🚨 NEW EPISODE DROP! 🚨

How is digital health reshaping cardiac care—especially for women and underserved populations?

🎙️ On the latest episode of the Medical Fitness Podcast, we team up with the American Heart Association to bring you an insightful conversation with Dr. Ritu Thamman, cardiologist, digital health leader, and fierce advocate for women's heart health.

We discuss:
✅ Why digital tools are critical to improving access and outcomes
✅ How virtual cardiac rehab can close care gaps
✅ The unique barriers women face—and how asynchronous tech can help
✅ Why certifications like the AHA’s Digital Health in Cardiac Care are becoming essential for fitness pros
✅ The game-changing role of Life’s Essential 8 in prevention

🔓 Limited-time offer: Access the AHA's CPAHA Telehealth Certification FREE through June 30! → medicalfitness.org

💥 Whether you're in-clinic or virtual, your role in prevention just got more powerful.

🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
👊 Keep changing lives. One heartbeat at a time.

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🎙️ NEW EPISODE ALERT: The Medical Fitness Podcast 🔗

This week, we sit down with one of the pioneers in exercise oncology — Dr. Karen Wonders — and if you work in the medical fitness space, this is a must-listen.

Dr. Wonders is a professor at Wright State University, director of both the Exercise Science and Exercise Oncology Certificate Programs, AND founder/CEO of Maple Tree Cancer Alliance. She's been on the front lines of integrating exercise into the cancer care continuum since the early 2000s, long before most of the field even had a name for it.

🔥 In this episode:
✅ What exercise oncology really means — and why it’s now part of standard of care in breast cancer
✅ How fitness professionals should collaborate with oncology teams
✅ Programming considerations during prehab, active treatment, and survivorship
✅ How her certification programs with Maple Tree (now partnered with MFA) are building the workforce we need
✅ Why patient trust and interdisciplinary credibility are everything

💡 If you're a clinician, fitness professional, or educator — this episode gives you the roadmap for getting involved in one of the most important emerging areas in medical fitness.

🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

📣 Learn more about Dr. Karen Wonders:
🌐 Website: MapleTreeCancerAlliance.org
📱 Instagram & TikTok: @MapleTreeEducation

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New Episode Drop! 🎙️
Get ready for one of our most practical and powerful conversations yet on The Medical Fitness Podcast.

We’re joined by Raina Childers-Richmond — registered dietitian, certified health coach, and a true pioneer in integrating nutrition, behavior change, and fitness inside medically integrated centers.

With nearly three decades of experience, Raina brings frontline insights you won't hear anywhere else.

In this episode, we dive deep into:

• Supporting clients on anti-obesity medications (GLP-1s and beyond): What fitness and wellness professionals must know, how to stay in scope, and why empathy matters more than ever.
• Nutrition for active aging and women’s health: Practical strategies to support women through perimenopause, menopause, and beyond — an underserved population that needs better solutions.
• Redefining medical fitness centers: How to transform your facility into a true health home, connecting nutrition, exercise, mental health, and healthcare access.
• Collaboration vs. Scope Creep: How fitness pros and dietitians can work together better — respecting boundaries, enhancing client outcomes, and building stronger communities.
• Building engagement that lasts: Real-world examples of programming that supports year-long member retention, lifestyle change, and patient trust.
• Emerging Trends: Why the future of medical fitness lies in longevity, healthspan optimization, and personalized programming.

Whether you’re a fitness professional, clinician, program director, or health leader, this episode will leave you thinking differently about how to serve your clients and patients more effectively — and humanely.

🎧 Tune in wherever you get your podcasts — this is a conversation the medical fitness industry needs right now.

🗓️ Plus: If you want to connect with Raina in person and dig even deeper into these topics, catch her live at the MFA Central Region Summit in Owensboro, Kentucky this June!

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