Find out about the Exercise is Medicine Program.
Additional Info
- Segment Number 2
- Audio File train_your_body/1618tb2b.mp3
- Featured Speaker Pam Peeke, MD
- Organization American College of Sports Medicine
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Guest Bio
Dr. Pamela Peeke is an internationally renowned physician, scientist and expert in the fields of nutrition, metabolism, stress and fitness.
Calling herself an "edutainer," Dr. Peeke uses her trademark wit and wisdom to provide audiences with a healthy lifestyle message in such a memorable and entertaining style that she is one of the most requested physician speakers in America. An avid athlete, Dr. Peeke is nationally known as the "doc who walks the talk," as she inspires by living the message she teaches.
Dr. Peeke is featured in the National Institutes of Health's "Changing Face of Medicine" exhibit on the history of women physicians at the National Library of Medicine. She has been named one of America's top physicians by the Consumers Research Council of America. Dr. Peeke is a Pew Foundation Scholar in Nutrition and Metabolism, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Maryland and Fellow of the American College of Physicians.
Dr. Peeke has teamed with the U.S. Surgeon General to create the Surgeon General Walks for a Healthy and Fit Nation. She is a member of the Maryland Governor's Council on Fitness, and is national spokesperson for the American College of Sports Medicine's Exercise is Medicine global campaign.
Dr Peeke is the lifestyle expert for WebMD's 90 million members, using a multimedia educational approach that includes The Everyday Fitness with Dr. Pam Peeke blogs, newsletters, podcasts and her healthy diet and lifestyle community exchange.
The Chief Medical Correspondent for Discovery Health TV, she is featured in the award winning National Body Challenge series, as well as her Could You Survive? miniseries. Her book, The National Body Challenge Success Program for the Whole Family, is the best selling companion guide to her television and web-based program which is presently followed by over a million American families.
Dr. Peeke is the New York Times bestselling author of Fight Fat after Forty, Body for Life for Women, Fit to Live and The Hunger Fix. Dr. Peeke is the recipient of the Audie Award for her narration and interpretation of Fit to Live. Her Could You Survive? pilot was a finalist for the International Health and Medical Media Freddie Award, considered the highest award for excellence in medical film production.
Dr. Peeke's newest book, The Hunger Fix: The 3-Stage Detox and Recovery Plan for Overeating and Food Addiction, launched September 21st on Katie Couric's new show, followed by Good Morning America, Nightline and a bicoastal book tour. Within five days of launch, The Hunger Fix became a New York Times bestseller. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
You need to get active, but where do you start?
Additional Info
- Segment Number 1
- Audio File train_your_body/1618tb2a.mp3
- Featured Speaker Pam Peeke, MD
- Organization American College of Sports Medicine
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Guest Bio
Dr. Pamela Peeke is an internationally renowned physician, scientist and expert in the fields of nutrition, metabolism, stress and fitness.
Calling herself an "edutainer," Dr. Peeke uses her trademark wit and wisdom to provide audiences with a healthy lifestyle message in such a memorable and entertaining style that she is one of the most requested physician speakers in America. An avid athlete, Dr. Peeke is nationally known as the "doc who walks the talk," as she inspires by living the message she teaches.
Dr. Peeke is featured in the National Institutes of Health's "Changing Face of Medicine" exhibit on the history of women physicians at the National Library of Medicine. She has been named one of America's top physicians by the Consumers Research Council of America. Dr. Peeke is a Pew Foundation Scholar in Nutrition and Metabolism, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Maryland and Fellow of the American College of Physicians.
Dr. Peeke has teamed with the U.S. Surgeon General to create the Surgeon General Walks for a Healthy and Fit Nation. She is a member of the Maryland Governor's Council on Fitness, and is national spokesperson for the American College of Sports Medicine's Exercise is Medicine global campaign.
Dr Peeke is the lifestyle expert for WebMD's 90 million members, using a multimedia educational approach that includes The Everyday Fitness with Dr. Pam Peeke blogs, newsletters, podcasts and her healthy diet and lifestyle community exchange.
The Chief Medical Correspondent for Discovery Health TV, she is featured in the award winning National Body Challenge series, as well as her Could You Survive? miniseries. Her book, The National Body Challenge Success Program for the Whole Family, is the best selling companion guide to her television and web-based program which is presently followed by over a million American families.
Dr. Peeke is the New York Times bestselling author of Fight Fat after Forty, Body for Life for Women, Fit to Live and The Hunger Fix. Dr. Peeke is the recipient of the Audie Award for her narration and interpretation of Fit to Live. Her Could You Survive? pilot was a finalist for the International Health and Medical Media Freddie Award, considered the highest award for excellence in medical film production.
Dr. Peeke's newest book, The Hunger Fix: The 3-Stage Detox and Recovery Plan for Overeating and Food Addiction, launched September 21st on Katie Couric's new show, followed by Good Morning America, Nightline and a bicoastal book tour. Within five days of launch, The Hunger Fix became a New York Times bestseller. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
Recreational soccer is great for your health, even as you age.
Additional Info
- Segment Number 2
- Audio File train_your_body/1617tb2b.mp3
- Featured Speaker John Higgins, MD
- Guest Website American College of Sports Medicine
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Guest Bio
John P. Higgins, MD, MBA (Hons), MPHIL, FACC, FACP, FAHA, FACSM, FASNC, FSGC, is a sports cardiologist for the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center and the Harris Health System. His research interests include the effects of energy beverages on the body, and screening for underlying cardiovascular abnormalities in 12-year-olds (sixth graders), and steroid effects on the cardiovascular system.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
If you knew how long it would take you to work off that meal, would you choose differently?
Additional Info
- Segment Number 1
- Audio File train_your_body/1617tb2a.mp3
- Featured Speaker John Higgins, MD
- Guest Website American College of Sports Medicine
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Guest Bio
John P. Higgins, MD, MBA (Hons), MPHIL, FACC, FACP, FAHA, FACSM, FASNC, FSGC, is a sports cardiologist for the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center and the Harris Health System. His research interests include the effects of energy beverages on the body, and screening for underlying cardiovascular abnormalities in 12-year-olds (sixth graders), and steroid effects on the cardiovascular system.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
Learn how to transition your workout from indoors to outdoors.
Additional Info
- Segment Number 2
- Audio File train_your_body/1615tb2b.mp3
- Featured Speaker Grace DeSimone & Neal Pire, Fitness Experts
- Guest Website American College of Sports Medicine
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Guest Bio
Neal Pire is a nationally noted expert on fitness and personal training. He is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and has served on the Executive Council of ACSM's credentialing arm, the Committee on Certification and Registry Boards.
Neal served as vice president of a leading national health management company and now serves as an Exercise Physiologist at HNH Fitness, a medical fitness center in Oradell, NJ. He is widely sought after as a consultant for athlete training programs, performance enhancement centers and fitness industry management. As a 35-year veteran with deep understanding of the subject matter, he is often asked for background, commentary or analysis by media covering wellness, fitness, and personal training.
Grace DeSimone has been in the fitness industry for over 30 years and brings a variety of experiences in commercial, corporate and community settings. She is the editor of ACSMs Resources for Group Exercise Instructors (LWW, 2011) and is an ACSM certified personal trainer and group exercise instructor. Grace is the National Director of Group Fitness for Plus One Health Management, an Optum Company.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
Is your fitness tracker worth the expense?
Additional Info
- Segment Number 1
- Audio File train_your_body/1615tb2a.mp3
- Featured Speaker Grace DeSimone & Neal Pire, Fitness Experts
- Guest Website American College of Sports Medicine
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Guest Bio
Neal Pire is a nationally noted expert on fitness and personal training. He is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and has served on the Executive Council of ACSM's credentialing arm, the Committee on Certification and Registry Boards.
Neal served as vice president of a leading national health management company and now serves as an Exercise Physiologist at HNH Fitness, a medical fitness center in Oradell, NJ. He is widely sought after as a consultant for athlete training programs, performance enhancement centers and fitness industry management. As a 35-year veteran with deep understanding of the subject matter, he is often asked for background, commentary or analysis by media covering wellness, fitness, and personal training.Grace DeSimone has been in the fitness industry for over 30 years and brings a variety of experiences in commercial, corporate and community settings. She is the editor of ACSMs Resources for Group Exercise Instructors (LWW, 2011) and is an ACSM certified personal trainer and group exercise instructor. Grace is the National Director of Group Fitness for Plus One Health Management, an Optum Company.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
Dr. David Sabgir discusses his nationwide fitness program, Walk with a Doc.
Additional Info
- Segment Number 2
- Audio File train_your_body/1614tb2b.mp3
- Featured Speaker David Sabgir, MD
- Organization Walk with a Doc
- Guest Website American College of Sports Medicine
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Guest Bio
Dr. David Sabgir is a full time cardiologist who practices in Westerville, Ohio. David is also the founder and CEO of Walk with a Doc. Walk with a Doc helps place doctors into parks and malls across the country and around the world with the goal of disrupting the current medical system. Walk with a Doc is seeing exponential growth and currently has 228 chapters in 41 states. David is honored to have recently been recognized in D.C. by the U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy and as a 2015 CNN Hero. David is married to Kristin, they have a daughter Ally and a son Charlie, all of whom are often seen on the beautiful paths of Columbus, Ohio.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
A little bit of moderate movement each day can help your body feel and function better.
Additional Info
- Segment Number 1
- Audio File train_your_body/1614tb2a.mp3
- Featured Speaker David Sabgir, MD
- Organization Walk with a Doc
- Guest Website American College of Sports Medicine
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Guest Bio
Dr. David Sabgir is a full time cardiologist who practices in Westerville, Ohio. David is also the founder and CEO of Walk with a Doc. Walk with a Doc helps place doctors into parks and malls across the country and around the world with the goal of disrupting the current medical system. Walk with a Doc is seeing exponential growth and currently has 228 chapters in 41 states. David is honored to have recently been recognized in D.C. by the U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy and as a 2015 CNN Hero. David is married to Kristin, they have a daughter Ally and a son Charlie, all of whom are often seen on the beautiful paths of Columbus, Ohio.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
Your wearable device may track your footsteps, but how accurate is it with important health information?
Additional Info
- Segment Number 2
- Audio File train_your_body/1611tb2b.mp3
- Featured Speaker John Higgins, MD
- Guest Website American College of Sports Medicine
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Guest Bio
John P. Higgins, MD, MBA (Hons), MPHIL, FACC, FACP, FAHA, FACSM, FASNC, FSGC, is a sports cardiologist for the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center and the Harris Health System. His research interests include the effects of energy beverages on the body, and screening for underlying cardiovascular abnormalities in 12-year-olds (sixth graders), and steroid effects on the cardiovascular system.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
How can standing desks can help fight chronic disease?
Additional Info
- Segment Number 1
- Audio File train_your_body/1611tb2a.mp3
- Featured Speaker John Higgins, MD
- Guest Website American College of Sports Medicine
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Guest Bio
John P. Higgins, MD, MBA (Hons), MPHIL, FACC, FACP, FAHA, FACSM, FASNC, FSGC, is a sports cardiologist for the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center and the Harris Health System. His research interests include the effects of energy beverages on the body, and screening for underlying cardiovascular abnormalities in 12-year-olds (sixth graders), and steroid effects on the cardiovascular system.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
