Vim & Vigor - Fall 2011 - Parrish Medical Center - (Page 50)

A Walking, Talking fitness billboard Owner of a local sign company focuses on improvement—from the inside out Mike Long, owner and vice president of CSI began workSign Co. in Titusville, carves out time each ing at his father’s business, CSI Sign week to focus on his physical well-being at Co. in Titusville, in 1997. Today, the Parrish Health & Fitness Center. His time in 34-year-old father of two young girls the gym also serves as a much-needed stress reliever that he says he couldn’t do without. is the owner and vice president of the company, which enjoys annual revenue of more than $1 million and at every meal.’ They [coaches] wanted me to put on an impressive client list. even more weight.” Long’s secret to success is to be consistent, steadBut, when Long’s attentions moved from football fast, fearless and faithful—a formula he also applies to running his father’s business and raising a family, to his personal health management. that “eat all you can” mentality stuck with him. Looking at the 6-foot-2, brawny business owner, “If an individual changes their level of activit’s easy to surmise that he has always been fit. The ity, they must also adjust what they are eating in truth is, Long struggled with his weight and a 19-year order to maintain their current weight,” says Jessica habit of tobacco use. Schwartz, general manager of Parrish Health & He is not alone. The U.S. ranks fifth in obesity rates Fitness Center. For the average person, the recomfor males ages 15 and older, according to the World mended daily intake of calories ranges from 1,500 Health Organization. Unhealthy weight is a major to 2,400 calories depending on gender, age, lifestyle risk factor for heart disease, certain types of cancer and exercise level. This means that eating highand type 2 diabetes. And tobacco use increases the calorie foods without the corresponding exercise that odds for developing a chronic disease. would burn the calories would result in fat buildup A Problem SurfAceS and storage. As a young man, Long was an athlete. “I’ve always Over the years, Long packed on the pounds. It been active in sports,” he says. “I got a full ride to wasn’t until 2009 when he and his wife of nine play football at Tennessee Tech University. I was a years divorced that Long decided it was time to get big guy, and I had that mentality of ‘eat all you can eat serious about his health and fitness. Mike Long 50 Vim & Vigor • Fall 2 011

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Vim & Vigor - Fall 2011 - Parrish Medical Center

Vim & Vigor - Fall 2011 - Parrish
Contents
Tasty Tips
Opening Thoughts
Community Calendar
Don't Be a Drowsy Driver
The Art of Nursing
Healthy Hues
The New Survivors
First (Aid) Things First
Find Your Groove
A Healthy Tune
Stay in Circulation
'X' Marks the Spot
Pregnancy Predictors
Play It Safe
What's New?
A Walking, Talking Fitness Billboard
Community Health
Special Foundation Focus
Ask the Expert

Vim & Vigor - Fall 2011 - Parrish Medical Center