TIP TOP SHAPE THESE DOCTORS

These area physicians are dedicated to working on bodies almost every day of the week. However, in this case, it’s their own.

WRITER: JAMES COMBS PHOTOS: FRED LOPEZ + PROVIDED

Doctors spend an incredible amount of hours tending to the health care needs of their patients. Yet, many still fi nd ways to squeeze in exercise and physical activities into their busy schedules. By practicing what they preach, the doctors in the following pages have discovered their patients are more inclined to listen.

Certainly, every professional field needs its share of role models, and medicine is no exception. Meet the local physicians who set excellent examples for their patients by striving to lead healthy lifestyles.