MSFC is proud to announce our move to Boise, Idaho. We are currently at Anytime Fitness in neighboring Meridian, a gym with many champions and competitors, but ALL with huge hearts to help others achieve their goals no matter what obstacles they face. You will get support, education and motivation training with our MSFC Trainers with [...]
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Multiple Sclerosis affects people in many ways. It can rob you of your mobility, cognitive function, sight, pretty much anything your brain controls. It is often a demeaning disease. That's why stories of people overcoming their obstacles are so inspiring. Check out this article on Yahoo Lifestyle about how five people took their diagnosis and [...]
One of the more prominent medical discoveries of the last few decades has been the realization of just how much stress affects the body, and this is especially true for MS patients, as stress exacerbates most MS symptoms. Nearly any MS patient you might talk to can tell you their own stories of how stress [...]
Achieving your fitness goals and sticking to a given exercise regimen is never easy. After all, there are a lot of obstacles and hindrances like time, boredom, injuries, comparison, self-confidence, laziness, etc. But, these limitations can be defeated easily. So, whether you have set a goal to try a new sport, lose weight, or [...]
I first met Darren Barnes in 2008, when he helped me train for a bodybuilding competition. At the time, I was 50 years old and had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis only a couple of years earlier. There were many who thought I was crazy, but Darren stuck with me, and in August 2009, I was awarded [...]
As a former New Yorker now living in California, I love to hear about great things happening for people with multiple sclerosis in my old stomping grounds. Here’s a story that highlights the power of fitness that I think you’ll find inspiring and worth sharing. Maret Asaro’s first symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS) likely occurred [...]
I meet some pretty amazing people through the MS Fitness Challenge, the organization I run to encourage people to overcome multiple sclerosis with fitness and nutrition. I want to introduce you to one of those people, Kim Reed. Kim, 47, is a competitive bodybuilder from Colerain, in Belmont County, Ohio. Here is Kim’s story, in her [...]
I am writing this installment of my relapse diary a month after I left off the last time. I am now going into my second month on the multiple sclerosis (MS) drug Rebif (interferon beta-1a), I’ve been back in the gym for a full month, I’ve made adjustments to my meds, and I’ve entered some uncharted territory [...]
During a December 2016 trip to Florida to visit relatives, I began having new and worsening MS symptoms that continued into January. I did my best to deny that I was having a full-blown relapse and to hide it from my wife, Kendra. But finally, at 4 a.m. on January 14, we decided to go to the [...]
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