Dr. Metzl’s specialty is treating injuries without surgery. His favorite medicine, he says, is exercise: It is one he takes often and prescribes to all of his patients. He’s completed over 40 marathons and Ironman competitions, and his goal is to do at least one Ironman every year.
To his patients, Dr. Metzl is not only the healer of their achy knees and sore shoulders, but a fitness instructor. He designed and teaches an exercise class he calls “Ironstrength,” which combines high intensity cardio with strength training. The class is free, open to the public, and held at parks and other locations around New York City.
[For more of this story, written by Anahad O'Connor, go to http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/24/the-workout-practicing-his-own-medicine/?ref=health]
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