Burnaby Now
Sep 12, 2019
LIVE WELL is a medical fitness clinic that’s built on the belief that exercise is medicine.
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Global News Regina
Sep 10, 2019
SPARKS METHOD™, a medical fitness clinic, opened its doors in Regina on September 9th. Its goal is to use exercise and healthy lifestyle coaching to help clients manage and prevent chronic diseases.
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Regina Leader Post
Sep 08, 2019
While raising her family, Brenda Yungwirth put her children first and her own health last, but as she aged and became aware she was at risk for heart disease, she knew that needed to change.
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Weight Watchers
Sep 06, 2019
Sometimes we just need to mix things up, so for advice on how to start a new fitness routine, we turned to Sara Hodson, founder and CEO of Live Well, a Vancouver-based exercise clinic concept. She breaks her advice down into five simple steps.
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Kelowna Now
Apr 24, 2019
Here from four members at LIVE WELL Exercise Clinic Kelowna on why they joined LIVE WELL, and what keeps them coming back.
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Franchise Canada Magazine
Apr 22, 2019
Tory Brooks-Hill and Andrew Taylor, owners of LIVE WELL Vancouver locations in East Van and Kerrisdale, are featured in this article about being in the business of caring for seniors
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BC Business
Mar 07, 2019
LIVE WELL Exercise Clinic CFO Morna Creedon Sileika was honoured as one BC's most influential women in Corporate & Entrepreneurship
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Franchise Canada
Dec 03, 2018
For the first time in the fitness industry, a Canadian chain of exercise clinics has proven what academics have known for years – that exercise can be more effective than medications in treating many chronic diseases.
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BetheBoss.ca
Nov 30, 2018
A first in the fitness industry, Canadian fitness brand LIVE WELL Exercise Clinic has proven what many medical professionals have said for years: that many chronic conditions can be treated more effectively with exercise than medication.
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Globenewswire
Nov 22, 2018
Gym members see significant reductions in blood pressure, weight within 6 months of joining powerful exercise and healthy lifestyle coaching program
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Kelowna Now
Nov 14, 2018
With a team of experienced kinesiologists and clinical exercise physiologists, the clinic specializes in medical fitness, clinical supervision and healthy lifestyle coaching with a focus on overall health and well-being.
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Castanet
Nov 14, 2018
"We provide supervised medical exercise for members ... with chronic conditions like heart disease, diabetes, and obesity," said owner Cameron Biffart. The programs are run by highly trained clinical exercise physiologists.
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Globe & Mail
Oct 30, 2018
Founder and president Sara Hodson on LIVE WELL'S new in-house training course for kinesiology grads to groom them to become certified clinical exercise physiologists to coach members inside LIVE WELL clinics.
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Globe & Mail
Oct 01, 2018
Entrepreneur John DeHart, whose latest venture is LIVE WELL Exercise Clinics, continues to analyze the market and his competition to find new products and services that will help the business grow.
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Globe & Mail
Oct 01, 2018
When John and Gayla DeHart bought into LIVE WELL Exercise Clinic, they did their research and were attracted by the company's raving fans: numerous, happy and recurring customers with memberships to the gyms.
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BetheBoss.ca
Jul 05, 2018
LIVE WELL President and Founder Sara Hodson got the idea for her chain of clinics while working in cardiac rehab. To increase access to exercise for these types of patients and others, she opened her first LIVE WELL clinic in 2011, the first of its kind in Canada.
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Vancouver Sun
Jun 22, 2018
BC's former heatlh minister and retired doctor credits LIVE WELL with helping shift her sedentary lifestyle
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Toronto Sun
Jun 15, 2018
“We have many members who came to us suffering from depression and anxiety who have been able to reduce or get off anti-depressants and get their lives back on track via regular exercise,” says Sara Hodson, founder and president of LIVE WELL Exercise Clinic.
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Kerrisdale Insider
Jun 09, 2018
Individuals with chronic health conditions can exercise in a fun and safe way at LIVE WELL Exercise Clinic Kerrisdale (pg. 14)
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BetheBoss.ca
Jun 02, 2018
Founder and President Sara Hodson on why she started the company, the secret sauce behind LIVE WELL'S culture and how LIVE WELL is different from its competitors
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Monster.ca
May 13, 2018
“Increasing our heart rate via cardio elevates our internal temperature, releases endorphins and gives our prefrontal cortex a nap. All of these are key in the treatment of depression, anxiety and stress,” says Sara Hodson, Founder of LIVE WELL Exercise Clinic.
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IMPACT Magazine
May 11, 2018
Surrey’s Ted Myrah walks away from depression, diabetes and obesity thanks to LIVE WELL Exercise Clinic
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What She Said Radio
Apr 23, 2018
Broadcasters Christine Bentleyand Kate Wheeler on How Canada’s LIVE WELL Exercise Clinic uses #exerciseasmedicine to prevent and treat chronic disease, with founder Sara Hodson. https://www.livewellclinic.ca
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Village Living Magazine
Apr 04, 2018
An anti-gym designed to help people with existing and pre-existing health conditions, LIVE WELL Exercise Clinic treats exercise as a form of medicine.
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The Globe & Mail
Mar 30, 2018
Traditional gyms aren’t designed with people with chronic conditions in mind. But LIVE WELL strives to meet the needs of those who may not feel welcome at commercial gyms by delivering evidence-based exercise programs specific to each individual’s condition.
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North York Mirror
Mar 29, 2018
New clinic uses exercise as medicine to prevent and treat chronic disease and promote mental health.
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The Surrey Now-Leader
Feb 22, 2018
Expanding Surrey-born company is brainchild of city’s 2017 Business Person of the Year, Sara Hodson
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GlobeNewswire
Feb 08, 2018
A Toronto doctor and his partner have launched Toronto’s first medical fitness clinic catering to boomers suffering from the chronic diseases that come with aging and a sedentary lifestyle.
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Globe & Mail
Nov 13, 2017
How John DeHart is applying the lessons he learned growing his first business to his new venture LIVE WELL Exercise Clinic.
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The Surrey Now-Leader
Nov 02, 2017
Sara Hodson of LIVE WELL Exercise Clinic and others celebrated at annual gala hosted by Surrey Board of Trade
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Inc. Magazine
Aug 11, 2017
LIVE WELL co-founder John DeHart is interviewed about building healthy habits in himself, and in his customers
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Globe & Mail
Aug 06, 2017
LIVE WELL'S John DeHart talks about why he has franchised his companies.
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The Heart Monitor
Jul 01, 2017
LIVE WELL Exercise Clinic's medical director Dr. Ali Zentner was interviewed on why yoga can help reduce stress and lower your blood pressure.
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Franchise Canada Magazine
Jul 01, 2017
With a successful home care franchise under his belt, John DeHart sets his sights on medical fitness franchising with LIVE WELL Exercise Clinic
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Finanical Post
Jun 28, 2017
LIVE WELL Exercise Clinic is a combination of founder Sara Hodson’s passion for exercise and health, and serial entrepreneur and co-founder John DeHart ‘s franchising know-how
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Best Health Magazine
May 01, 2017
According to some experts, fitness can cure much of what ails us. Read on for your prescription for a longer, happier, healthier life
Langley Times
Apr 04, 2017
Dubbed the anti-gym, LIVE WELL Exercise Clinic opens in Langley, offering customized fitness created by exercise physiologists
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The ValleyVoice.ca
Mar 19, 2017
Traditional gyms catering to fitness-focused Millennials are a dime a dozen, but Langley now has an innovative new boutique gym for boomers trying to stave off aging
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The ValleyVoice.ca
Feb 17, 2017
LIVE WELL Abbotsford’s focus is healthy habit formation and making sustainable lifestyle changes.
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Retirement Ready Magazine
Jan 31, 2017
LIVE WELL Exercise Clinic founder and president Sara Hodson talks about using exercise as medicine to fight aging in the Lower Mainland. Turn to page 41.
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PROFITguide.com
Jan 30, 2017
LIVE WELL Exercise Clinic co-founder John DeHart on how to hire the right people to expand LIVE WELL across the country.
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Abbotsford News:
Jan 13, 2017
LIVE WELL Exercise Clinic Abbotsford owner Julie Elliott wrote an article in The Pulse health supplement, about using exercise as medicine. (Click to page 10 to read how good exercise can be for your body.)
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Globe & Mail
Jan 05, 2017
LIVE WELL Exercise Clinic co-founder John DeHart is featured in this article on tips to manage your company's cash flow.
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Globe & Mail
Dec 22, 2016
LIVE WELL Exercise Clinic co-founder John DeHart writes about how professional growth and great business opportunities can come from giving your time to mentor young entrepreneurs.
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Roundhouse Radio
Nov 02, 2016
LIVE WELL Exercise Clinic co-founder John DeHart talking about entrepreneurship and how he likes to invest in companies - like LIVE WELL - that change people's lives for the better!
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Novus TV
Nov 01, 2016
LIVE WELL Exercise Clinic was profiled by Novus TV. Watch Founder Sara Hodson talk about how to stay active and healthy as you age
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Roundhouse Radio
Oct 20, 2016
LIVE WELL founder and president Sara Hodson chatted with Martin Strong, morning host of Roundhouse Radio, 98.3 FM about how exercise is medicine.
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Globe & Mail
Oct 03, 2016
LIVE WELL Exercise Clinic co-founder John DeHart offers tips on how small businesses can best manage cash flow
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BC Business
Sep 30, 2016
LIVE WELL Exercise Clinic co-founder, John DeHart, won the prestigious award for his previous venture, Nurse Next Door Home Care Services.
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Business in Vancouver
Sep 29, 2016
“Why you do what you do is just as important as making money,” says John DeHart, co-founder, LIVE WELL Exercise Clinic and Nurse Next Door.
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DAIMANUEL.COM
Sep 23, 2016
LIVE WELL founder and president Sara Hodson shares her expert tips on getting healthier and becoming less sedentary
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Clearfacts Entrepreneur Series
Jul 07, 2016
My plan was always to open multiple locations. We opened in Surrey in 2011 and pretty quickly filled the space, so I opened another location close by. We soon had so many members coming from Vancouver, I decided to open a clinic there.
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National Post
Jun 17, 2016
“People don’t come in excited by exercise. Most people come in to us having remotely exercised in their life, or having never exercised in their life.” Sara Hodson’s solution was to create a business that married fun, motivational exercise, with highly supervised tracking of clients’ medical progress.
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Business In Vancouver
Mar 29, 2016
“What’s good for the economy is good for the body and good for the environment,” said Dr. Ali Zentner, medical director at LIVE WELL Exericse Clinic. “For example, this country only spends 10% of its health-care dollars on prevention, but the average Canadian spends the last decade of his or her life suffering from some form of chronic disease.”
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Peace Arch News
Jan 26, 2016
A lot of us set goals to improve fitness and lose weight in the new year. But a group of Lower Mainland residents have been backing up such talk with action, with the help of South Surrey’s LIVE WELL Exercise Clinic. Read the story....
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Vancouver Sun
Jan 16, 2016
People who are obese or super-obese face multiple obstacles to weight loss. Metro Vancouver doctors are referring patients to LIVE WELL Exercise Clinic for exercise sessions, nutritional advice and regular health monitoring — including blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar tests that can be reported back to the referring family doctor.
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Global Weekend News Hour at 6 p.m
Dec 06, 2015
A group of dedicated LIVE WELL members are featured on the Vancouver suppertime news as they train in preparation to head to Hawaii to fulfill a major goal: walking the Honolulu Marathon. Watch the video!
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Huffington Post
Nov 18, 2015
LIVE WELL President Sara Hodson was shortlisted to receive business funding and support thanks to hundreds of Canadian women who have decided to take an active role in levelling the entrepreneurial playing field for their female peers. Read more...
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SheEO
Nov 13, 2015
LIVE WELL President Sara Hodson was shortlisted in a competition for female entrepreneurs vying to win financial support and mentoring to push their business to the next level. Read more...
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Peace Arch News
May 26, 2015
Peninsula entrepreneur Sara Hodson has been lauded by a nation-wide business magazine for her specialized health and fitness program, launched in White Rock in 2011. Read more...
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PROFIT/Chatelaine W100 Ranking of Canada’s Top Female Entrepreneurs
May 21, 2015
LIVE WELL Exercise Clinic President Sara Hodson was named a Rising Star among entrepreneurs to watch in this national list of 10 “impressive businesswomen with incredible companies.” Read more...
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Peace Arch News
Sep 24, 2014
But with a lot of training and a support found at LIVE WELL, this Newton mother of two completed a five-race. And now, she’s getting back into training mode for this year’s annual walk/run event 80 pounds lighter. Read more...
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Peace Arch News
May 07, 2014
Dr. Jiao Yang will be working with the team at Live Well Medical and Exercise Clinic in South Surrey’s Windsor Square focusing on her sub-speciality in cardiac rehab and prevention. Read more...
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Breakfast Television Vancouver
Apr 09, 2013
BT Vancouver’s Live Eye Host Dawn Chubai spends a morning at LIVE WELL Exercise & Medical Clinic to learn why exercise IS medicine for those living with diabetes, heart disease and obesity. Watch the video!
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Peace Arch News
Jun 20, 2012
White Rock woman turned to the Live Well Exercise Clinic, where she was able to build her strength for daily activities, as well as the 9th Annual Relay for Life at Centennial Park, despite her cancer. Read more...
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