The Medical Fitness Podcast

Jul 17 2024
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Welcome to our podcast! Our goal is to provide you with principle and evidence-based content on all things related to exercise science, strength and conditioning, medical fitness, and building the bridge between medicine and fitness. Jeff Young, Thomas Hammett, and David Flench have a passion for and an expertise in connecting the fields of healthcare and fitness, and are excited to host industry leaders and subject matter experts for informative interviews, as well as occasionally bring you solo material. We hope you enjoy listening!

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Season 2, Episode 1: Renee Rogers, PhD

Jul 17 2024 45 mins  
Episode 1: Dr. Renee Rogers Interview with David Flench & Dr. Thomas HammettDr. Renee Rogers is a Senior Scientist at the University of Kansas Medical Center and a Consultant and Strategist for Ideal Consulting.She is an expert in developing bio-behavioral healthy lifestyle interventions for obesity treatment with special focus on physical activity and relevant strategies to pr

Episode 16 - Kelli Brower, PA-C Successful Weight Loss

Nov 10 2023 48 mins  
In this episode, Kelli gives great insight into how she goes about designing primarily weight loss programs for her clients, many of whom have gotten caught up with unsuccessful yo-yo dieting, quick fixes, and other unsustainable methods with her clients. She also discusses topics such as: how she addresses lack of adherence if it becomes an issue, why tracking fats, carbs, protein

Episode 15 - David Flench, President and CEO of the Medical Fitness Association

Sep 12 2023 69 mins  
In this fun and informative episode, David Flench, the President and CEO of the Medical Fitness Association, shares his insight and experience on building a successful career; the state of medical fitness in the US today; the need to build trust between clinicians and fitness professionals, and ways to accomplish it; examples of highly collaborative facilities, and much more! See t

Episode 14 - Karli Burridge, PA-C Obesity Medicine Discussion

Aug 17 2023 58 mins  
In this episode of The Medical Fitness Podcast, Karli Burridge, Physician Associate, presents a broad and interesting insight into her background and what led her to the field of obesity medicine. She explains how she incorporates the four pillars of clinical obesity treatment into her practice; what she recommends in terms of physical activity and exercise, and common misconceptio

Episode 13 - Jeff and Sheila Hautbois, PA-C: Connecting Medicine and Fitness

Jul 06 2023 52 mins  
In this episode I interview my friend and colleague, Sheila Hautbois, PA-C.Sheila gives insight into her patient visits -- how she goes about discussing lifestyle medicine and exercise. She also talks about how she determines which patients are candidates for referral; how she uses her own progressive strength program to plant seeds, intrigue, and motivate patients, and why this is

Episode 12 - Jeff Young & Dr. Thomas Hammett: Merging Physical Therapy and Fitness

Jun 21 2023 47 mins  
In this episode, Thomas and I begin discussing what I like to call the 'six components to needed to create a healthy musculoskeletal system' – a topic I cover in most of my presentations, including a recent presentation for the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s Personal Trainers National Conference.But our talk ended up evolving into an even better discussion on

Episode 11 - A Holistic Integrative Physical Therapy Model of Care

Jun 07 2023 40 mins  
I’m excited to post this podcast because I’ve been working in clinical, rehab settings for nearly 20 years in very traditional settings, where the primary goal is pain management and “fixing the person’s broken part.” I, like many people, including most physical therapists, assumed this was the norm..And then I met an exercise specialist named Joe Copeland, who introduced

Episode 9 - Jeff and Thomas Discuss Resistance Training Programming

May 17 2023 48 mins  
Resistance training programming..So many clinicians and fitness professionals want to know more, be better at discussing it, be better at prescribing it, and just generally feel more comfortable about it..A big reason why there's a disconnect between medicine/rehab and fitness is because so many fitness professionals SCARE clinicians with their programming. It lacks a "continuity o

Episode 8 - Jeff Young and Dr. Thomas Hammett

May 09 2023 57 mins  
This episode was the first of what will be many where Jeff and Thomas discuss their perspective on various topics. It provides an opportunity to listen to a seasoned clinician and seasoned exercise specialist discuss their views on building the bridge between medicine, rehab, and fitness from a very unique perspective.Both Jeff and Thomas either have experienced or are currently in

Episode 7 - Dr. Rick Howard

Apr 27 2023 57 mins  
Dr. Rick Howard is an assistant professor in Applied Sports Science at West Chester University in Philadelphia, PA and holds a PhD in Health Promotion and Wellness. In this podcast Rick does a masterful job of merging his education and experience as he discusses the importance of making fitness fun from childhood to old age as a primary way to improving exercise adherence in the pu