Episode 1 - Dr. Tim Church (Wondr Health)

In this episode of Movement Health Matters, we sit down with Dr. Tim Church, the Chief Medical Officer at Wonder Health. As one of the country’s leading clinicians in weight loss, exercise, and obesity research, Dr. Church oversees Wondr Health's advancing efforts to transform the health of individuals, workplaces, and the world around us by empowering people with lifelong behavior change skills and tools. He helps lead the development of the Wondr Health curriculum, which is inspired by his medical expertise.

Dr. Church earned his Bachelor of Science in Animal Physiology at UC Davis, and his MD, MPH, and PhD at Tulane University. He has years of research experience, including at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, has published more than 300 clinical articles, and has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Oprah and more. In this interview, Dr. Church shares insights into his background and his thoughts on the state of health and fitness today. He discusses what determines the quality of life, offers his take on healthy aging, and explains the main reasons why current movements and health offerings aren't working for many people. He also shares advice for those who lack support systems for staying fit, discusses the issue of recurring back pains and provides his thoughts on why many medical platforms fail to make simple, practical recommendations for improving health.

Join us as we delve into these critical and timely topics with Dr. Tim Church.

What You'll Learn:

• The power of bringing better-informed choices and ways to live to the masses
• Dr. Church’s definition of movement health
• All you need to know about healthy aging
• Main reasons that movement health offerings are not working at scale
• Motivational blocks that healthy, fit, and active people experience
• How creating a supportive environment leads to success
• Advice to people lacking a support system 
• The advantages of doing exercises that create balance in your body

Resources:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wondrhealth/

Website: https://wondrhealth.com/blog/wondr-health-emindful-exactly-what-employers-need-right-now/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wondrhealth/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wondrhealth

Twitter: https://twitter.com/WondrHealth

Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/wondrhealth