Professional Background

As the owner of jvb physical therapy services, llc., Jennifaye V. Brown, PT, MSPT, PhD, NCS, CAPS takes pride in establishing fitness programs targeting individuals of all levels of abilities. She is inspired to develop exercises and physical activities to improve health when the individual demonstrates self-efficacy: believing in his or her capacity to execute behaviors necessary to achieve fitness goals. The focus is on the person doing the work not Dr. Brown making the person do the work. Dr. Brown sees herself as an instructor to guide individuals towards the goal by providing a person-centered exercise or physical activity plan.

Physical Activity:¹ Any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that results in energy expenditure and can be accomplished by engaging in occupational duties (work), sports, leisure or household activities.

Exercise:¹ A subcategory of physical activity that is planned, structured, and repetitive [duration, order of events such as stretching, strengthening, aerobic/cardiac conditioning and balance, and has a specific amount of repetitions per set]. There is a designated outcome or goal to improve physical fitness which is skilled-based [walk a mile as an example] or health-based [lower blood pressure as an example].

To achieve anything in life, discipline and consistency are key. Dr. Brown’s expectation is that her clients come ready with a level of seriousness to be disciplined and consistent to achieve their goals. Dr. Brown brings her expertise in Exercise Science (PhD: Doctor of Philosophy), personal training (Certified by the Athletics Fitness Association of America – AFAA^®), aquatic fitness (Certified by FiTOUR^®) and physical therapy (MS: Master of Science) to provide evidence-based exercise/physical activity instruction with vigor and enthusiasm. She trains individuals based on the FITT-CORRECT Principle: Frequency, Intensity, Time & Type of exercise – Combination of interventions/exercises, Order of interventions/exercises, Repetitions, Rest Period, Exercise at home, Cognitive Domain [what you know and understand], & Total dose [amount of exercise/physical activity] & re-evaluation of the fitness program. Be ready to move for better health!

Dr. Brown earned a PhD in Exercise Science from the Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina in 2013. Dr. Brown is a 1990 graduate of the University of Miami with a Master of Science in Physical Therapy. She first became board certified by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) in 1994 and became re-certified for ten-year terms in 2004, 2014 and recently completed the requirements for her fourth recertification. As an Advanced Credentialed Clinical Instructor by the Clinical Instructor Education Board, Dr. Brown has taught at eight PT and PTA education programs and has taught over 115 courses continuing education courses and community-based presentations that describe the benefits of exercise and physical activity. As a master-level clinician and instructor of many continuing education courses (course evaluations: 4.5/5 – excellent), she is skilled at teaching health information to adult learners. Dr. Brown is a 2020 graduate of the prestigious Fellowship in Education Leadership by the APTA. In other words, she loves teaching all things exercise and physical activity, especially in the water as it relates to aquatic fitness and safe swimming. She is on the board of LAPS: Lowcountry Aquatic Project Swimming currently serving as secretary. Dr. Brown is a member of AFAA^®: The Athletics and Fitness Association of America and the APTA.

In 2017, she became a Certified Aging in Place Specialist by the National Association of Home Builders to complement her experience of conducting home assessments as a physical therapist and providing recommendations for accessibility that accommodate a variety of disAbilities. Dr. Brown has taught a physical therapy program course in Disabilities Management and has extensive experience in redesigning lived spaces incorporating universal design allowing individuals with disAbilities to age in place.

References

1. Caspersen CJ, Powell KE, Christenson GM. Physical activity, exercise, and physical fitness: definitions and distinctions for health-related research. Public Health Rep. 1985;100(2):126-131.