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A good pair of shoes can make or break your workout, but it’s easy to make a mistake that could end up making your workout more painful than it needs to be.
Additional Info
- Segment Number 4
- Audio File train_your_body/1246tb2d.mp3
- Featured Speaker Jeffrey Ross, DPM
- Organization American College of Sports Medicine
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Guest Bio
Jeffery Ross of Bellaire is a doctor of podiatric medicine and surgery, and serves as director of the Medical Center for Foot Specialists. He is an assistant clinical professor at Baylor College of Medicine and the podiatric attending chief of the Diabetic Foot Clinic at Ben Taub County Hospital. Ross is a member of the Harris County, Texas and American Podiatric Medical Associations. A Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, he also is a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, and serves as president of the southwest region. Ross is a Diplomate of the American Board of Podiatric Surgery, and serves on the advisory board of the American Medical Athletic and Running Association. He serves as co-chair of the Governor's Advisory Council on Fitness and Exercise, and is a former member of the Texas Diabetes Council. He is an ambassador to the Department of Health and Human Services CCD VERB program on childhood activity. A graduate of the University of Rhode Island, he received a medical degree in podiatric medicine from New York College of Podiatric Medicine and a medical degree from the University of Health Sciences Antigua School of Medicine.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
Everyone has suffered from sore or painful feet. Try some of our tried and true remedies for those achy feet.
Additional Info
- Segment Number 5
- Audio File train_your_body/1246tb2e.mp3
- Featured Speaker Jeffrey Ross, DPM
- Organization American College of Sports Medicine
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Guest Bio
Jeffery Ross of Bellaire is a doctor of podiatric medicine and surgery, and serves as director of the Medical Center for Foot Specialists. He is an assistant clinical professor at Baylor College of Medicine and the podiatric attending chief of the Diabetic Foot Clinic at Ben Taub County Hospital. Ross is a member of the Harris County, Texas and American Podiatric Medical Associations. A Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, he also is a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, and serves as president of the southwest region. Ross is a Diplomate of the American Board of Podiatric Surgery, and serves on the advisory board of the American Medical Athletic and Running Association. He serves as co-chair of the Governor's Advisory Council on Fitness and Exercise, and is a former member of the Texas Diabetes Council. He is an ambassador to the Department of Health and Human Services CCD VERB program on childhood activity. A graduate of the University of Rhode Island, he received a medical degree in podiatric medicine from New York College of Podiatric Medicine and a medical degree from the University of Health Sciences Antigua School of Medicine.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
Are you ready to shake up your workout? Do you wish you could burn more calories without spending more time at the gym?
Additional Info
- Segment Number 1
- Audio File train_your_body/1244tb2a.mp3
- Featured Speaker Michael Bracko, PhD
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Guest Bio
Dr. Bracko conducts approximately 200 skating clinics each year. He also presents skating seminars to hockey associations. He specializes in small group clincs for younger players and teams, and 1-on-1 clinics for Jr to Pro players.
He also works as the exercise physiologist and strength and conditioning coach for the U.S.A. Deaf Olympic Hockey Team. He has been on the staff of the last three Deaf Olympic Teams: 2007 - Salt Lake City, 2003 - Sundsvall, Sweden, and 1999 - Davos, Switzerland. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
How to get a strong core that helps with athletic ability, as well as good posture and improved quality of life.
Additional Info
- Segment Number 2
- Audio File train_your_body/1244tb2b.mp3
- Featured Speaker Michael Bracko, PhD
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Guest Bio
Dr. Bracko conducts approximately 200 skating clinics each year. He also presents skating seminars to hockey associations. He specializes in small group clincs for younger players and teams, and 1-on-1 clinics for Jr to Pro players.
He also works as the exercise physiologist and strength and conditioning coach for the U.S.A. Deaf Olympic Hockey Team. He has been on the staff of the last three Deaf Olympic Teams: 2007 - Salt Lake City, 2003 - Sundsvall, Sweden, and 1999 - Davos, Switzerland. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
Learn how to actively engage your healthcare provider as to the best ways to stave off disease.
Additional Info
- Segment Number 5
- Audio File train_your_body/1244tb2e.mp3
- Featured Speaker Robert E. Sallis, MD
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Guest Bio
Robert E. Sallis, M.D., FACSM, serves as the chairman for the Exercise is Medicine initiative and previously served as president (2007-08) of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). Dr. Sallis received his Bachelor of Science degree from the U.S. Air Force Academy and his medical degree from Texas A&M University. He completed his residency in family medicine at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Fontana, Calif., where he served as chief resident. He has served as the head team physician at Pomona College since 1988, and holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications in sports medicine. Dr. Sallis lectures and publishes extensively in the area of sports medicine and serves as chairman of the Science Advisory Committee to Governor Schwarzenegger's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. He received the 2008 Community Leadership Award from the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, and the 2009 Leonardo da Vinci award for international leadership in sports medicine from the Italian Federation of Sports Medicine. Dr. Sallis currently serves as editor-in-chief of ACSM's clinical journal, Current Sports Medicine Reports.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
Research proves that exercise not only improves the quality of life - it decreases the incidence of disease, chronic health conditions and obesity.
Additional Info
- Segment Number 4
- Audio File train_your_body/1244tb2d.mp3
- Featured Speaker Robert E. Sallis, MD
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Guest Bio
Robert E. Sallis, M.D., FACSM, serves as the chairman for the Exercise is Medicine initiative and previously served as president (2007-08) of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). Dr. Sallis received his Bachelor of Science degree from the U.S. Air Force Academy and his medical degree from Texas A&M University. He completed his residency in family medicine at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Fontana, Calif., where he served as chief resident. He has served as the head team physician at Pomona College since 1988, and holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications in sports medicine. Dr. Sallis lectures and publishes extensively in the area of sports medicine and serves as chairman of the Science Advisory Committee to Governor Schwarzenegger's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. He received the 2008 Community Leadership Award from the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, and the 2009 Leonardo da Vinci award for international leadership in sports medicine from the Italian Federation of Sports Medicine. Dr. Sallis currently serves as editor-in-chief of ACSM's clinical journal, Current Sports Medicine Reports.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
Are there reasons that so many people that begin an exercise program set themselves up to fail?
Additional Info
- Segment Number 4
- Audio File train_your_body/1243tb2d.mp3
- Featured Speaker Michelle Segar, PhD
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Guest Bio
An emerging thought leader in how to position and market physical activity and healthy living to the general public, Dr. Michelle Segar's novel ideas challenge the status quo within fitness, public health and health care. She is the Associate Director of the Sport, Health, and Activity Research and Policy Center for Women and Girls (*SHARP) and an NIH-funded motivation researcher at the Institute for Research on Women and Gender at the University of Michigan.
Also known as "The Exercise Motivation Architect," Dr. Michelle Segar is interviewed monthly by the media in places like The New York Times, Forbes, womenshealth.gov and WebMD.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Melanie Cole. MS
Why is self-care so important for a happy and healthy life?
Additional Info
- Segment Number 2
- Audio File train_your_body/1524tb2b.mp3
- Featured Speaker Michelle Segar, PhD, MPH
- Organization ACSM
- Book Title No Sweat: How the Simple Science of Motivation Can Bring You a Lifetime of Fitness
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Guest Bio
Michelle Segar, PhD, MPH, motivation scientist and author of No Sweat! How the Simple Science of Motivation Can Bring You a Lifetime of Fitness (AMACOM 2015), is Director of the Sport, Health, and Activity Research and Policy Center (SHARP) at the University of Michigan, and Chair of the U.S. National Physical Activity Plan's Communications Committee.
Her 360-degree perspective is informed by more than two decades of award-winning research, individual fitness and self-care coaching, and consulting, uniquely positioning her to help organizations understand and leverage the emotional drivers and internal rewards of consumers' health decisions.
Pioneering new approaches to sustainable behavior change in the fitness, health care, and wellness arenas, Segar's evidence-based ideas about what motivates people to choose and maintain healthy behaviors is changing the conversation across fields. She consults with global organizations on these issues and delivers keynotes and sustainable behavior change trainings.
Her consulting and/or speaking clients include Adidas, Beaumont Health System, EXL, Google, Influence Health, National Business Group on Health, PepsiCo, Walmart, and Zingerman's. She has a doctorate in Psychology (PhD) and master's degrees in Health Behavior/Health Education (MPH) and Kinesiology (MS) from the University of Michigan. Segar lives with her husband and son in Ann Arbor, and she loves walking, speaking Spanish, eating great food, and hanging out with friends and family. She ran with the Olympic Torch at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
What are the top three strategies for staying motivated to exercise?
Additional Info
- Segment Number 1
- Audio File train_your_body/1524tb2a.mp3
- Featured Speaker Michelle Segar, PhD, MPH
- Organization ACSM
- Book Title No Sweat: How the Simple Science of Motivation Can Bring You a Lifetime of Fitness
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Guest Bio
Michelle Segar, PhD, MPH, motivation scientist and author of No Sweat! How the Simple Science of Motivation Can Bring You a Lifetime of Fitness (AMACOM 2015), is Director of the Sport, Health, and Activity Research and Policy Center (SHARP) at the University of Michigan, and Chair of the U.S. National Physical Activity Plan's Communications Committee.
Her 360-degree perspective is informed by more than two decades of award-winning research, individual fitness and self-care coaching, and consulting, uniquely positioning her to help organizations understand and leverage the emotional drivers and internal rewards of consumers' health decisions.
Pioneering new approaches to sustainable behavior change in the fitness, health care, and wellness arenas, Segar's evidence-based ideas about what motivates people to choose and maintain healthy behaviors is changing the conversation across fields. She consults with global organizations on these issues and delivers keynotes and sustainable behavior change trainings.
Her consulting and/or speaking clients include Adidas, Beaumont Health System, EXL, Google, Influence Health, National Business Group on Health, PepsiCo, Walmart, and Zingerman's. She has a doctorate in Psychology (PhD) and master's degrees in Health Behavior/Health Education (MPH) and Kinesiology (MS) from the University of Michigan. Segar lives with her husband and son in Ann Arbor, and she loves walking, speaking Spanish, eating great food, and hanging out with friends and family. She ran with the Olympic Torch at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
People’s lives are truly hectic - and we need something that can keep us motivated to move. Just move!
Additional Info
- Segment Number 5
- Audio File train_your_body/1243tb2e.mp3
- Featured Speaker Michelle Segar, PhD
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Guest Bio
An emerging thought leader in how to position and market physical activity and healthy living to the general public, Dr. Michelle Segar's novel ideas challenge the status quo within fitness, public health and health care. She is the Associate Director of the Sport, Health, and Activity Research and Policy Center for Women and Girls (*SHARP) and an NIH-funded motivation researcher at the Institute for Research on Women and Gender at the University of Michigan.
Also known as "The Exercise Motivation Architect," Dr. Michelle Segar is interviewed monthly by the media in places like The New York Times, Forbes, womenshealth.gov and WebMD.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Melanie Cole. MS
