Dr. Tedd Mitchell | President of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Health Editor of USA Weekend Magazine and a Member of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports

Dr. Tedd Mitchell

President of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Health Editor of USA Weekend Magazine and a Member of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports

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Dr. Tedd Mitchell
Featured Keynote Programs

Move Yourself

Based upon Dr. Mitchell’s book, “Move Yourself” provides audience members with research-based information on the role exercise plays in health maintenance, longevity and quality of life. But that’s just the start – the good news is that the amount of activity required to achieve results is far less than most audience members think. With 60% of our nation’s population getting less activity than needed for good health, “Move Yourself” gives people scientifically-validated tools they can use immediately to look and feel better.

Fit to Lead

The majority of the U.S. population gets less activity than needed for health, yet the majority of successful executives from Fortune companies make exercise a priority, even with their busy schedules. What do they know about the benefits of exercise that the rest of us don’t? “Fit to Lead” explores the relationship between exercise and “executive function”. Studies have shown that exercise improves not only general health, but cognitive function as well. Memory, speed of recall, and the ability to multitask are all improved by exercise – in short, those qualities that give an active executive an advantage over a sedentary counterpart. “Fit to Lead” audience members will be given tools they need to improve both their body and mind.

Aging with Attitude

The population of the U.S. has experienced an unprecedented explosion in longevity over the past century. The advent of antibiotics coupled with advances in medical technology has provided physicians with the tools needed to make us live longer. But technology is a double-edged sword. The same technology that yields ICU monitors also yields computer games. An ambulance saves a life by transporting a heart patient, but ironically it was that patient’s own automobile that contributed to his sedentary behavior and heart disease. “Aging with Attitude” explores how our society has changed over the past century and how that has affected our health. It also provides audience members with time-honored and research-backed solutions for not only extending longevity, but for avoiding the “geriatric curve” of declining function with age.

The Heart of Wellness

Cardiovascular disease is the #1 killer in America for both men and women. It also contributes greatly to the stress on our healthcare system. While some of the risks are not modifiable (such as genetics), others can be adjusted favorably. “The Heart of Wellness” provides audiences information about cardiovascular disease (heart attacks, strokes, peripheral vascular disease). In easy to understand language, audience members will learn about the disease, its risks and what they can do to improve their own odds. It gives them tips to use when working with their doctors and information on the role their habits play in determining whether or not their hearts age healthily.

Exercise is Medicine

Over the past 50 years there has been a tremendous amount of research in the effects exercise has on the human body. What was once felt to be nothing more than a nice leisure time activity is now known to be one of the most powerful tools in medicine – exercise. In spite of the enormity of science supporting exercise’s beneficial effects, the majority of the population is inactive. Additionally, physicians haven’t fully incorporated exercise as a tool in their medical bag of tricks. In “Exercise is Medicine”, Dr. Mitchell provides audience members an overview of the science behind exercise and health. As a member of the “Exercise is Medicine” task force of the American College of Sports Medicine, Dr. Mitchell helped formulate the recommendations provided to physicians nationwide on how to “prescribe” physical activity as medicine for offsetting illness. The lecture also emphasizes the role activity plays in quality of life and the “dose” required to achieve results.

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