Fort Myers, FL Health and Fitness

Tardiness will cost you at The Training Box. For every minute of class latecomers miss, they must perform three burpees—a challenging union of pushups and jumping jacks. The gym operates under a no-excuses approach to fitness, packing its 6,000-square-foot functional training space with punching bags, a rock-climbing wall, and strength-training equipment, and conducting high-intensity CrossFit and MMA classes throughout the week. CrossFit Level 1 certified instructors shout words of motivation and favorite Dr. Seuss quotes to classes of students of all shapes and sizes, leading them through the daunting, ever-changing gamut of exercises. To keep patrons healthy outside the gym, staff members dole out nutritional tips and advice and even write up healthy menus that guests can follow at home.

Katie Romano Griffin began her health career as a nurse. After observing the powerful effects of hypnotherapy at the integrative medicine practice she ran, she believed she could make more of a difference in people's lives through working with the subconscious mind. Griffin embarked on a two-year study of hypnotherapy. She integrated her findings into a broader life coaching methodology designed to treat issues ranging from paralytic social anxiety to a fear of bridges.

During her healing sessions, Katie combines the breadth of life coaching with the depth of hypnosis. She examines the patient's life from infancy to adulthood with questions and mental exercises, while delving into the subconscious with the help of relaxation techniques that the patient can repeat at home. Through these methods, Griffin has successfully treated smoking addictions, issues with overeating, and stress. “It is amazing to see someone light up,” she says of her newly liberated patients.

In addition to helping people through one-on-one sessions, the Griffin reaches a wider audience as an inspirational speaker and an author.

Acupuncture physician Robert Murdoch treats clients' health concerns with a natural-care services that range from holistic pediatric care to neurolinguistic programming. In addition to nutrition counseling and detoxification programs, the physicians created the Call Me Slim weight-loss program to help clients meet their weight goals by learning healthier habits instead of training themselves to cry whenever someone mentions candy.

Founded by Dr. Saurin J. Shah—a graduate of Georgetown who completed a fellowship at Harvard Medical School—Advanced Radiology Imaging Associates helps to identify potential health problems with a fleet of advanced medical equipment and fast turnaround time. Using MRIs, ultrasounds, and computed tomography, the certified staff performs screenings and swiftly provides patients with primary interpretations, second opinions, and 3,002nd opinions.