Lisa Dougherty: Leading The Medical Fitness Movement
Wellness + Wisdom Podcast
Josh Trent
4.8 • 913 Ratings
🗓️ 27 April 2018
⏱️ 36 minutes
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There are different motivational factors that are pushing people to focus on their health. More people are now changing their diet, exercising more, or getting into yoga and meditation. I truly see that as a growing trend. - Lisa Dougherty of MedFit Network http://bit.ly/wfpodcast
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What steps are the medical, fitness, and wellness industries taking to ensure Baby Boomers can live the healthy lives they desire?
In Wellness Force Radio episode 193, President and Founder of MedFit Network, Lisa Dougherty, shares health organizations and professionals are helping the aging population adapt to healthier lifestyles, the benefits that the MedFit Network provides for members, and what led her down this path of helping people achieve better wellness.
Whether you are a caregiver, grandparent, or simply want to feel more energized every day, find out where and how you can start being healthier now.
"I'm really tough on myself and when I'm feeling sad, I think about what my dad would say to me. Somehow, I connect with that and then I know the right thing to do. So, having a practice like that helps to keep me grounded." - Lisa Dougherty of @MedFitNet http://bit.ly/wfpodcast
MedFit Network
MedFit Network (MFN) is a free online resource directory for people to locate fitness & allied healthcare professionals who provide services for those with chronic disease/medical conditions, including but not limited to: Alzheimer’s, Arthritis, Autism, Cancer, Diabetes, Disabilities Fibromyalgia, Heart Disease, Mental Health Challenges, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s,  Osteoporosis, Respiratory Disease, Stroke and women’s health issues including pre & postpartum care.
The MFN believes that exercise is valuable for those with chronic health & medical conditions. Developing a plan for a regular exercise & wellness program can be difficult for these people; The MFN mission is to improve the quality of life for those with chronic disease, medical conditions, have disabilities or who need pre or postnatal care help by connecting them to fitness & healthcare professionals with an interest and background in the treatment and rehabilitation of various diseases and medical conditions.
The MFN donates its services as a national database management company to medical and health organizations that do not offer resour
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| 0:00.0 | You know, ever since I was a little girl, I thought I was supposed to do something special. |
| 0:08.3 | I felt like I had like a special gift and I was supposed to do something and I think it is bringing people |
| 0:13.3 | together you know I was a little girl with a lemonade stand there was many times |
| 0:17.1 | where I wanted to give up because it was just overwhelming and so it just became like a |
| 0:22.3 | part of me and I do want to leave something behind that's greater than me. |
| 0:27.0 | So this is a very important project because I feel like I'm positioning myself to really influence and change a lot of people's lives in a positive way and |
| 0:36.1 | improve their quality of life because we're more obese and sick than ever. |
| 0:41.6 | That's Lisa Doherty and this is episode 193 of Wellness Force Radio. |
| 0:45.8 | What's up my friend? It's your host Josh Trent and welcome back to another |
| 0:49.9 | episode for your weekly access to global experts in all things wellness as we |
| 0:54.4 | discover the physical and emotional intelligence we need to live life well. |
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| 1:34.6 | We're talking today about this shift in our chronic care |
| 1:37.8 | for the aging population, this increasingly larger care management |
| 1:41.0 | segment of baby boomers that holds 45% of our national wealth and |
| 1:47.5 | influence so many things in health care. |
| 1:49.8 | What we're all working towards in the wellness and fitness industries is really a renewal, a |
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