
Bart Walker grew up in middle Tennessee. Watching his father’s career in healthcare, specifically working with the elderly in a skilled nursing environment, Bart knew early on that his calling was in healthcare, working with seniors. Today, Bart is the Executive Director for the Life Care/Century Park campus in Lawrenceville that is comprised of Garden Plaza, The Bridge and Life Care of Lawrenceville. Representing Garden Plaza, he tells us that this beautiful independent living community completed the campus just two years ago by providing an independent living alternative to the existing communities. Bart loves his job, and loves the opportunity to learn from his residents, and to participate in their lives on a daily basis. Schedule a tour a Garden Plaza by calling (770 236-8333, reach Bart directly via email at jbwalker@centurypa.com, or visit them on the web at www.lawrencevilleretirement.com.
Though relatively new with The Bridge (about a year), Atlanta native Lisa Lewis wishes she had found them sooner! After attending Georgia Southern University, Lisa took and interest in senior recreation, starting her career structuring activities and events for a rehabilitation center. She notes that “programming and recreation is critical to keeping residents engaged.” Over the years Lisa has worked her way from Activities Director to her current position as General Manager at The Bridge. Managing a diverse group of staff and residents, she tells us that every day is different, but she is thrilled to be able to make a positive impact on the lives of so many people. Contact Lisa at The Bridge by calling (678) 377-8191, or email her at llewis@centurypa.com. Take a virtual tour here.
Life Care Center of Lawrenceville is either a logical next step, or a convenient interim step for residents of the Lifecare campus when they need just a bit of extra care. Hollie Noth is the center’s Executive Director. Originally from New Jersey, Hollie attended Southern Adventist University, pursuing a degree in Business Administration. After an extracurricular student meeting on campus, Hollie became interested in long term care for older adults and eventually specialized her education in Long Term Care Administration. Like so many others, Hollie’s “light bulb” moment came as a result of volunteering her time and talent. She will tell you that one of the highlights of her recent career was having one of her residents crowned as Miss Georgia Nursing Home 2009. Call (678) 442-0777 for a tour of the Life Care facility – you might just see Hollie with her Rottweiler “Rambo” roaming the halls. Contact her directly via email at hollie_noth@lcca.com, or visit their website here.


pounds on the show. She also won a record setting 8 challenges, the most of any contestant in show history. Her story is truly inspirational and throughout her 18 weeks on the show Tara really showed her fans what determination looks like. Today, Tara stars in a couple of new Biggest Loser exercise dvds from Lionsgate. The Last Chance Workout and The 30 Day Jump Start. She wants to continue to motivate and inspire people to lose weight and live a healthy life. She has been featured in newspapers, magazines and tv shows. And on our show Tara shared some behind the scenes stories of what it was like working out with Jillian and Bob on the ranch. Tara is now running marathons and triathlons in order to continue to inspire and support her fans on Team Tara. To learn more please go to her website

Recreation and Fitness at Princeton University. Matt explained the dangers of weight lifting on swiss exercise balls, how to read supplement labels and the benefits of drinking chocolate milk after you work out. We have talked about the dangers of working out with weights while laying on a swiss exercise ball but the message is not getting through – an NBA player hurt himself when the ball burst as he was pressing weights while on the ball. The balls may say they can’t burst but if you put enough weight on them they can. Using supplements when you are a college or pro athlete can be dicey – the labels may not include any ingredients that are banned but during the manufacturing process banned substances can make their way in. A study Matt mentioned said that up to 15% of supplements had some form of steroids in them. And lastly we talked about the protein power in chocolate milk that is not in other sports recovery drinks. Matt’s new book on Youth Fitness can be found on Amazon.

Probiotics help with digestion and can relieve lots of stomach related issues. They are beneficial bacteria that have been shown to get rid of bad pathogens in your body – boosting your immune system and helping you resist viruses. Americans have been reluctant to try this supplement but it might help people with food intolerances – sometimes as fast as 72 hours. These are people who might be lactose intolerant, on gluten free diets or have diabetes. To learn more please go to Frank’s website 













