STL Active

On this episode of the show, I am interviewing the founder of Bluetail Medical Group, Dr. David Crane. Dr. Crane practices sports medicine and regenerative orthopedics and specializes in musculoskeletal ultrasound for diagnostic imaging and needle-guided therapies.

A Missouri native, Dr. Crane earned his medical degree from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and completed his residency in emergency medicine at Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix. In 2008, he opened Bluetail Medical Group. Bluetail Medical Group’s qualified physicians have expertise in treating injuries and conditions, like arthritis, that affects the shoulder, elbow, hand, wrist, hip, knee, foot, ankle, and spine – all of which can be treated with stem cell therapy, platelet-rich plasma therapy (PRP), and prolotherapy.

On this episode of the show, I am interviewing Brad Carr, franchise owner of Row House Chesterfield, and Jordan Richardson, the director of marketing. Row House is a boutique fitness concept focused on indoor rowing. Whether you're young or old, active or non-active, experienced or a novice, Row House has a class that allows anyone to excel and reach their goals. Each class builds aerobic endurance and muscular strength all in one workout. With a challenging combination of classes that incorporate resistance training, rowing, and stretching, you will get the most out of a Row House workout.

Website: https://www.therowhouse.com/
Phone: (314) 391-2136 

Season 3 of the STL Active Podcast opens with an interview with Dr. Glennon Fox.

Dr. Glennon Fox, MD is a Family Medicine Specialist in Saint Louis, MO, and has over 36 years of experience in the medical field. Motivated by his parent's childhood medical experiences, Dr. Fox grew up holding physicians in high esteem. As a primary care physician, Dr. Fox is a "common problem expert." He also serves as a pathfinder through the medical system and as a lifestyle coach for dealing with chronic conditions. In his relationship with patients, he considers the health of the whole person, body, mind, and spirit. His patient-supported practice offers a novel approach to primary care, which strengthens this physician-patient relationship. Dr. Fox focuses so much on his patients' well-being, he even replaced the waiting room with a kitchen so patients feel more at home.

Phone #: (314) 414-2273

On this episode of the show, I'm interviewing sport psychologist, Dr. Dirk Downing. Dr. Downing is the mental performance coach at Zoning In Peak Performance Coaching.

Dr. Dirk Downing grew up in Saint Louis, Missouri where he pursued an active lifestyle through golf, swimming, diving, baseball, basketball, and football.​These experiences led Dirk to a career in Sport Psychology.

Dr. Dirk offers sport psychology consulting based on the proven effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. This approach teaches individuals how to change thoughts that hinder their performance. Athletes of all skill levels can be unaware of how their thinking can impact performance. Given that every athlete is a little different, he provides a tailored approach that focuses on only the relevant mental skills and strategies necessary to improve performance. 

Dr. Dirk knows each athlete is different. Each athlete requires and deserves an individualized consulting style. In his practice, Dr. Dirk works with clients closely to implement these mental skills.  Once learned, Dr. Dirk believes in working with athletes on game & sport specific scenarios where these skills can be placed into action. 

Website: https://www.zoninginppc.com/
Email: [email protected]

On this episode of the show, I'm interviewing Dr. Andrea Otto-who is a Board Certified Family Medicine Physician.

Andrea attended the University of Missouri- Kansas City School of Medicine. After practicing medicine in the army, as well as for an outpatient family medicine clinic, Dr. Otto said goodbye to the dysfunction of modern Medicine to start her new sproutMD Direct Primary Care office. Dr. Otto is passionate about caring for individuals who have had bad experiences with medical care in the past, or who have been marginalized or are in underserved populations. She truly wants to ensure that everyone can access affordable and high-quality primary care without stigma, judgment, or bias.

Dr. Otto truly believes that living a healthy lifestyle including proper nutrition and exercise can significantly reduce the risk for disease, and can be used as a treatment option for many as well. She always prefers to try non-medication treatments such as nutrition and other lifestyle changes before starting medications as long as it is medically safe to do so.

Website: https://sproutmd.com/
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone #: (314) 394-2973

On this episode of the show, I'm interviewing Dr. Scott Kaar, an orthopedic surgeon who treats athletes of all ages and ability levels. Since 2008, Dr. Kaar has been working at St. Louis University performing surgical and non-surgical procedures, including minimally invasive treatment of ankle, hip, knee, elbow, and shoulder injuries. 

Dr. Kaar is an associate professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Chief of the Division of Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. He is the head team physician of Saint Louis University sports teams, as well as various other Saint Louis area universities and high schools.

Dr. Kaar's goal is to assist an injured athlete return to sports as soon as possible while focusing on patient safety and future injury prevention.

Website: https://physicians.slucare.edu/

On this episode of the show, I'm interviewing Jen Lyman, a Registered Dietitian working in the St. Louis region. Over the years, she has seen a lot! She's worked in multiple settings, including hospitals, an eating disorder treatment facility, a bariatric surgical center, and now she works for herself. She created New Leaf Nutrition to give people simple solutions. No more constantly being hungry. No more weight loss to just gain it all back. No more chasing the next fad diet. With Jen, you get easy-to-understand, straightforward help. Together, she will help you identify goals that are mentally and physically healthy for you, and create a path to get you there. She makes eating easy. Jen believes health doesn't exist on a single plane. For a person to be fully well they need many specialists who, ideally, work as a symbiotic team.

E-Mail: [email protected]
Website: https://newleaf-nutrition.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/newleafnutrish/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-lyman-3b7280a5/

On this episode of the show, I am interviewing Lola Donahue, the owner of the Arthur Murray St. Louis Dance Studio. Lola grew up in Barnhart, MO and went to Columbia College in Chicago for musical theater. She fell into a teaching job at Arthur Murray in downtown Chicago and 6 months later she was promoted to managing the studio.  After 11 years, she was given the opportunity to bring the Arthur Murray community with her back home to Missouri. She has personally seen people’s lives transformed through dancing. Lola knows that dancing changes people for the better and getting to witness that every day keeps her going! Lola believes there is always a solution if you are looking for it and every challenge is an opportunity to grow! 

E-Mail Address: [email protected]
Website: www.arthurmurraystl.com
Facebook: Arthurmurraystl

On this episode of the show, I am interviewing Natali Kummer and Chris Siegelin from Crossfit Valley Park. Natali who is a certified Level I Crossfit coach, Strongift mentorship, and Precision Nutrition Level I Coach and Chris who is a certified Level I Crossfit coach and adaptive training certified.

They found that investing in their members has helped build trust and space where members are able to ask questions and they are able to share knowledge in order to enable them to be the best version of themselves. 

CFVP is different from your traditional Crossfit gym.  Overcoming that expectation and gaining people's trust in the process of moving safer > moving better > to move faster.  

E-Mail: [email protected]
Website: www.crossfitvalleypark.com
Facebook: Crossfit Valley Park

On this episode of the show, I am interviewing Steve Sulze owner of Xtreme Krav Maga & Fitness.  Their training programs give people the tools and experience they need to increase their chances of success during a violent encounter, and help prepare you for the “real world fight”. 

Steve started his own business in 2007 when he was being sued by a past gym that he taught for, for things that were not true. He raised all capital on his own, had no "business" experience, was swindled into a fraudulent sub-lease when he first opened, but thru it all, he had the drive and passion to make it work.

E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.xtremekravmaga.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/XtremeKravMagaStLouis/