A Bit About Me
Jeff Young, EdD(c) (Kinesiology), MS (Exercise & Sport Science), Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), ACSM-EIM works primarily in medical fitness, and has worked at world-class facilities such as Duke University, UCLA, and Beth Israel Medical Centers, and as the founding fitness coordinator and faculty practice provider at Mount Sinai Medical Center’s Center for Health and Healing in New York City – the most comprehensive urban-based academic integrative medicine and medical fitness facility in the U.S. at the time.
In addition to serving as CEO of the Medicine-Rehab-Fitness Institute, Jeff runs a New York City–based company that delivers and manages medical fitness and post-rehabilitation services at a clinical facility in Manhattan. Some additional roles and positions include:
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Adjunct lecturer at CUNY York College in Queens, NY (teaching strength & conditioning, sports medicine & rehabilitation, exercise prescription for special populations, nutrition & health, and a weight training activity course).
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Founder and Director of the New York State Physical Activity Coalition ("New York Moves") - a state-level implementation of the Physical Activity Alliance' National Physical Activity Plan.
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Developed the "Fundamentals of Medical Fitness" course - an accredited, 18-module, university-level medical fitness curriculum for clinicians and certified fitness professionals. Contributing authors include Dr. Jon Bonnet, MD (co-author of the Fundamentals of Medical Fitness textbook), Dr. Andrew Mock, MD, Dr. Thomas Hammett, DPT, David Flench (president/CEO of the Medical Fitness Association), and Sheila Hautbois, PA-C.
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Consultant and educator for several medical clinics, organizations, societies and healthcare technology companies across the U.S.
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Co-host of The Medical Fitness Podcast.
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Former President of the American College of Sports Medicine’s Greater New York Regional Chapter.
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Founding and current chair of the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s Special Populations SIG.
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Chair-elect, Medical Fitness Association's Northeast Region.
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Unit author, American College of Lifestyle Medicine Residency Curriculum (implemented at nearly 200 residency programs across the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico).
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Subject matter expert, selected to develop and lead the exercise component of LNG Canada’s (a $40 billion project) lifestyle medicine-based corporate health program.
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Founding chair of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine’s Fitness and Medicine MIG.
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Medical fitness content contributor for the American Physical Therapy Association's Health Promotion and Wellness Council.
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Continuing education provider for the National Strength and Conditioning Association and the National Academy of Sports Medicine.
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Former subject matter expert for the American Osteopathic College of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
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Sought-after speaker, presented at nearly 50 conferences (medical, rehab, fitness) and over two dozen colleges, universities, and medical schools both nationally and internationally.
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