15 Minutes to Wellness

During IDEA World 2014, Dr. Michael Mantell taped a live episode of 15 Minutes to Wellness with Len Kravitz, Ph.D. They discuss the keys to weight management, how trainers today need a multi-factor approach, and Kravitz’s slogan of “inch by inch it’s a cinch, yard by yard it’s much too hard,” which emphasizes taking small steps to modify your health

In Episode 43 of “15 Minutes to Wellness,” Dr. Michael Mantell sits down with Jesse Campanaro, the president of Total Gym Commercial, and discusses the globally recognized brand, which began 40 years ago. The two professionals examine Total Gym’s partnership with ACE, the newest equipment and studios they’ve developed, Total Gym’s overall mission of helping millions of people get healthier, and how it aligns with the mission of ACE.

In this episode of 15 Minutes to Wellness, Dr. Michael Mantell and Dr. Stephen Pont discuss the childhood obesity epidemic. They discuss healthy messaging, or the importance in using the appropriate word choices when helping children with weight loss; health literacy; and three key items that families struggling with obesity can do in order to get healthy.

In this second episode of a two-part podcast, Dr. Michael Mantell and Robert Dyer, CEO and founder of Fitmarc and co-founder of Integerus, discuss leadership styles and the importance of self-commitment, attitude, an open mind and transparency in health and fitness professionals. Learn the secrets of motivating employees to perform at a higher level, how to ensure your team is fully engaged in their work, and your responsibility to the staff you lead.

In this two-part podcast, Dr. Michael Mantell and Robert Dyer, the CEO and founder of Fitmarc and co-founder of Integerus, discuss Dyer’s belief that an organization is only as strong as its team. Dyer shares his opinion on the importance of the educational partnership between ACE and Les Mills, which helps more professionals within the health and fitness industry become certified and create career paths.

Dr. Michael Mantell sits down with Clifton Harski, the director of training and national head coach for Fitwall, in this episode of 15 Minutes to Wellness. In addition to the unique training approach of Fitwall, Harski discusses how fitness professionals can get involved with clients by focusing on coaching quality and interactions.

In this Episode of 15 Minutes to Wellness, Dr. Michael Mantell chats with Linda Shelton, certified trainer, speaker and health writer. Linda shares advice for new trainers in the fitness industry and discusses her career path from gym teacher to celebrity trainer. They discuss how new professionals in the fitness industry should be prepared to adopt a wellness philosophy in helping the overall physical health and wellbeing of a client, not simply the look of their body.

In the final podcast of this two-part series, Dr. Michael Mantell and Dr. Edward Phillips discuss the role that media plays in fitness and lifestyle medicine. Additionally, learn how fitness professionals can connect with physicians.

In the first session of a two-part podcast, Dr. Michael Mantell, Ph.D., interviews Edward Phillips, M.D., the Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School and Director of The Institute of Lifestyle Medicine at the Joselin Diabetes Center. Listen to the two experts discuss how physicians should be prescribing exercise to their patients rather than medication, the partnership between medical professionals and fitness professionals, and ways to encourage positive lifestyle change.

In this episode of 15 Minutes to Wellness, Dr. Michael Mantell chats with Anita Jones-Mueller, president and founder of Healthy Dining. Jones-Mueller and her team of Healthy Dining registered dietitians are actively creating a healthier America - in a delicious way, every day. On HealthyDiningFinder.com, you'll find dietitian-approved menu choices at thousands of restaurants coast to coast. Dr. Mantell and Jones-Mueller discuss the benefits of her nationwide website, what to look for when you’re out to eat and how nutrition is just as important as fitness.

It is important for health and fitness professionals to consider themselves business owners. In this episode of "15 Minutes to Wellness," Dr. Michael Mantell and Michael Piermont, CEO and co-founder of amSTATZ, discuss the business side personal training, how technology enhances client relationships and how amSTATZ can help trainers and clients stay organized.

In the final episode of this two-part podcast, Dr. Michael Mantell and Dr. Claudia Kawas discus Dr. Kawas’s recent studies in longevity and dementia. They will share how moderate alcohol and caffeine intake can help with living longer and how exercise matters at any age.

In this first portion of a two-part podcast, Dr. Michael Mantell hosts Dr. Claudia Kawas, the Al and Trish Nichols Chair in Clinical Neuroscience and Professor of Neurobiology & Behavior and Neurology at the University of California, Irvine. They discuss Dr. Kawas’s work on numerous longitudinal studies of aging and dementia, how exercise matters and her most recent endeavor, The 90+ Study.

In this second session of a two-part podcast, Dr. Mantell and Dr. John Ratey continue their discussion on how exercise can change the body and the brain. The side effects of long-term sitting include increasing rates of obesity, diabetes, cardiac disease, boredom, depression, stress and lack of attention. Learn more about how exercise can be used to combat these issues and how this research can be incorporated into schools and workplace wellness programs.

In the first half of this two-part episode of 15 Minutes to Wellness, Dr. Mantell and Dr. John Ratey discuss how exercise is the “wonder drug” and is the most powerful tool to optimize our brain functioning. Learn how connection to one another is vital, how it has been lost over the years in our digital world and its importance to health and growth of the brain.