Impact Performance Training


IPT (Impact Performace Training) is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating those on the benefits of exercise and a healthier lifestyle in a effort to prevent and combat CV (Cardiovascular Disease) and diabetes.

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Disease Overview


Type-2 Diabetes

What is type-2 diabetes?

Type 2 diabetes is when your body doesn’t use insulin properly. In type 2 diabetes, some people are insulin resistant, meaning that their body produces a lot of insulin but can’t use it effectively. Some people with type 2 diabetes don’t produce enough insulin. Type 2 is different from type 1 diabetes because in type 1, your body doesn’t produce any insulin at all.

Whether you’re insulin resistant or have too little insulin, the end result is the same in type 2 diabetes: your blood glucose level is too high.

What are the symptoms of type 2 diabetes?

The symptoms of type 2 diabetes (also called type 2 diabetes mellitus) develop gradually—so gradually, in fact, that it’s possible to miss them or to not connect them as related symptoms. Some of the common symptoms of type 2 diabetes:

  - Fatigue
  - Extreme thirst
  - Frequent urination
  - Extreme hunger
  - Weight loss
  - Frequent infections
  - Slow wound healing
  - Blurry vision

What causes type 2 diabetes?

Type 2 diabetes has several causes: genetics and lifestyle are the most important ones. A combination of these factors can cause insulin resistance, when your body doesn’t use insulin as well as it should. Insulin resistance is the most common cause of type 2 diabetes.

Type 2 diabetes is treated with a combination of healthy meal planning, physical activity, medications, and perhaps insulin.

Healthy meal planning changes and exercise are the cornerstones of type 2 diabetes treatment. They often help people lose weight, which in turn can help their bodies use insulin better. Many people, when they’re first diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, are overweight (BMI >25), so making healthy lifestyle choices—such as reducing calories and portion sizes and being more active—can help them get to a healthier weight.

Cardiovascular Disease

What is cardiovascular disease?

Cardiovascular disease includes conditions that affect the structures or function of your heart, such as:

  - Coronary artery disease (narrowing of the arteries)
  - Heart attack
  - Abnormal heart rhythms, or arrhythmias
  - Heart failure
  - Heart valve disease
  - Congenital heart disease
  - Heart muscle disease (cardiomyopathy)
  - Pericardial disease
  - Aorta disease and Marfan syndrome
  - Vascular disease (blood vessel disease)

What is the most common form of cardiovascular disease?

Coronary artery disease is the most common type of heart disease in the US. Coronary arteries supply blood to the heart muscle and coronary artery disease occurs when there is a buildup of cholesterol plaque inside the artery walls.

What can you do to prevent heart disease?

Studies indicate that pairing a healthy diet with regular exercise is the best way not only to prevent heart disease, but to reverse some risk factors.

Is it necessary to pound the miles at the gym every day, or will a simple 30-minute walk do the trick?

It's always best to check with your doctor, but most research shows that any type of exercise that you enjoy and will perform on a regular basis is best.

Why is exercise important?

The heart needs exercise just like any other muscle. Muscles that are utilized regularly become stronger and healthier, whereas muscles that aren't used weaken and atrophy. When it's exercised, the heart can pump more blood through the body and continue working at optimal efficiency with little strain. This will likely help it to stay healthy longer. Regular exercise also helps to keep arteries and other blood vessels flexible, ensuring good blood flow and normal blood pressure.

While a lack of physical activity raises the risk for heart disease, engaging in regular exercise lowers it. Consider the following:

  - According to Elijah Saunders, M.D., head of the hypertension section of the University of Maryland School Medicine's Division of Cardiology, exercise helps control blood pressure because it stimulates "nitric oxide," which keeps blood vessels open.

  - A study published in the British Medical Journal found that women who committed to regular brisk walks raised their levels of HDL ("good") cholesterol. This regular exercise correlated to an over 50 percent reduction in coronary events.

  - Researchers found that heart attack patients who participated in a formal exercise program experienced a reduced death rate of 20 to 25 percent. Some studies showed an even higher rate of reduction. Several large reviews of past research also conclude that those patients who engage in exercise-based rehabilitation after a heart attack are more likely to live longer.

  - A review of studies over the last half-century show that physical activity reduces the risk of coronary artery disease. The most physically active subjects generally had disease rates 50 percent lower than those who are sedentary.

The Team


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XAVIER
MCFADDEN

Sports Performance Coach

Xavier McFadden

Sports Performance Coach

Born and raised in Laurel, MD, at the age of 23, Xavier has had a life, not like many that are in his age group. As a recent graduate of Salisbury University in Salisbury, MD (Class of 2017), Xavier graduated with a Bachelors of Science with his focus being Exercise Science. In the summer after his freshman year of college that is when he had his first major experience with entrepreneurialism by running his own financial services business for about two years. It was through this opportunity he was introduced to books such as "Rich Dad Poor Dad" by Robert Kiyosaki and "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill that changed the trajectory of his life. It was through reading books of influence like the ones mentioned above that caused Xavier to become a bibliophile and average anywhere from 50-60 books in a year (with a goal to eventually reach 100).

Topics such as personal development, athletic development (both mentally and physically), health and wellness are all topics that Xavier is a staunch advocate of, and it will be topics such as these that you will see him touch on throughout the various files of The Archives. Xavier has already taken it upon himself to speak publicly on these topics and now he has decided to expand his market and increase his content by providing written material to the public. If you would like to know more about any of the services he offers, such as speaking events and training sessions, please reach out at the contact information provided below.

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TIMOTHY STEWART

Founder / Executive Director

Timothy Stewart

Founder / Executive Director

From an early age, while attending Springbrook High School and Montgomery College, Timothy Stewart discovered his passion for helping others through service projects with special needs students and at risk young adults. His driving force for his chosen profession is the desire to reduce the amount of deaths that are related to the lack of education about unhealthy habits that lead to diabetes and cardio vascular disease. He focuses on preventative treatment plans that are created to involve both exercise and healthy lifestyle changes. Since early 2015, he has impacted the lives of over 500 people with changing their unhealthy habits into obtainable health oriented goals. He has also mentored young adults through inspirational seminars with career building focus.

He became a licensed trainer in 2008 and in his spare time managed to train almost 100 people while working full time and running summer camps for disadvantage youth. Mr. Stewart has participated in several charitable activities, which led to greater outreach opportunities. These opportunities have allowed him to reach out to more clients and educate more people about the risks of unhealthy life choices.

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CARL (CJ)
TAYLOR

Community Outreach

Timothy Stewart

Community Outreach

Carl Taylor aka CJ was born in VA, but spent his school years in Prince George's County MD. C.J attended Salisbury University where he studied psychology. C.J brings a great deal of experience to the director of community outreach positon; being that he was a former athlete, coach and referee in the greater area of Bowie. C.J also brings in the experience of being in the community with many years of being a teacher and working with the housing commission here in MD. While on the frontline he worked with students from PRE-K to grade 5 and parents helping to shape and change the community there were in.

Get in Touch


To get in touch about any of the following
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  • General questions or info
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Laurel, Maryland

+1 240.593.5251

ipt.stewart@gmail.com

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