“As a physician, right, as a nurse, as a trainer, we’re in the service business, we’ve been trained to be up here, and the patient be down here, … but we’re their partner.” Traditional healthcare is in a state of disconnect with leading a healthy lifestyle, and preventative care. At …

I stumbled upon a study in my Feedly newsfeed a few weeks ago with a few key words that caught my eye: “yoga” and “low back pain.” I’ve struggled with pain in my low back for some time and yoga was the thing that seemed to feel the worst. Yet this study …

Photo by Manuel MartinezAri Levy is a former Blackhawks team physician who just opened a primary care office and upscale gym in River North. Imagine your next doctor’s visit taking place in a sleek River North space where you also have the option for a high-intensity group workout and a …

We are on the cusp of a new era in health care communication, believes Kevin Volpp, M.D., a pioneer in researching how people respond to efforts to engage them in achieving better health. “We’re at Engagement 2.0,” Volpp said. “We now know a lot more about what motivates people and …

Dr. Ari Levy “I spend so much time caring for patients and running my business, my summer bucket list is all about family and taking care of myself. An early run, followed by sunrise yoga over by Belmont Harbor helps me get perspective and some quiet time for myself. The rest of …

The 14,000-sf Shift center, Chicago, focuses on enhancing clients’ physical performance by encouraging better health and nutrition habits. Courtesy Shift The latest trend in integrated healthcare and wellness is the emergence of facilities that track and enhance human performance at the intersection of medicine, fitness, nutrition, and recovery. At least …

If there’s one thing (although there is definitely not only one thing) we learned from talking to high achievers about their goals for our podcast series #WeGotGoals, it’s that people approach goals from wildly different perspectives. Take Dawn Jackson Blatner, our last guest, for instance; she has a pretty serious aversion to …

An email Dr. Ari Levy wrote to himself 19 years ago was the genesis of an idea realized this year – the combination of medicine, fitness, nutrition, recovery and coaching under one roof – in a place he calls SHIFT. Sunlight streams in from the huge windows of SHIFT’s new space in …

SHIFT, a new fully integrated healthcare facility in Chicago, is continuing to enhance the experience its members can expect through new partnerships with local Chicago healthcare providers. Members who join the startup gain access to a groundbreaking approach to healthcare, with fully integrated medical, coaching, fitness, nutrition, and recovery services offered under one …