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Vanguard Exercise Management

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Vanguard Exercise Management

Vanguard Exercise Management is a health and wellness firm established for the sole purpose of rever

Vanguard Exercise Management provides comprehensive health and fitness-related programs, services, and premium products for its clientele. Programs
- Personal Training
- Comprehensive Health & Fitness Assessments
- FitKidz Youth Fitness Initiative®
- Silver Foxes, Grey Wolves Senior Fitness Classes®
- Fit Together® Training Classes
- Sport-Specific Strength & Conditioning
- Prenatal & Postpartum Fitness
- XtremeFit®

Professional Services
- Fitness Management Consulting & Sales Training
- Nutritional Counseling
- Seminars and Workshops

Products
- All-Natural Juices and Smoothies
- Protein Pudding
- Training Logs
- Vanguard Ideal Meals©

COMING SOON!
* Fitness Apparel
* Exercise Instruction DVDs

08/24/2025

Start your day off the right way by fueling your body with what it needs to power through your day. The wrap I'm making consists of seasoned egg batter, spinach, garlic, low-fat cheese, and a slice of turkey.

A quick, convenient, and inexpensive high protein, moderate carbohydrate, low fat, meal.

08/22/2025

Two things I enjoy most about working with youngsters in my FitKidz Youth Fitness Program:
1) Their willingness to be challenged and naturally competitive nature, and
2) The opportunity I have to be creative and make fitness...fun.

This six-part fitness course challenge requires each athlete to run the width of the gym carrying a 10lb. medicine ball, dive five times through a giant octagon, cross the width of the gym on a scooter board, run across the gym floor at full speed and clear two hurdles, complete ten step board jumps, leap diagonally into the center ten rings, and cross the finish line in the shortest amount of time possible.

I call it the Vanguard "Sleep Good Tonight Course."

08/19/2025

One of the modalities of physical therapy I enjoy most is Vestibular Therapy. Also known as Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT), is a specialized form of therapy designed to alleviate problems caused by vestibular (balance) disorders, like vertigo, dizziness, and balance issues.

In this video, I'm working with Guy, a great patient to have whose balance has been negatively impacted by a chronic illness. When he first came to me, simply standing in place without swaying was a significant challenge for him. Now his efforts are paying off as he can now balance on a BOSU for over 10 seconds.

GO GUY, GO!!!

08/16/2025

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08/14/2025

Despite the torrential downpours here in Chicago Tuesday afternoon, the experience I had recording a health & wellness segment at the studios of CAN-TV was bright & sunny!

Our Host, Mr. Art Sims, Guest House Community Outreach Manager, along with Mrs. Melanie Hall, LCPC, and myself, recorded an in-depth discussion on the importance of recognizing and establishing practical self-awareness habits for patients and caregivers.

I'll be sure to share the air date once I receive notification.

08/11/2025

CONFESSION SUNDAY:
I've NEVER met anyone who has not faced some sort of health, fitness, or wellness challenge in their lifetime and I'm no exception.

My challenge - getting consistent & adequate sleep. It takes me forever to wind down, calm my thoughts, get the adrenaline to settle, decompress, and prepare my body for rest. Because of my schedule, It's not uncommon for me to function on four hours of sleep and that ain't good. Eventually, such poor sleep habits will catch up to me and that is not anything I want to happen.

To avoid looking like Sleepy Tom, I needed to reacquaint myself with the negative effects of sleep deprivation and the simple strategies I can utilize to reduce my risks. If you can use a bedtime tune-up, feel free to save, share, and/or print the graphic I created and use it as your guide to better rest.

"Train Hard...Eat Clean...Stay Focused!"

08/08/2025

CATCH ME ON CAN!!! (CAN-TV to be exact)

Did you know that August is Self-Awareness Month — a time dedicated to better understanding oneself? In honor of that significantly important event, I will be joining Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Melanie Hall and my good friend, Guest House Community Outreach Manager, and Host for the event, Mr. Art Sims on Tuesday, August 12th, for a live taping on
CAN TV - Channel 21!

During the show, we will discuss the importance of recognizing our emotions, thoughts, and behaviors, and how they influence our lives and those we care for. We will also address how maintaining optimal mental and physical well-being is essential for an effective and healthy patient or caregiver. I am extremely excited and honored for the opportunity!

CAN-TV is a dedicated channel in Chicago that showcases the work of nonprofit organizations, providing social services to the community. It is part of CAN TV's five local cable channels, which reach over one million viewers in the city. The channel features a variety of programming aimed at promoting community engagement and awareness.
https://cantv.org/

Guest House provides comfortable, affordable, temporary lodging for patients and their families who must travel to Chicago for medical treatment, and to military veterans receiving treatment at the Road Home Program at Rush University Medical Center.
https://guesthousechicago.org/

07/22/2025

In my opinion, an effective physical therapy treatment plan begins and ends with patient education & instruction.

In addition to the facilitated stretching and muscle manipulation techniques I administer, it's important to me that the individuals in. My care learn basic methods to promote their own healing and maintain the progress they achieve during sessions.

Here, my patient is shown utilizing one of my favorite self-administered, lumbar spinal stretches.

07/19/2025

"LET'S GET 'EM HOOKED EARLY!"

I swear that must be the battle cry of food manufacturers, fast food restaurants, cartoons and toy companies as they relentlessly push their unhealthy agendas on unsuspecting and susceptible kids (and their parents for that matter).

Youngsters are constantly being bombarded with images, products, and messages designed to promote an unhealthy lifestyle.

Case in point...this Kid's Diner Food Set I recently ran across. Complete with a burger, fries, chocolate milk, a shake, a pair of waffles (probably the healthiest thing in there), and macaroons for desert. All part of a complete meal. (And by complete I mean complete nutritional trash!)

In all seriousness, it may look like a simple and harmless kid's toy, but what message is it actually sending? What cravings is it establishing in the still-developing mind of a young child? Once playtime with this "food set" is over and the kid is hungry do you think they're gonna ask for carrot sticks and freshly-squeezed orange juice as a snack?

Am I making too big a deal about this because of my profession? Possibly, but children are impressionable and require proper guidance from responsible adults. We either set them up for success or failure, health or illness, awareness or obliviousness.

Sometimes that process begins with a simple toy.

"Train Hard...Eat Clean...Stay Focused!"

07/18/2025

I couldn't resist...

07/12/2025

"Outside Can Wait" with a picture of a video game controller.

See...THIS is a huge part of the problem when it comes to childhood obesity and its interrelated chronic diseases (type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, certain cancers, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea, and fatty liver disease).

When you're totally engrossed in the health & wellness space as I am, you notice everything that pertains to your field, be it positive or negative. That's why I instantly knew I had to take this pic.

This shirt speaks VOLUMES! When I was a kid, the exact opposite was true. I couldn't wait for the outside! In fact, my parents kept me in line by threatening to make me stay inside for the day. The ULTIMATE torture.

If you have little ones in your care, encourage them to get outdoors. Let 'em run, jump, climb, chase, skip, hop, roll...well, you get the point. Let 'em be kids and use their bodies the way they were designed to be used.

The video games, tablets, televisions, computers, and cell phones can wait.

"Train Hard...Eat Clean...Stay Focused!"

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295 Main Street
Park Forest, IL
60466

Opening Hours

Monday	7am - 9pm
Tuesday	7am - 9pm
Wednesday	7am - 9pm
Thursday	7am - 9pm
Friday	7am - 9pm
Saturday	10am - 3pm

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