Lex Gonzales
Chief Education Officer of Healthy Boomers Like You!
Speaker bio
It all started when Lex was 9 years old helping his father build their family home in the Philippines. He saw in his father the values Baby Boomers came to be known for: a strong work ethic, self-assured, resourceful, and disciplined – not afraid to put in a hard day of work.
Just like most Baby Boomers, Lex’s dad was a no-nonsense, hardworking father who strived hard to provide for the needs of his family.
Always self-sacrificing to prioritize his family’s needs, Lex’s dad unfortunately neglected his own health. He suddenly passed away from a heart attack leaving Lex without a father at the tender age of ten.
The day his father died was the day Lex decided to help his father’s generation, the Baby Boomer generation, to not only build their dream, but to live healthy lives so they get to enjoy their dreams with their loved ones.
Lex brings that experience with him on to the stage.
He is not a theory guy – though he earned his doctorate degree in Physical Therapy from the University of South Florida and the CORe credentials in Business Analytics, Economics for Managers, and Financial Accounting from HBX, Harvard Business School – Lex likes to speak and draw from his clinical experience working with the Baby Boomer generation. He has been a physical therapist for over 22 years with a special interest in the field of geriatric rehabilitation.
Although he has written an award-winning and Amazon best-selling book, he observes that, “Life lessons are often discovered in the experience, not just the textbook.”
Not only does he know how to work on improving the health and fitness of Baby Boomers, his delivery from the stage is both engaging and value packed.
"I can't think of any way to improve it.
It was perfect!" - R. McCoy
"Nothing to change - it was very informative!"
- G. Wainwright
"Very helpful and interesting information!"
- C. Ridley
Topic One
Balance: The Secret to Keeping your Independence 75 minutes, including a Q&A session
Consider the statistic from CDC: Every second of every day, 1 older adult fall in the United States.
In this interactive presentation, Lex shares the secret strategies he has used to improve the balance and independence of Baby Boomers. He not only knows the secrets, he wrote it! Lex is the author of The Book of Balance: Rehab Secrets to Improve Your Balance and Decrease Your Risk of Falling, WINNER of the 12th Annual Indie Excellence Award, Nonfiction Category (Aging).
In this presentation Lex will reveal and demonstrate...
The 3 postural strategies you can use to keep your balance.
The 2 reasons people fall.
The sensory systems you can sharpen to improve your balance.
Simple and practical exercises you can do at home.
In this presentation, you can imagine a life free of falling. That's independence!
Topic Two
Lessons Learned from People Who Discovered the Fountain of Youth 75 minutes, including a Q&A session
As a society, we tend to celebrate the prodigies, or the young and the restless. But what if we looked at the people who were at the opposite end of the timeline but actually achieved more? These are the people who discovered the fountain of youth. By studying them, Lex has come up with the lessons that can help Baby Boomers add more life to their years! Discover the fountain of youth in this presentation...
What made other people so prolific in their golden years?
What did these people NOT do to achieve more?
What's the potion of youth?
The sensory systems you can sharpen to improve your balance.
Why your chance of living a successful and productive life has nothing to do with your age.
