An·ti·grav·i·ty - She’s on the run and nothing can bring her down (Part Two)

04/19/22 • 32 min

Hear the conclusion of Liz Fanco and Todd Buckingham’s story in the latest episode of ‘Rehabilitationships.’

If you haven’t listened to the first episode, jump back in your feed to check it out. We going to pick up where that story left off.

Liz Fanco is a mother of eight kids, who has been overweight her whole adult life. She was inspired to start running when two of her kids asked her to join them in half marathon. The motivation for this, was that the race was raising funds for World Vision and to help solve the global water crisis.

In our previous episode, Liz shared how she ran for years with no progress, until she met Todd Buckingham, Ph.D., exercise physiologist at Mary Free Bed’s Sports Performance Lab.

Liz started use the AlterG treadmill, a high-tech device that allows Liz to lower her body weight when running. During that process, Todd discovered that Liz was running wrong for years!

So now we pick up with the story as Liz and Todd share more about the services Liz received at Mary Free Bed, how she ran the New York City Marathon and what’s next for her.

For more info on the Sports Performance Lab: https://www.maryfreebed.com/services/sports-rehabilitation/sports-performance-lab/

Learn more about Liz and see her interview on the Today Show: https://www.maryfreebed.com/stories/mom-interviewed-on-today-show-after-losing-115-pounds-with-mary-free-bed-sports-performance-assistance/

For more information on ‘Rehabilitationships’: https://www.maryfreebed.com/podcast/

Hear the conclusion of Liz Fanco and Todd Buckingham’s story in the latest episode of ‘Rehabilitationships.’

If you haven’t listened to the first episode, jump back in your feed to check it out. We going to pick up where that story left off.

In our previous episode, Liz shared how she ran for years with no progress, until she met Todd Buckingham, Ph.D., exercise physiologist at Mary Free Bed’s Sports Performance Lab.

Liz started use the AlterG treadmill, a high-tech device that allows Liz to lower her body weight when running. During that process, Todd discovered that Liz was running wrong for years!

So now we pick up with the story as Liz and Todd share more about the services Liz received at Mary Free Bed, how she ran the New York City Marathon and what’s next for her.

For more info on the Sports Performance Lab: https://www.maryfreebed.com/services/sports-rehabilitation/sports-performance-lab/

For more information on ‘Rehabilitationships’: https://www.maryfreebed.com/podcast/

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An·ti·grav·i·ty - She’s on the run and nothing can bring her down (Part One)

In the next episode of Mary Free Bed’s new podcast, “Rehabilitationships,” we meet a mother of eight breaking barriers.

An·ti·grav·i·ty – Definition – the antithesis of weight; defying the forces of gravity

Liz Fanco and her husband Jeff have eight children and live in Caledonia, Michigan. She was asked by two of her kids to join them in a half marathon. Her kids asked her, so she said yes.

The problem was, Liz has been overweight her whole life. She had never even run a mile before either.

The thing is, this wasn’t just any race, it was racing for a cause. Liz was inspired to support World Vision and raise funds to help people access clean water.

“As long, as I can move my feet,” Says Liz Fanco, “I’ll keep moving them until the global water crisis is solved.”

Liz moved her feet for three years, for thousands of miles, but she hated running. She just wanted to find a way to “hate running less.”

Then she met Todd. Todd Buckingham, Ph.D., is an exercise physiologist at Mary Free Bed’s Sports Rehabilitation Performance Lab.

They met, because she heard of this treadmill, an AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill. It might, just might help her to “hate running less.”

Hear Liz and Todd share about how their journey together in their own words. Learn about Liz’s amazing transformation and how she defied gravity, on the next episode of “Rehabilitationships.”

This story is so good, we had to spilt it up into two parts. The first episode is available today, in the player below, and the second half will hit podcast feeds in two weeks.
For more information on Rehabilitationships: https://www.maryfreebed.com/podcast/
For more info on the Sports Performance Lab: https://www.maryfreebed.com/services/sports-rehabilitation/sports-performance-lab/

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Sled Hock·ey - Hockey is for everyone

In a special episode of “Rehabilitationships,” we recorded on location at the Griff’s Sled Hockey Classic, a sled hockey tournament featuring over 200 athletes with disabilities.

ˈsled ˈhä-kē

adaptation of ice hockey designed for players with varying physical abilities.

A highly competitive Paralympic sport, sled hockey is similar to traditional hockey, except participants sit on bladed sleds. It’s ideal for competitive and recreational athletes with lower-limb-affected disabilities. Earlier this year, the U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey team won their fourth consecutive gold medal.

Players use shortened hockey sticks with a blade on one end and a pick on the other, which enables them to propel across the ice. Just like in traditional hockey, checking, penalties and hard slap shots are abundant.

In this conversation, we talk with the coach of the Grand Rapids Junior Sled Wings, Steve Kozlowski. We are joined by Megan Bouman, sports coordinator at Mary Free Bed Wheelchair and Adaptive Sports. Two athletes from the Junior Sled Wings and the Future Sled Wings jump in on the conversation, too.

Learn more about Mary Free Bed’s Wheelchair and Adaptive Sports program, who proudly supports the teams: https://www.maryfreebed.com/services/wheelchair-adaptive-sports/

The Grand Rapids Junior Sled Wings are also supported by the Grand Rapids Griffins Youth Foundation: https://www.griffinskids.org/

Watch livestreams of some of the games from the tournament at Sled Wings Radio: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGV4v-w-YXnO7B8Czbx2R0A