PYP 045: Kathleen Hale on the Healthy Way to Rebel at Work
Kathleen Hale is CEO of RebelDesk, a company dedicated to eliminating one of the biggest contributors to early death and disability: sitting.
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PYP 042: Jon Hinds on Getting Fit Like a Gorilla
Jon Hinds is founder of the successful and rapidly growing Monkey Bar Gym chain of contrarian gyms. He believes in using the body the way nature intended:joyfully, freely, and naturally.
Unlike typical gyms, there are no mirrors or machines. Classes are fun, hard, and motivating.
Unlike Crossfit, exquisite care is taken to prevent and even reverse injuries.
And unlike just about any gym anywhere, Monkey Bar Gym participants are encouraged to grow strong and lean and healthy on a plant-based diet.
Read MorePYP 037: Ruth Heidrich: 78-Year-Old Breast Cancer Survivor, Triathlete, and Marathoner
Today I got to fulfill one of my dreams – I spent an hour on the phone with Dr. Ruth Heidrich, one of the fittest women in the world (of any age).
Read MorePYP 033: Ronda Collier on Heart Rate Variability and the hidden causes of weight gain and “falling off the wagon”
Ronda Collier is CEO and founder of Sweetwater Health, a technology company that sells a couple of neat little iPhone apps called SweetbeatLife and Sweetbeat.
They measure heart rate variability (HRV), which turns out to be a very good proxy for the body’s resilience and health.
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PYP 032: Stephanie Dignan, the Boot Camp Girl
Stephanie Dignan was working as a financial advisor when she was asked to help people with a whole different set of goals: health and fitness.
Fast-forward a bunch of years, and Stephanie’s got a training company, TheBootCampGirl.com, with a great track record of success.
One of the foundations of her success is dietary: Stephanie is 100% plant-based, and encourages and empowers her students to add more plants to their diets.
Read MorePYP 027: Tracy Ryan on Losing 200 Pounds and Gaining Her Life
At age 29, Tracy Ryan weighed 350 pounds, and was comfortable in her role as the “funny fat girl.”
Then she embarked on an ambitious journey of self-discovery: to lose 200 pounds in one year.
Her story is now public, thanks to the gripping award-winning documentary, UnSuperSizeMe, produced by her trainer, Carly Asse.
Read MorePYP 017: Brendan Brazier: How Athletes (and the Rest of Us) Can Thrive on a Plant-Based Diet
Brendan Brazier is a professional Ironman triathlete, author, and formulator of Vega plant-based nutritional supplements.
Read MorePYP 015: Juan Carlos Asse: UnSuperSize Me and Escaping Our Various Prisons
Award-winning film-maker and fitness trainer Juan Carlos (Carly) Asse had everything going for him. High school valedictorian, good-looking, popular, and enjoying college in Florida on a tennis scholarship.
It all came crashing down when a federal SWAT team smashed down his door and took him into custody for selling drugs.
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