Physical activity and health guidelines - Riva L. Rahl

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Riva L. Rahl, MD, is medical director of the Cooper Wellness
Program at the Cooper Aerobics Center in Dallas, Texas, where she
counsels patients and clients regarding appropriate physical activity
programs.

Board certified in both internal and emergency medicine, Rahl is a staff
physician at the Cooper Clinic in Dallas and was previously chief
resident in emergency medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern
(Parkland) Hospital. She is a member of the American College of Sports
Medicine, the American College of Physicians, and USA Track and Field.
She received her medical doctorate from the University of California at
San Francisco in 1999.

Now a competitive marathoner, Rahl was a four-year varsity athlete in
cross country and track and field at Rice University (Division I), where
she studied biochemistry and exercise science. She has won several
races, including the Dallas White Rock Marathon in 2000 and the Fort
Worth Cowtown Marathon in 2000, 2002, and 2008.

Rahl and her husband, Brian, and two young sons reside in Dallas. Rahl
enjoys training for race day, caring for her children, and traveling
internationally.