Trumbull, CT Health and Fitness

Licensed massage therapist and Move2Wellness owner Rob Young envisioned his business as a place where clients could come to adjust “their own inner compass.” This compass comprises his company’s logo, which is fitting given that his relaxing massage work charts such a direct course for his customers to follow in order to feel renewed. Alongside Rob is a team of professionals equally well versed in the healing arts, including yoga instructors, reiki practitioners, a naturopathic physician, and a qi gong instructor.

Led by Dr. Kenneth Epstein, an experienced dentist with 32 years of experience, the team of dental experts, oral surgeons, and support staff at Family Dental Group's two locations enhance clients' smiles within the group's modern office spaces. The team can treat a variety of patient needs including crowns, mercury-free fillings, and straightening via Invisalign. Dr. Epstein also specializes in cosmetic treatments such as veneers and teeth whitening that can help undo damage to teeth caused by smoking, drinking wine, or kissing an octopus.

Brick Walk Dental Care's Dr. Ben Schultz, one of a select few Academy of General Dentistry masters in the tri-state area, draws upon 26 years of experience to perform specialty treatments, such as installing veneers, ceramic restorations, implants, and invisible braces, as well as general checkups. His high-end practice uses the latest technologies, including digital x-rays, air abrasion to repair cavities, and diagnostic lasers to detect decay, and patients can watch cable TV during treatments. For the ultimate patient luxuries, the office keeps a refreshment bar stocked with water, juice, and granola bars and provides cars and camels to transport patients who are having extensive cosmetic or restorative work to and from home.

In a cozy, brown-shuttered house that you might mistake for someone's home, Dr. Alfred Sofer is changing people's lives with cutting-edge medical technology. Plastic Surgery Center of Fairfield's impressive facilities include an imaging room, where Dr. Sofer reveals sun damage and other conditions with the Visia complexion-analysis device. Dr. Sofer also uses the Vectra imaging system—which he discussed on WTNH 8's Connecticut Style program—to simulate the outcome of surgery or the addition of a second head in a realistic, three-dimensional model. He employs the advanced visualization tool to prepare patients for cosmetic and restorative procedures, which he performs either in the center's procedure room or within an accredited surgery center or hospital setting. If you walk up the office's charming, white-and-hardwood staircase to the second floor, you'll find members of Dr. Sofer's medical staff enhancing faces with nonsurgical skincare and laser treatments, including laser hair removal, photofacials, and dermal fillers.

With double board certification by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery, Dr. Sofer has experience in the most delicate procedures. His training includes a microvascular and hand-surgery fellowship at the Christine M. Kleinert Institute, the site of the first hand transplant in the United States. His extensive knowledge and caring nature earned him the 2012 Best Cosmetic Surgeon award from readers of Fairfield County Weekly.

As the official team dentist of the American Hockey League’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers, Dr. Walter Kostrzewski has experience in the trenches of restorative dentistry. When he's busy not replacing teeth with hockey pucks, he and his staff improve the health and appeal of teeth with preventative and cosmetic dental services at Comfortable Care Dentistry. The dental pros examine and x-ray mouths for signs of oral cancer or tooth decay and remove plaque and tartar. They also brighten smiles up to eight shades with Zoom! teeth whitening and correct oral problems with root canals and Invisalign teeth straightening.

Comfortable Care Dentistry takes the comfort of its guests seriously and uses amenities such as aromatherapy candles and their relaxing scents to live up to its name. TVs planted in the ceilings allow a pleasant diversion, and the staff offers bottled water, coffee, tea, and straight mouthwash for parched patients.

Inside the massive, well-outfitted Sportsplex, Fit Club Fairfield's team of personal trainers and fighting coaches teaches martial arts as both a method of self-defense and vigorous exercise. They train aspiring fighters in boxing, jujitsu, and muay thai, arming them with a suite of takedowns, punches, and kicks used in professional bouts. In sessions geared toward fitness, the team pits students against punching bags and focus pads as they battle off calories in pursuit of slimmer physiques, making participants more confident to don swimsuits or show their pillows who’s the boss.