WalkingSpree Experts & Advisors

Caroline R. Richardson, M.D

Caroline R. Richardson, M.D. is an Assistant Professor in the University of Michigan Medical School Department of Family Medicine, and a practicing family physician. She holds a joint appointment as a Research Scientist at the VA Health Services Research and Development Service in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She is also a Research Scientist with the Institute for Research on Women and Gender.

Dr. Richardson received an undergraduate degree from MIT in Mathematics, and she received her medical degree from Harvard. She completed her residency in Family Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia and completed a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Fellowship at the University of Michigan.

The main focus of Dr. Richardson's research is on integrating physical activity promotion into routine medical care. She is looking at several aspects of this issue including: objective measurement of physical activity in the primary care setting; development and evaluation of Internet-mediated, pedometer-based walking programs targeting people with chronic illness; and optimization of pedometer-based walking programs by manipulating goal setting and other behavioral strategies. Her Physician Faculty Scholars Program project is entitled “Enhancing Adherence by Building E-Communities.”

She is a member of the American Academy of Family Practice, Society for Teachers of Family Medicine, North American Primary Care Research Group and the American College of Sports Medicine. She is also a member of the STFM Research Committee and the AMA Expert Committee on the Assessment & Prevention of Childhood Obesity and Adolescent Overweight & Obesity.

Steve Garmaise, MBA

Steve Garmaise, an independent analyst and consultant based in Toronto, is a financial advisor to WalkingSpree. 23 years as an analyst and senior manager of leading investment dealers on Bay and Wall Streets have developed Steve’s expertise in governance, capital markets and mergers and acquisitions.  Steve has worked for a wide range of firms, from start-ups to large cross-border and international departments.

Steve was a founding partner and co-head of research at Genuity Capital Markets; managing director and head of global research for RBC Capital Markets; and senior vice-president and director of research for Merrill Lynch.  Previously Steve spent 10 years as a top-ranked analyst covering transportation, communications and special situations for the predecessor companies of National Bank Financial and CIBC World Markets.

Steve holds a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and a Masters of Business Administration (Dean's Honours List) from University of Western Ontario.  He sits on the boards of several charities and arts organizations and chairs the corporate committee of the Toronto Public Library Foundation.

Janice McCaffrey, M.Ed., C.Psych

Twenty-five years ago Janice McCaffrey dared to be different & transformed herself from competitive runner into world class race walker.

She competed for Canada in the Olympics in 1992, 1996 & 2000. During her racewalking career she has won:
13 Canadian Championships
3 U.S. Championships,
Bronze at the Commonwealth Games,
Silver Medal at the Pan Am Racewalk Cup & a Gold Medal at the Francophone Games.

Janice was 40 years old at her last Olympics. Upon “retiring” she resumed running and took up the triathlon. She has since been the Canadian Masters Marathon Champion, part of two World Masters Relay Records and represented Canada twice at the World Age Group Triathlon Championships.

Competing is not Janice’s only love as she also enjoys a challenging career and an active family life with her husband and two children. 

Janice holds a Master’s Degree in Educational Psychology and is a Chartered Psychologist.

Greg Isaacs

"I am thrilled that WalkingSpree.com is delivering a robust, automated and interactive program that compliments the basic message of my book — that you can walk your way to better health."

With over 20 years of experience and as an accomplished athlete, coach and fitness trainer, Greg Isaacs is one of the most recognized names in the health industry. He has made a career of translating his physical ability and mental focus into helping others achieve success through training, motivational speaking and group and individual consulting. He has become one of the most sought-after "fitness trainers to the stars," and was recently named by Men's Journal Magazine as one of the Top 100 Trainers in the U.S.

A South African born triathlete, Isaacs grew up in Westport, Connecticut, attended college in California and began his upward path to stardom by training 80s fitness guru Kathy Smith.  That eventually led to his training a 17-year-old Brooke Shields, and then later to Don Johnson (at the height of his "Miami Vice" fame). Since that time, Isaacs has become well known for his results-driven work with A-list celebrities. In is "Fit for Films" private training program, he works one-an-one with actors to help them prepare for film roles by designing a specific workout and nutritional program to help them transform their bodies and create the specific physical characteristics required for their project. Among those he has helped to appropriately bulk up or slim down for the big screen include Russell Crowe ("A Beautiful Mind"), Pierce Brosnan ("007 James Bond" films), and Elizabeth Berkley ("Striptease"), to name a few.

Isaacs is also the author of the best-selling book, "The Ultimate Lean Routine" (Summit Publishing, 1996) which was endorsed by Arnold Schwartzenegger, Clint Eastwood, Melanie Griffith and bodybuilder Joe Weider. In 2001, he built on the success of the book by launching a companion infomercial and product line called "The Lean Routine," which drew over $30 million in sales including those on QVC and Shop at Home networks.

Perhaps most associated with his fitness training, Isaacs' accomplishments extend beyond the physical. Along with Clint Eastwood, he created the award-winning 10,000-square-foot corporate fitness center on the Warner Brothers studio lot in Burbank, California. He also designed the workout facilities at Las Vegas' Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and the Time/Warner Resort in Acapulco, and was recruited to consult with EQUINOX Fitness Clubs as the popular New York chain expanded into California. While National Director of Training Development for LA Fitness, Isaacs oversaw the private training of their 70 locations and 600 private trainers, educating them on innovative programs, protocol and techniques. Always at the forefront of fitness, in 2003 Isaacs opened the visionary fitness studio CSF 360, offering innovative group exercise and body transformational programs involving the disciplines of Cardio, Strength and Flexibility.  Greg has joined the management team of GYMp3, which has launched an innovative new line of audio workouts designed for Mp3 players, combining music and motivation to give consumers the chance to take Isaacs and other top celebrity trainers along when they exercise, whether it's in the gym or outdoors.

Greg Isaacs holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology from the University of California at San Diego, and is both NCCPT and NASM certified. He resides in Los Angeles, California with his wife Diane (a film producer and fellow triathlete), and their two sons.