Fro m T h e Ed i t o r s
FORWARD MOMENTUM Every year, we create a special
p. 28). Rather than waiting for
then build sustainable programs to
edition dedicated to our commu-
skincare technologies to trickle
strengthen weaknesses and prog-
nity’s wellness-centric lifestyle.
down from bigger markets, she
ress steadily over time. Former
In many ways, it’s an easy charge.
aims to keep Naples at the fore-
hockey player Sergei Fedotov draws
New boutique gyms, health gurus,
front of effective, non-invasive
on the motivational energy of team
clean-food businesses and outdoor
treatments. Going beyond the
training to ignite small groups at
rec centers are constantly hitting
surface, Current doesn’t aim to age
Pure Skill Fitness. And Lauren Fox
the scene, ready to provide us with
you down or provide a temporary
of Donation Yoga Naples integrates
more resources to live health-
glow. She works with clients to
giving back into her programs. Part
ily. The challenge lies in wading
identify the root culprits behind
of the proceeds from her classes go
through it all to curate the best of
common issues and relies on
to local charities, adding purpose
what’s out there.
advanced treatments to heal the
to the list of benefits students reap from her yoga sessions.
Recently, some of the biggest
skin and maintain results. “My job
local health news has surrounded
is to get your skin the healthiest it
While the trainers’ motivations
the NCH Heart Institute (“Mat-
can be, and then you look youthful
and ethoses share similarities, their
ters of the Heart,” p. 42). Within a
because of that,” she says.
approaches vary greatly. So, get out
year of building an all-star team to
Many of the wellness pros fea-
there and find the wellness route
lead the cardiac department, the
tured in this issue devote their
that works for you. In Southwest
healthcare system has launched a
lives to optimizing what they do.
Florida, the possibilities abound.
fellowship program, opened a car-
That’s certainly the case with the
diac ICU, embarked on more than a
fitness trainers in “Sweat Equity”
dozen innovative medical trials and
(p. 48). Like Current, most of
announced plans for a new build-
them are not trying for immediate,
ing—all steps that help put the Heart
skin-deep results. They don’t push
Institute on the map.
training programs based on getting
Erica Current takes a similarly
ripped or looking 10 years younger.
proactive approach at The Skin
Instead, it’s a commitment to lon-
Room (“The Science of Beauty,”
gevity that unites people like Sean Sullivan and Ryan Vesce of Matterhorn Fitness, Angela Gagauf of Fifty Plus Personal Training and Carlos Garcia of VERSAGYM. They start by assessing clients’ baseline fitness and underlying compensations and
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—The Gulfshore Life Team
