Kimberly Garrison

Kimberly Garrison is one of the nation's most sought-after fitness experts. She has more than 20 years' expertise in the health and fitness industry and is the owner of 1-on-1 Ultimate Fitness. She is a Certified Personal Trainer, a fitness columnist, a spokesmodel, and motivational speaker. She pens a weekly column for the Philadelphia Daily News, blogs the Girlfriends' Locker Room, and hosts the Philly Fitness & Health podcast. Kimberly can also be seen regularly on various television programs.

Email Kimberly at kimberly@1on1ultimatefitness.com

Ala Standford Frey is the first black female pediatric surgeon to be trained completely in the U.S.

Kimberly Garrison: Doctor juggles many jobs, keeps fit

Posted 12/11/2008

SUPERWOMAN. Wonderwoman. Yes, those are the best words I can think of to describe the extraordinary, 37-year-old Philly home girl, Ala Standford Frey.

Calendar for June 26-July 1, 2008

Kimberly Garrison: 'Unexpected Blessings' and Thanksgiving - 11/20/2008: WITH THE Wall Street bailout, Main Street mess, unprecedented mortgage foreclosures, a fallen stock market, a credit freeze, and record unemployment have many Americans feeling there is nothing much to be thankful for this year.
Kimberly Garrison: Philly's OK with menu label law - 11/13/2008: COUNCILWOMAN Blondell Reynolds Brown's menu-label legislation passed in City Council by a 12-5 vote last week. Hooray! In case you're unfamiliar, the new ordinance requires restaurants with 15 or more locations to show customers the numbers on calories, fat and transfat, carbohydrates and sodium for all the food and beverages on their menus - the goal being to help Philadelphians make more educated food choices.
Kimberly Garrison: It's time for your flu shot - 11/06/2008: ABOUT 36,000 people die every year in the United States from influenza, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control. Unbelievably, more than 200,000 people are hospitalized annually, and flu and pneumonia are the seventh leading cause of death.
Kimberly Garrison: Steps to help prevent breast cancer - 10/30/2008: OCTOBER IS National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and as the month comes to an end, I quietly say a prayer of gratitude as I am reminded of my mother's victory over the disease a decade ago.
Kimberly Garrison: It's time to get Series about exercise - 10/23/2008: IT'S BEEN 28 YEARS since the Philadelphia Phillies won the World Series, so winning this year would be especially sweet.
Kimberly Garrison: 2 Olympians share how they stay in shape - 10/16/2008: LEGENDARY NINE-TIME Olympic gold medalist Mark Spitz and five-time gold medalist Nadia Comaneci were both in Philadelphia recently, and I almost missed them.
Kimberly Garrison: Want to lose weight? Change your habits - 10/09/2008: LATELY, I'VE been receiving tons of e-mail regarding quick ways to lose weight. You name it, I've been asked about it. The grapefruit diet. Cabbage soup. The master cleanse diet. Atkins. South Beach. The Zone.
Kimberly Garrison: Hey, baby boomers, are you ready to retire? - 10/02/2008: WHEN IT comes to longevity, baby boomers rule! According to most experts, those born between 1946 and 1964 may have the highest life expectancy of any generation.
Kimberly Garrison: China's tainted formula raises red flag for us, too - 09/25/2008: REPORTS OF TAINTED infant formula in China were all over the press last week. According to official reports, four infants have died from formula tainted with melamine, and it is estimated that more than 6,000 infants have become ill. Thousands more may still be at risk.
Kimberly Garrison | Affairs of the heart: Women's health is in their hands - 02/01/2007: Daily News Staff

WHILE FEBRUARY is the shortest month of the year, it is not short on celebrations: Valentine's Day, Black History Month, Presidents Day, Groundhog Day and, since 2004, "Go Red for Women Day."