OPTIMIZE YOUR LIFE –
OPTIMIZE YOUR GAME Polo attracts a certain type of person: they love horses, they love adrenaline, and they love the challenge of a game that fuses the physical with the mental. Some Houston Polo Club players come to polo as young people—and many are introduced to the sport later in their lives, in their 40s and 50s.You can often spot family teams on our fields with two— or even three—generations of players. It is a game you can play for a lifetime—if you take care of yourself. Like any physical activity—whether you are a runner, cyclist, or a recreational football player—polo requires a holistic approach to physical and mental fitness that considers preventive wellness in order to prepare for, play, and recover from a game (or even a practice). We spoke to Dr. Marc Feldman and Dr. Lizabeth Riley of Baylor Medicine Stratos Integrated Health about how a holistic approach to physical and mental wellness can support not only your game, but everything you do off the field. In addition to offering individual attention and planning with a primary care physician, Baylor Stratos has a dedicated wellness team designed to maintain and improve the health of their patients. “The wellness coaches work in nutrition, physiology, and behavior therapy. All have a set number of visits that come with the concierge service,” explains Dr. Riley. “They will give you a plan, you work on it, and then you come back for re-evaluation. For example, if you are working with our Exercise Physiologist, Joel Patlan, he will give you a plan that you can take to your trainer to implement.” Marc Feldman, M.D.
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Lizabeth Riley, M.D.
