• 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 Length: 10 hours.

Course Authors: CarolAnn and David Lyons

Course Prerequisite: The Multiple Sclerosis Fitness Specialist certification is considered an advanced level education, and is meant to be taken by fitness professionals who have previously acquired education and experience as a professional within the health and fitness industry. In order for one to receive the Certificate of Specialization that is conferred upon those who purchase this MS Fitness Specialist Course, review all the content, and successfully pass the comprehensive assessment, one must be able to show proof that he or she has the following:

1. A current certification, or vocational credential, from a reputable certifying or credentialing organization, and within the health and fitness industry; OR
2. An associate’s degree, or higher, from an accredited college or university in the field of exercise science, kinesiology, physical education, fitness, or a related field; AND
3. A current CPR/FA/AED certification, and professional liability insurance.

Continuing Education: This course is approved by the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) to provide 1.0 CEUs (10 hours).

Description: The completion of this Multiple Sclerosis Fitness Professional Specialization Course, and the passing of its corresponding competency assessment with a minimum score of 75%, leads to a Certificate of Specialization to work with clients who have been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

This Certificate of Specialization will be considered valid for a period of two years, and to keep it current, you must complete fifteen (15) topically relevant, continuing education hours, prior to the date of its expiration, and must formally renew the certificate. Professionals should anticipate and consider the cost of the required continuing education, as well a nominal renewal fee.

Examples of the types of continuing education hours that are applicable can include webinars, MedFit Tour Conference presentations (live or video), short-format online education courses, selected articles from credible publications, etc. These formats must include MS as part of the primary subject matter.

A fitness professional holding current this Certificate of Specialization is able to list himself or herself as a MS Fitness Specialist on the MedFit Network (MFN), within an active account profile. Being listed on the MFN, and having this additional qualification is a true differentiator, and one that greatly improves the chance of receiving a referral from the MFN when consumers visit the MFN web site, and are seeking a fitness professional with this specific educational background in their geographical region.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

CarolAnn, MS

Known as the trainers’ trainer, CarolAnn has become one of the country’s leading fitness educators, authors, and national presenters. Combining a Master’s degree in Exercise Science/Health Promotion with several fitness certifications/memberships such as FiTOUR, ACSM, ACE, AFAA, and LMI, she has been actively involved in the fitness industry for over 25 years.

She has executed her leadership and business skills within her career through various positions such as Wellness/Fitness Coordinator, General Manager, and Studio Owner. She specializes in teaching functional movement, pilates, yoga, TRX, HIIT, weight management, and behavior modification.  She is the creator and star of The Steel Physique Fitness on Demand series. She is a freelance health & fitness expert content provider for various companies and organizations such as eHOW.com and LiveStrong.com.  She is currently the Founder and Director of Education for Chiseled Faith, a Faith Based Health and Fitness Program for churches.

David Lyons

In 2006, David Lyons was hospitalized and diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at the age of 47. David, a former bodybuilder and health club owner, exercised regularly and lived a healthy lifestyle. He was devastated by the diagnosis and frustrated by the physical limitations of his condition. His initial MS attack left him with partial paralysis, tightness, pain and numbness in his extremities and back. These common symptoms of MS come and go without warning. The multiple lesions in David’s spinal cord make it difficult for him to coordinate movements and they affect his balance. The lesions in his brain cause cognitive problems affecting his concentration. And the lesion by his optic nerve, at times, causes vision impairment and blackness when seeing out of his left eye. David also lives in a constant state of fatigue caused by this disease attacking his nervous system. While in the hospital the doctors told David he would most likely leave in a wheelchair and would not return to his normal workout routine. They also warned him that MS is a disease that most often progressively worsens and to prepare for his limitations as he ages.

So what does David do? Give up and sink into depression? Grab a walker to steady himself? Retreat to bed to conserve his strength? No… at the age of 50, he decided to compete in an NPC bodybuilding competition!

David knew he could not do this alone, so he assembled a team he calls The Challenge Team. David needed dedicated, talented experts on his side to make this challenge a reality. His doctors all told him that his pursuit of a bodybuilding title was sheer madness, especially at 50 years old. On August 22, 2009, David competed in his first competition where he was awarded an impressive trophy for Most Inspirational Body Builder.

David is the founder of the MS Bodybuilding Challenge and co-founder of the MS Fitness Challenge with wife Kendra. He has dedicated his life to helping people with MS understand and be educated on the importance of fitness in their lives.

He is an author and sought after motivational speaker, dedicated to helping others by sharing the lessons gained from his life experience.  His most recent book, Everyday Health & Fitness with Multiple Sclerosis was a #1 New Release on Amazon at its release.

He is the 2013 recipient of the Health Advocate of the Year Award; in 2015, he received the first ever Health Advocate Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Lifetime Fitness Inspiration Award in Feb 2016. In 2017, David received the Special Recognition Award from the National Fitness Hall of Fame.

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.).

Note: It is highly recommended that you complete this course using a browser other than Google Chrome (e.g., FIREFOX). The Google Chrome browser automatically plays all videos in a lesson at the same time, which may be an extremely annoying feature for some, and for which, at the present, there is no easy fix in the Google Chrome settings.

Whats Normal

What Affects Blood Glucose

Adjusting Food Intake

Adjusting Insulin Doses

Dealing with Hypos

Trial and Error Tips

Motion Complications for Diabetes

Resistance Training

Balance Exercises

Flexibility Exercises

Illustrated Exercises from “Diabetes & Keeping Fit for Dummies” Chapter 21 (c) 2018

Video Library: Click on the titles to watch these short videos.

Cardio  

Resistance

Flexibility

Balance

Exercise Timing

Exercising with Complications

Avoiding and Managing Injuries (and pre-existing conditions)

18.0  AAAI-ISMA
18.0  American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
18.0  American Fitness Professional Association (AFPA)
18.0  Aquatic Exercise Association (AEA)
1.8    Aquatic Therapy and Rehabilitation Institute (ATRI)
4.0   Canfitpro (Note: All 3 Levels total 4 CECs for the Diabetes Exercise Specialist Certification)
18.0 International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA)
9.0   National Council on Strength and Fitness (NCSF)
18.0 National Strength Professionals Association (NSPA)
18.0 Nova Scotia Fitness Association (NSFA)
18.0 Sara’s City Workout(SCW)
18.0 YMCA

This 3 Level Course Bundle contains the three courses you need to become a Diabetes Exercise Specialist (DES)!

Level 1: Begin your journey….

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Master the basics for working with clients who are physically active with diabetes or prediabetes, including types of training that are appropriate and critical, injury prevention, blood glucose monitoring, medication basics (and exercise effects), complications, exercise motivation, and more.
All certified personal trainers need this information to train these clients.

Course Format:
1. Course Text (Download eBook pdf)
2. 7 online videos
3. 50 Question Multiple Choice Online Exam (80 % or better required to pass exam)

Course Objectives:
1. Master the basics about diabetes, including the types and potential health complications.
2. Learn more about usual responses to physical activity in people with diabetes or prediabetes.
3. Be able to effectively create a training routine for your diabetes clients that will keep them performing optimally and free of injury.
4. Understand the basics of working with overweight or obese and older clients with diabetes or prediabetes

Course Outline:
Part 1: Diabetes overview: key terms, diabetes and prediabetes basics, when to get a checkup first
Part 2: Motion overview: physiology basics, hormonal responses, exercise energy systems
Part 3: Diabetes motion training: cardio, resistance, flexibility, core, and balance training basics
Part 4: Diabetes motion basics: blood glucose monitoring, oral medications, injected (noninsulin) meds, medication exercise effects, effects of food, supplements (amino acids, and creatine), injuries
Part 5: Diabetes motion specifics: meters and continuous monitors, normal responses, how motion factors affect blood glucose, adjusting exercise food intake, adjusting meds and insulin for exercise, hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia
Part 6: Special considerations: health complications overview, overweight or obese clients, older clients
Part 7: Motion motivation: why people stop exercising, motivational interviewing, overcoming exercise barriers (quiz), effective goal setting

Level 2: Continue the Climb …..

COURSE DESCRIPTION
*Successful Completion of Level 1 is required prior to taking Level 2
Course Description:
This intermediate course covers more on insulin resistance, interval and other key types of training, oral medications, food effects on activity, avoiding hypoglycemia, diabetes health complications, medication weight gain and loss, youth with diabetes, latest training trends, and overcoming specific and diabetes-related barriers to motion with effective goal-setting and technology use.

Course Format:
1. Course Text (Download eBook pdf)
2. 7 online videos
3. 50 Question Multiple Choice Online Exam (80 % or better required to pass exam)

Course Objectives:
1. Review the basics about diabetes, including the types and potential health complications.
2. Learn more about insulin resistance and exercise effects, as well as cardio exercise precautions and different types of training appropriate for diabetes.
3. Understand the effects of oral diabetes medications, food, energy drinks, and vitamins in people with diabetes or prediabetes
4. Learn how to monitor exercise intensity, avoid exercise-related blood glucose lows, and whether the latest training trends are appropriate for your clients.

Course Outline:
Part 1: Diabetes review
Part 2: Motion overview: understanding insulin resistance and exercise effects
Part 3: Diabetes motion training: cardio exercise precautions, interval training, more on resistance, flexibility and unstructured activities
Part 4: Diabetes motion basics: monitoring exercise intensity, fine tuning food intake for activity, avoiding medication-induced hypoglycemia, spontaneous exercise, later-onset hypos, hypoglycemia unawareness, sprinting to prevent hypos, staying hydrated
Part 5: Diabetes motion specifics: meters and continuous monitors, normal responses, how motion factors affect blood glucose, adjusting exercise food intake, adjusting meds and insulin for exercise, hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia
Part 6: Special considerations: diabetes-related health complications, medication weight gain and loss, youth with diabetes, latest training trends
Part 7: Motion motivation: overcoming specific and diabetes-related barriers to motion, more on effective goal-setting, using technology for motivation

Level 3: Reach the Summit of Knowledge….

*Successful Completion of Level 1  and Level 2 is required prior to taking Level 3

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This advanced course gives Certified Personal Trainers and other Fitness Professionals the Summit of Knowledge on working with clients with any type of diabetes or with prediabetes. It covers the final topics related to diabetes and prediabetes, including gestational diabetes and other concerns related to working with female clients. There is more information about the types of insulin people with type 1 diabetes use (and well as many with type 2 and gestational diabetes) and how to help dedicated athletes troubleshoot their performance issues. Finally, CPTs will learn more about the best technologies to use to train clients with diabetes and prediabetes. On the successful completion of Level 3 (and the preceding Level 1 and Level 2 courses) the certification of Diabetes Exercise Specialist (DES)will be provided.

Course Format:
1. Course Text (Download PDF)
2. 7 online videos
3. 50 Question Multiple Choice Online Exam (80% or better required to pass exam)

Course Objectives:
1. Master the basics about gestational diabetes, as well as specific concerns related to working with female clients.
2. Learn more about the effects of insulin on exercise, food and caffeine.
3. Be able to help clients with diabetes troubleshoot their performance and optimize their exercise training.
4. Fully understand the best technology and apps to use for clients with diabetes and prediabetes.

Course Outline:
Part 1: Diabetes overview: key terms, diabetes and prediabetes basics, when to get a checkup first
Part 2: Motion overview: physiology basics, hormonal responses, exercise energy systems
Part 3: Diabetes motion training: cardio, resistance, flexibility, core, and balance training basics
Part 4: Diabetes motion basics: blood glucose monitoring, oral medications, injected (non-insulin) meds, medication exercise effects, effects of food, supplements (amino acids, and creatine), injuries
Part 5: Diabetes motion specifics: meters and continuous monitors, normal responses, how motion factors affect blood glucose, adjusting exercise food intake, adjusting meds and insulin for exercise, hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia
Part 6: Special considerations: health complications overview, overweight or obese clients, older clients
Part 7: Motion motivation: why people stop exercising, motivational interviewing, overcoming exercise barriers (quiz), effective goal setting

ENROLL NOW

Course Author: Sheri R. Colberg, PhD, FACSM, is an author, exercise physiologist, lecturer, and professor emerita of exercise science (Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA). In 2016, she was honored with the American Diabetes Association Outstanding Educator in Diabetes Award. A respected researcher and lecturer, she has authored more than 400 articles on exercise, diabetes, and health, as well as numerous books, including Diabetes-Free Kids, The 7 Step Diabetes Fitness Plan, 50 Secrets of the Longest Living People with Diabetes, The Science of Staying Young, The Diabetes Breakthrough, Diabetes and Keeping Fit for Dummies., and The Athlete’s Guide to Diabetes. Her articles, blogs, videos, and more are available on her websites at www.shericolberg.com and www.diabetesmotion.com.

A distinguished graduate of Stanford University (B.A.), University of California, Davis (M.A.), and University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D.), she consults for the American Diabetes Association and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, as well as working closely with the American College of Sports Medicine, American Association of Diabetes Educators, and Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics on diabetes-related topics and projects. With well over 50 years of personal experience as an exerciser living well with type 1 diabetes, she enjoys working out regularly on conditioning machines, swimming, biking, walking, weight training, and hiking with her husband in coastal California.

6.0 AAAI-ISMA
6.0 American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
6.0 American Fitness Professional Association (AFPA)
6.0 Aquatic Exercise Association (AEA)
0.6 Aquatic Therapy and Rehabilitation Institute (ATRI)
1.0 Canfitpro (Note: All 3 Levels total 4CECs for the Diabetes Exercise Specialist Certification)
6.0 International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA)
3.0 National Council on Strength and Fitness (NCSF)
6.0 National Strength Professionals Association (NSPA)
6.0 Nova Scotia Fitness Association (NSFA)
6.0 Sara’s City Workout(SCW)
6.0 YMCA

Course Description:
This advanced course gives Certified Personal Trainers and other Fitness Professionals the Summit of Knowledge on working with clients with any type of diabetes or with prediabetes. It covers the final topics related to diabetes and prediabetes, including gestational diabetes and other concerns related to working with female clients. There is more information about the types of insulin people with type 1 diabetes use (and well as many with type 2 and gestational diabetes) and how to help dedicated athletes troubleshoot their performance issues. Finally, Fitness Professionals will learn more about the best technologies to use to train clients with diabetes and prediabetes. On the successful completion of Level 3 (and the preceding Level 1 and Level 2 courses) the certification of Diabetes Exercise Specialist (DES) will be provided.

Course Format:
1. Course Text (Download PDF)
2. 7 online videos
3. 50 Question Multiple Choice Online Exam (80% or better required to pass exam)

Course Objectives:
1. Master the basics about gestational diabetes, as well as specific concerns related to working with female clients.
2. Learn more about the effects of insulin on exercise, food and caffeine.
3. Be able to help clients with diabetes troubleshoot their performance and optimize their exercise training.
4. Fully understand the best technology and apps to use for clients with diabetes and prediabetes.

Course Outline:
Part 1: Diabetes overview: key terms, diabetes and prediabetes basics, when to get a checkup first
Part 2: Motion overview: physiology basics, hormonal responses, exercise energy systems
Part 3: Diabetes motion training: cardio, resistance, flexibility, core, and balance training basics
Part 4: Diabetes motion basics: blood glucose monitoring, oral medications, injected (non-insulin) meds, medication exercise effects, effects of food, supplements (amino acids, and creatine), injuries
Part 5: Diabetes motion specifics: meters and continuous monitors, normal responses, how motion factors affect blood glucose, adjusting exercise food intake, adjusting meds and insulin for exercise, hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia
Part 6: Special considerations: health complications overview, overweight or obese clients, older clients
Part 7: Motion motivation: why people stop exercising, motivational interviewing, overcoming exercise barriers (quiz), effective goal setting

ENROLL NOW

Course Author:
Sheri R. Colberg, PhD, FACSM, is an author, exercise physiologist, lecturer, and professor emerita of exercise science (Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA). In 2016, she was honored with the American Diabetes Association Outstanding Educator in Diabetes Award. A respected researcher and lecturer, she has authored more than 400 articles on exercise, diabetes, and health, as well as numerous books, including Diabetes-Free Kids, The 7 Step Diabetes Fitness Plan, 50 Secrets of the Longest Living People with Diabetes, The Science of Staying Young, The Diabetes Breakthrough, Diabetes and Keeping Fit for Dummies., and The Athlete’s Guide to Diabetes. Her articles, blogs, videos, and more are available on her websites at www.shericolberg.com and www.diabetesmotion.com. More courses and training programs can be accessed through Diabetes Motion Academy (www.dmacademy.com).
A distinguished graduate of Stanford University (B.A.), University of California, Davis (M.A.), and University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D.), she consults for the American Diabetes Association and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, as well as working closely with the American College of Sports Medicine, American Association of Diabetes Educators, and Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics on diabetes-related topics and projects. With well over 50 years of personal experience as an exerciser living well with type 1 diabetes, she enjoys working out regularly on conditioning machines, swimming, biking, walking, weight training, and hiking with her husband in coastal California.

6.0 AAAI-ISMA
6.0 American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
6.0 American Fitness Professional Association (AFPA)
6.0 Aquatic Exercise Association (AEA)
0.6 Aquatic Therapy and Rehabilitation Institute (ATRI)
1.0 Canfitpro (Note: All 3 Levels together total 4 CECs for the Diabetes Exercise Specialist Certification)
6.0 International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA)
3.0 National Council on Strength and Fitness (NCSF)
6.0 National Strength Professionals Association (NSPA)
6.0 Nova Scotia Fitness Association (NSFA)
6.0 Sara’s City Workout(SCW)
6.0 YMCA

COURSE DESCRIPTION 

*Successful Completion of Level 1 is required prior to taking Level 2

Course Description:
This intermediate course covers more on insulin resistance, interval and other key types of training, oral medications, food effects on activity, avoiding hypoglycemia, diabetes health complications, medication weight gain and loss, youth with diabetes, latest training trends, and overcoming specific and diabetes-related barriers to motion with effective goal-setting and technology use.

Course Format:
1. Course Text (Download eBook pdf)
2. 7 online videos
3. 50 Question Multiple Choice Online Exam (80 % or better required to pass exam)

Course Objectives:
1. Review the basics about diabetes, including the types and potential health complications.
2. Learn more about insulin resistance and exercise effects, as well as cardio exercise precautions and different types of training appropriate for diabetes.
3. Understand the effects of oral diabetes medications, food, energy drinks, and vitamins in people with diabetes or prediabetes
4. Learn how to monitor exercise intensity, avoid exercise-related blood glucose lows, and whether the latest training trends are appropriate for your clients.

Course Outline:
Part 1: Diabetes review
Part 2: Motion overview: understanding insulin resistance and exercise effects
Part 3: Diabetes motion training: cardio exercise precautions, interval training, more on resistance, flexibility and unstructured activities
Part 4: Diabetes motion basics: monitoring exercise intensity, fine tuning food intake for activity, avoiding medication-induced hypoglycemia, spontaneous exercise, later-onset hypos, hypoglycemia unawareness, sprinting to prevent hypos, staying hydrated
Part 5: Diabetes motion specifics: meters and continuous monitors, normal responses, how motion factors affect blood glucose, adjusting exercise food intake, adjusting meds and insulin for exercise, hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia
Part 6: Special considerations: diabetes-related health complications, medication weight gain and loss, youth with diabetes, latest training trends
Part 7: Motion motivation: overcoming specific and diabetes-related barriers to motion, more on effective goal-setting, using technology for motivation

ENROLL NOW 

Course Author:

Sheri R. Colberg, PhD, FACSM, is an author, exercise physiologist, lecturer, and professor emerita of exercise science (Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA). In 2016, she was honored with the American Diabetes Association Outstanding Educator in Diabetes Award. A respected researcher and lecturer, she has authored more than 400 articles on exercise, diabetes, and health, as well as numerous books, including Diabetes-Free Kids, The 7 Step Diabetes Fitness Plan, 50 Secrets of the Longest Living People with Diabetes, The Science of Staying Young, The Diabetes Breakthrough, Diabetes and Keeping Fit for Dummies., and The Athlete’s Guide to Diabetes. Her articles, blogs, videos, and more are available on her websites at www.shericolberg.com and www.diabetesmotion.com. More courses and training programs can be accessed through Diabetes Motion Academy (www.dmacademy.com).

A distinguished graduate of Stanford University (B.A.), University of California, Davis (M.A.), and University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D.), she consults for the American Diabetes Association and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, as well as working closely with the American College of Sports Medicine, American Association of Diabetes Educators, and Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics on diabetes-related topics and projects. With well over 50 years of personal experience as an exerciser living well with type 1 diabetes, she enjoys working out regularly on conditioning machines, swimming, biking, walking, weight training, and hiking with her husband in coastal California.

6.0 AAAI-ISMA
6.0 American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
6.0 American Fitness Professional Association (AFPA)
6.0 Aquatic Exercise Association (AEA)
0.6 Aquatic Therapy and Rehabilitation Institute (ATRI)
2.0 Canfitpro (Note: All three Levels combined are approved for 4 CECs in total for the Diabetes Exercise Specialist Certification )
6.0 International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA)
3.0 National Council on Strength and Fitness (NCSF)
6.0 National Strength Professionals Association (NSPA)
6.0 Nova Scotia Fitness Association (NSFA)
6.0 Sara’s City Workout(SCW)
6.0 YMCA

COURSE DESCRIPTION 

Master the basics for working with clients who are physically active with diabetes or prediabetes, including types of training that are appropriate and critical, injury prevention, blood glucose monitoring, medication basics (and exercise effects), complications, exercise motivation, and more.
All certified personal trainers need this information to train these clients.

Course Format:
1. Course Text (Download eBook pdf)
2. 7 online videos
3. 50 Question Multiple Choice Online Exam (80 % or better required to pass exam)

Course Objectives:
1. Master the basics about diabetes, including the types and potential health complications.
2. Learn more about usual responses to physical activity in people with diabetes or prediabetes.
3. Be able to effectively create a training routine for your diabetes clients that will keep them performing optimally and free of injury.
4. Understand the basics of working with overweight or obese and older clients with diabetes or prediabetes

Course Outline:
Part 1: Diabetes overview: key terms, diabetes and prediabetes basics, when to get a checkup first
Part 2: Motion overview: physiology basics, hormonal responses, exercise energy systems
Part 3: Diabetes motion training: cardio, resistance, flexibility, core, and balance training basics
Part 4: Diabetes motion basics: blood glucose monitoring, oral medications, injected (noninsulin) meds, medication exercise effects, effects of food,   supplements (amino acids, and creatine), injuries
Part 5: Diabetes motion specifics: meters and continuous monitors, normal responses, how motion factors affect blood glucose, adjusting exercise food intake, adjusting meds and insulin for exercise, hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia
Part 6: Special considerations: health complications overview, overweight or obese clients, older clients
Part 7: Motion motivation: why people stop exercising, motivational interviewing, overcoming exercise barriers (quiz), effective goal setting

ENROLL NOW

About the Author: Dr. Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM

Sheri R. Colberg, PhD, FACSM, is an author, exercise physiologist, lecturer, and professor emerita of exercise science (Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA). In 2016, she was honored with the American Diabetes Association Outstanding Educator in Diabetes Award. A respected researcher and lecturer, she has authored more than 400 articles on exercise, diabetes, and health, as well as numerous books, including Diabetes-Free Kids, The 7 Step Diabetes Fitness Plan, 50 Secrets of the Longest Living People with Diabetes, The Science of Staying Young, The Diabetes Breakthrough, Diabetes and Keeping Fit for Dummies., and The Athlete’s Guide to Diabetes. Her articles, blogs, videos, and more are available on her websites at www.shericolberg.com and www.diabetesmotion.com.

A distinguished graduate of Stanford University (B.A.), University of California, Davis (M.A.), and University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D.), she consults for the American Diabetes Association and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, as well as working closely with the American College of Sports Medicine, American Association of Diabetes Educators, and Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics on diabetes-related topics and projects. With well over 50 years of personal experience as an exerciser living well with type 1 diabetes, she enjoys working out regularly on conditioning machines, swimming, biking, walking, weight training, and hiking with her husband in coastal California.