Your Health Team
When you work with Herb Duncan, he does everything he can to help you reach your goal to be fit. This includes tackling nutrition and in some cases medical health. For clients who are interested in learning more in these areas, Herb partners with a registered dietician and an M.D.
Herb Duncan,
Founder of NexLev Health and Fitness
Herb Duncan loves what he does. He’s one of the lucky few who has found his passion: to help others enhance their overall health to live a richer life. He does this every day through his work as founder of NexLev Health and Fitness.
In his 20-plus years in the profession, Herb has designed hundreds of programs for individuals suffering from type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and weight management. His clients include physicians, professional athletes, movie personalities and fitness-minded people concerned about general health.
Herb has served as a fitness expert for ABC 15 News, The Arizona Republic and a variety of fitness seminars in Phoenix. He was also a featured fitness column writer for the Ahwatukee Foothills News for several years.
Herb is a second degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, has five years of boxing experience and four years experience in Brazilian Jiu jitsu.
Love for Personal Training
Herb began his training career with professional athletes. But it was his own mother’s interest in improving her health and fitness level that prompted him to bring the proven, science-based personal training approach to anyone interested in being in the best shape they can be for their everyday life. Herb has worked with everyone from professional athletes interested in upping their game to someone needing to recuperate from an injury to moms interested in keeping fit and active. Whatever your fitness goal, Herb’s technical understanding of the human body’s function and his genuine interest in helping you achieve your goals make him your ideal personal trainer.
Certifications
Herb received his certification as a personal trainer from the National Academy of Sports Medicine, a global leader in providing evidence-based certifications and advanced credentials to health and fitness professionals. He also has a personal training certification from APEX in 1999. And although Herb wouldn’t offer services without these industry certifications, it’s his in-depth knowledge of the science of the human body that make him the trainer that will take you and your fitness to the next level.
Education and Background Experience
Prior to his work as a certified personal trainer, Herb spent six years in the Arena Football League and was a member of the Arizona Rattlers 1997 championship team. Before joining the Rattlers, Herb played for the Canadian Football League’s Edmonton Eskimos and the National Football League’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who drafted him out of college.
Herb received his bachelor’s degree in communications from Northern Arizona University in 1989 where he played football and ran track.
Chrissy Barth, R.D.
Chrissy Barth, R.D., C.F.T., R.Y.T., is an expert in the field of nutrition and fitness. She is passionate about teaching others about optimal health and wellness by taking the confusion out of nutrition.
Chrissy was Arizona’s Young Dietitian of the Year in 2007 and has been listed in the “Who’s Who of Executives and Professionals — Dietetics Honor’s Edition.”
Chrissy is the founder and CEO of Live.Breathe.Nutrition., LLC, a nutrition coaching and consulting practice in Scottsdale. In addition she serves as a national and local media spokesperson and nutrition consultant to sports teams, medical and training facilities, health clubs and spas, corporations and local television news programs.
Chrissy’s expertise includes high performance nutrition for the athlete and executive, the nutritional management of eating disorders and disordered eating, youth nutrition, weight management, and medical nutrition therapy. She is an adjunct faculty member at Paradise Valley and Glendale Community Colleges.
Chrissy is a member of the American Dietetic Association and serves as the Consultation and Private Practice Chair of the Arizona Dietetic Association-Central board. She is also a member of the International Sports Sciences Association, Yoga Alliance, Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutritionists, Dietitians in Communications and Business, and Nutrition Entrepreneurs. Chrissy received her undergraduate degree in human nutrition with a concentration in dietetics from Arizona State University and is currently a graduate candidate there studying nutrition.
An athlete and sports enthusiast, Chrissy enjoys spending time outdoors hiking and supporting many local athletic events in Arizona. Last, but certainly not least, Chrissy is an avid yoga enthusiast and encourages many of her clients to incorporate yoga into their lifestyle.
Rakesh "Rocky" Patel, M.D.
Rakesh Patel, M.D., is the owner and operator of Arizona Sun Family Medicine, P.C., and specializes in family medicine.
He received his bachelor’s degree in anthropology-zoology from the University of Michigan in 1991. He then received his medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1995. He completed his family practice residency program in 1998 where he served as the Chief Resident at Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center in Dearborn, Mich.
Dr. Patel is board-certified by the American Board of Family Medicine.
When you seek help and support with Dr. Patel, you get a more empathetic ear than you will with most doctors. That’s because he knows firsthand what it’s like to struggle with being overweight. After losing 60 pounds with a nutritious diet and regular exercise, Dr. Patel can empathize with his patients who face the same road blocks he once faced. He is also an encouraging testament that it’s possible to achieve success.
Working with Dr. Patel you’ll find a partner in your weight loss quest, someone to help you wade through the many misconceptions of healthy eating and weight loss. You will learn how to read food labels, make healthy food choices and start an exercise program that is right for you.
