CINCINNATI (WKRC) – For individuals dealing with chronic health conditions or weight loss challenges, a medical fitness program may provide a promising solution. Lisa Coors, owner of Coors Core Fitness, champions this approach, highlighting its advantages for those who might shy away from traditional gyms due to orthopedic issues or chronic illnesses.

“We do medical fitness, mostly personal training, but we see people who will not go to a gym,” Coors said. “They have orthopedic issues, they have chronic illness.”

Coors, along with her client Renee Filiatraut, recently appeared on the “What’s Happening in Health” program to discuss how medical fitness can minimize injury risk and improve quality of life.

“I’ve needed to gain muscle as I age, and Lisa makes sure that I do that but safely,” Filiatraut said.

For those not yet ready to work with a trainer, Coors recommended exercises that can be performed at home. “The first one is called an inchworm,” she explained. “She’s gonna get low, she’s gonna walk out to a plank and then she’s gonna walk back all the way. Now see how low she gets? This is how we bend and lift.”

To learn more about the medical fitness program and see additional exercises, viewers can watch the full show here.