MSFC TRAINERS WITH HEART
WHAT IT IS
We are proud to announce that together the Medical Fitness Network (MFN) and the MEDFIT Education Foundation, David Lyons along with fitness professional Carol Ann, has developed a new and extensive trainer’s course to provide trainers, coaches & health professionals with the necessary guidelines, exercise protocols, lifestyle recommendations and resources to be successful in helping clients with Multiple Sclerosis achieve a lifestyle of fitness and wellness.
Click here for more info: https://www.medfitclassroom.org/product/multiple-sclerosis-fitness-specialist-course/
HOW IT WORKS
This specialized course will prepare you to work with people who have Multiple Sclerosis and who are looking to control their disease through exercise and fitness. Your certificate of completion will give you the unique privilege of being able to participate in any of our worldwide MS Fitness Challenges, be recognized as one of our MSFC Trainers with Heart and qualify you to work with MSers in your local area. It will also enable you to become a part of our international trainer data base, hosted by MFN, which pairs trainers with people that have MS and who are looking for a qualified trainer in their area. Please check with us and look for announcements on our Facebook page for updates on when the new course will be available.
“Can’t believe I have qualified and passed the MS Fitness Essentials course! Being a personal trainer and also suffering with MS this qualification means a lot and I hope to help many people with MS like me achieve better fitness. The work book and knowledge that you are given to learn and read through is second to none. I have actually started to use some of the training methods with a client who has MS. Even though I suffer with the illness, some of the knowledge I now have, through taking this course, I didn’t think of or realize. Any trainers who have clients who suffer with MS or trainers thinking of going into this area then this is a course and qualification they need to have. Can’t wait to start making a difference in the MS community here in the UK the same as the MS Fitness Challenge trainers are doing in America.”~ Lachlan Charles MacKinnon, Personal Trainer United Kingdom
Learn to Work with MS Clients For FREE
Do you have a desire to change the lives of those struggling with MS? MS Fitness Challenge and the MEDFIT Educational Foundation want to reward you for getting educated.
Apply for a 2020 Scholarship that reimburses you for the cost of the MS Fitness Specialist course.
You can work with clients that suffer from multiple sclerosis to help develop strength, flexibility, balance, breathing, and improve their quality of life. In this Specialization course:
- You’ll learn the causes, signs, and symptoms of multiple sclerosis along with traditional treatment and management techniques.
- You’ll obtain a working knowledge of the anatomy and physiology affected by multiple sclerosis, and how they are used during exercise.
- You’ll learn to design and prescribe a proper exercise program with progression for MSers and be able to cue proper technique and body alignment.
- You’ll earn the title of MS Fitness Specialist.
Course includes 1-year of professional membership on the MedFit Network (MFN), for new members only [$169 value]. Instructions for creating your MFN account will be sent after course purchase. (Existing MFN members are not eligible to receive a free year of membership, but do receive a discount on this course. Check your MFN account for details or contact ivy@medfitnetwork.org.)
Requirements for the scholarship:
- Complete the MEDFIT Education MS Fitness Specialist course
- Train a person with MS for at least a month
- Fill out the scholarship application
That’s it! If you qualify, we will reimburse you for the cost of the training course. Download the application now for complete instructions.
MSFC Welcomes its new Trainers with Heart that have received the MS Fitness Specialist course scholarship in 2020 through our EMD Serono Trainer Scholarship Program:
Stephen Glaus – Manheim, Pennsylvania
Maureen Manley – Kirkland, Washington
Shanna Ferrigno – Los Angeles, California
Rachel Haddad – Detroit, Michigan
Melissa Abramovich – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Robyn Nord – Naples, Florida
Rick Hess – Meridian, Idaho
Gary Gutowski – Raleigh, North Carolina
MSFC WORLDWIDE AMBASSADORS
MSFC is proud to announce our certified trainers who have become Trainers With Heart for Multiple Sclerosis and have committed to helping those with MS in their area live a lifestyle of fitness. If you live in the area of one of these Ambassadors, please let us know and MSFC will connect you to him or her.
MS FITNESS Training Specialist Certified
CPR/AED Certified
MFC GYM 5 year member
MSer since 2004
Promera Sports Athlete
Previnex Ambassador
NFPT MS FITNESS Training Specialist Certified
ISSA CPR/AED Certified
Precision Nutrition Certification Program Student
MSer since 2016
Level 3 personal training
Level 2 gym instructor
Level 3 nutrition
Level 2 Occupational therapy
MS Fitness Essentials
BACPR instructor
Cancer Prehabiliation therapist Technician
MSer since 2013
Personal trainer of MSers since 2010
Volunteer with MS Society of South Australia and NT
MS Certified Trainer
MSFC Australia Ambassador
Specialized in Traumatic Brain Injuries and chronic pain diseases
Creator of The 365 WOD (Workout Of the Day) Journey
MS Certified Trainer
MSFC Roseau/Warroad, Minnesota Ambassador
Owner Route 2 Fitness: MS Fitness Challenge location, UK
Level 2 Gym Instructor
Level 3 Personal Trainer
GP Exercise Referral
Pre/Post Natal Exercise
Level 3 Deep Tissue Sports Massage
Les Mills Tribe Coach – Elite Body Combat
Les Mills Classes – RPM, Body Pump, CXWORX, GRIT Series
4 x IFBB International Figure Champion
Volunteer for Peer Support for MS Australia
MS Certified Trainer
MSFC Australia Ambassador
MSer
Athletic Certification & Training Commission (ACTION) Certified
Battling an MS similar disease for 7 years
MSFC South Africa Ambassador
Owner of Connemara Fitness
Currently Precision Nutrition Level 1 Certification student
MS Fitness Training Specialist certified
MSer since 2012
ACE Personal Training Certification
MS Fitness Training Specialist certified
NFPT MS Fitness Essentials certificate
canfitpro Personal Training Specialist
Assistant Muay Thai/Savate/Boxing coach
Brown belt in Chito-Ryu karate and is training towards his black belt
MS Fitness Training Specialist
CrossFit Level 1 Trainer
CrossFit Kids Coach
CPR and AED Certified
Specializing in Sports Strength Conditioning, Youth Fitness, and MS Fitness Training
NFPT MS Fitness Trainer Specialist
Certified Functional Strength Coach (CFSC)
ACE CPT
NASM CPT
MES
AFPA Multiple Sclerosis Fitness and Wellness Specialist
200 CYT (Yoga)
Pilates Mat 1, 2 and Reformer
Step Reebok
Les Mills Tone
Kickboxing
Black Belt Krav Maga
Deputy Black Belt TKD
Owner of doABLE FITness solutions
NASM Certified Trainer
CPR Certfied
MS Fitness Training Specialist Certified
Master trainer certified
Cancer recovery specialist
MS specialist trainer
Pn1 certified nutrition coach
AFAA certified personal trainer
CrossFit l-1 certified trainer
MS Fitness Training Specialist certified
NFPT MS Fitness Training Specialist
Meditation Coach
CPR and AED Certified
Founder of Chronic Fitness Detroit
WFPB Nutrition
MSer
AFAA Group Fitness Instructor
MEDFIT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION MultipleSclerosis Fitness Specialist
Zumba Instructor License
Aqua Zumba instructor License
NFPT MS Fitness Training Specialist
NFPT Cancer Recovery Specialist
NFPT Fitness Nutrition Specialist
AFAA Group Fitness Certified
Owned and operated Extreme Fitness full service Gym and Pure Energy Training Studios in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
Certified GROOVE Facilitator
CPT and Group Fitness Instructor at Fitness Together of Naples FL, The Commons Spa and Fitness and Joyful Yoga in Bonita Springs FL
Online personal trainer
MS Certified Trainer
Owner at The how Approach Health & Fitness
MSFC Yorktown Heights Ambassador
ISSA Certified Trainer
NFPT MS Fitness Training Specialist Certified
ISSA Nutritionist
ISSA Strength and Conditioning Certified
THIS PROGRAM IS SPONSORED BY
Merck KGaA’s EMD Serono sponsors MS Specialty Fitness Training Program
Exercise is important in managing multiple sclerosis, but going to the gym can be intimidating. So EMD Serono, the North American biopharmaceutical arm of Merck KGaA, worked with Dave Lyons, a bodybuilder who has MS, to sponsor the specialized MS instruction needed for athletic trainers.
Lyons, who founded MS Fitness Challenge in 2012 along with his wife Kendra Lyons, worked with a personal trainer certification company to create a specific program for trainers at gyms to more effectively work with MS patients. EMD Serono sponsors trainer scholarships.
“Not only are the Lyons’ great advocates for the MS community and with their MS Fitness Challenge encouraging people to get out there, be active and take control of certain elements of their lifestyle, but it’s also good for EMD Serono because it helps us focus on the patient as a whole, as opposed to just how our therapies interact with the patient,” David Nichols, senior director of advocacy and state government affairs at EMD Serono, told FiercePharmaMarketing.
Merck KGaA has plenty of reason to support MS patients, with the German pharma leaning heavily on key med Rebif, an interferon treatment. And the fitness challenge isn’t EMD Serono’s first effort to do so; the company also runs the support network MS LifeLines.
EMD Serono’s partnership with the Lyons and MS Fitness Challenge will run through the end of the year, but the drugmaker will likely extend the effort, Nichols said.
“The MS Fitness certification will be regularly updated and evolve as time goes on,” he said. “… Ultimately, we’d like to see trainers working around the country to help MS patients. We know there’s a demand out there for it.”
April 25, 2018
Thank you to all those who visited our booth this week and took part in our #ImBalancingMS activity. We donated $100 for each participant. And now we’re thrilled to present MS Fitness Challenge with a donation of $20,000 to continue their mission of educating people with MS on the benefits of exercise and nutrition.
— EMD Serono
NFPT MS Fitness Training Specialist Course
Those diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis often feel hopeless as this disease presents symptoms that can often feel debilitating and physically and mentally exhausting. But there is hope through wellness and training techniques that will improve the quality of life for those struggling with this disease.
Explore the daily struggles faced by people diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and apply the concepts this course teaches about how to safely work with MS clients in an encouraging and active way. ‘MS Fitness Training Specialist’ gives a foundation of knowledge to build from so that certified trainers can understand the needs and limitations presented by MS clients.
If you are a certified personal trainer or allied health professional, then this course is a great stepping stone to understanding what it will take to train clients with Multiple Sclerosis.
Working with David Lyons and the MS Fitness Challenge has been an inspiring collaboration that I quickly began to realize the significance of when getting to know the roots of this organization. David has been there and done that, he models perseverance and does what he does for the greater good of the people he serves. The National Federation of Professional Trainers, NFPT, is excited to partner with David and the MS Fitness Challenge to bring awareness and education to certified personal trainers who can expand upon their scope of practice to include serving clients diagnosed with MS. Together we will help more people achieve improved daily living, mentally and physically, through fitness and exercise.
The course sheds light on the highs and lows of the MS client experience. Especially important, attention is given to the emotional needs of MS fitness participants. Finally, there is clarity regarding the basic foundation necessary to work with this demographic.
Thank you, David Lyons, for sharing your journey so that others with MS may participate in life.
This course provides the insight and depth that’s required to train peopl wih MS. It goes into prevention for injury, very informative, inspiring with David’s story and has up to date information.
This course is a vital resource for trainers who work with people with MS. This course provides a vast and comprehensive guide to maintaining physical fitness and a healthy lifestyle. David’s story will inspire those with MS and shows that anything is possible.
This was a well structured, concise and easily understood curriculum that I learned much from and have applied daily since.
I found this course to be an invaluable tool in helping me train my clients with MS. Thank you, David.
NFPT has been certifying personal fitness trainers since 1988. Our organizational mission is to equip trainers and their clients with the education and tools that are needed to address America’s growing health concerns, and to promote fitness around the world. NFPT provides fitness trainers with the educational tools and resources needed to develop and enhance performance skills for the safe and effective training of apparently healthy individuals in a one-on-one or small group setting. Performance and knowledge-based skills are assessed by a legally defensible certification exam which, upon successful completion, earns the individual a NFPT Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) title.
“I’m trying to encourage and help people all over the world to realize that MS is not an obstacle, it’s a way for you to take control of your life and become victorious”
WE NEED YOUR HELP
Please help us help those suffering with Multiple Sclerosis improve their lives through health & fitness. We are a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization and 100% of all donations go to the cost of the MS Fitness Challenge program. Every dollar helps a person with MS and is a tax deductible donation.
