club are going to reap rewards like they never thought they would when this is over. You have to have it in your blood that your club is more than a pla...

An interview with Jay Ell Alexander, CEO and Owner of Black Girls RUN! We are building a community, a community that is quite supportive….[w]e make sure that if you come out to a weekly run for the first time or for the fifth time, you feel like you are a part of a group of women that are supporting you, encouraging you, and holding you accountable for your health and fitness journey. Jay Ell Alex...

An interview with Katie Heggtveit, Founder of Bootcamps for Change (#SweatierForTheBetter) So we provide critical education and employment training and opportunities, as well as accessible fitness programming helps them to develop these life skills. And this launches them on a positive path towards independence and self sufficiency as contributing members of society. Katie Heggtveit Encouraging sy...

An interview with Jacki Quinlan, Director of Community Outreach at Sports Backers Our warriors are out there recruiting folks to get moving and leading these free fitness classes. They are literally on the frontlines. We have classes in Gilpin Court, where no one else is out leading classes. There's no gyms. There's no, you know, healthy place to go get food. That's where our warrio...

An interview with Dr. David Sabgir, a cardiologist and the CEO and Founder of Walk with a Doc I started my residency and did my fellowship from 97-03 and during that time, realized how critical physical activity was. And we hear it described as the miracle drug. And I feel like every day that's hammered home more and more. So that had to be really at the forefront of our discussions. Dr. Davi...

An interview with Jackie Ostfeld, Director of the Sierra Club’s Outdoors for All Campaign and Founder of the Outdoors Alliance for Kids I've seen nature change us.  I've seen nature heal us.  And I just I believe every child deserves to benefit from the outdoors, whether that's physically, emotionally, socially or academically. Jackie Ostfeld Engaging children in outdoor physical ac...

An interview with Lynne Brick, Co-owner, President, and Founder of Brick Bodies, Co-owner of Planet Fitness Growth Partners, and Co-Founder of the John W. Brick Mental Health Foundation One of the things about trying to be a better leader every day is trying to pull out the greatness in other people, and that is what we really tried to do, is to pull out the greatness in other people. Lynne Brick...

An interview with Dr. Howard Koh, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, former HHS Assistant Secretary for Health, former MA Commissioner of Public Health In my view, there should be so much more emphasis on [physical activity]. And we simply don't. I don't quite understand it, because it's a life saving tool. It helps everybody's emotional well-being as well as their phys...

An interview with Ryan Eder, CEO/Founder of IncludeHealth We see the future of health, wellness, fitness, performance, as really this blend, it's going to be a blend of on site, remote, physical and digital experiences and services. And what we need to navigate that is a platform that can bridge that together and be able to adjust. Ryan Eder Vision for IncludeHealth Evolution of IncludeHealth...

An interview with Dr. Laurie Whitsel, Vice President of Policy Research and Translation for the American Heart Association I think it is going to add sophistication to our physical activity policy and strategic agenda, because I think when everybody knows what everybody is working on, it lifts all boats, and I think that is our goal here. Dr. Laurie Whitsel Translating science into policy/action C...

An interview with Colin Milner, Founder and CEO of the International Council on Active Aging Be engaged in as many different areas of life as you can and your health will follow. Colin Milner Founding the International Council on Active Aging  Identifying and meeting needs of older adults Improving quality of life for older adults Active aging and mental and physical health Isolation among older a...