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On tonight’s show, Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy we were fortunate to have Living is Winning Director Linda Burns and Andrew “Drew” Johnston, star of this new documentary that follows Drew’s rise from a cancer diagnosis to him competing in an Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii.

This is a truly inspirational story - Drew started out as a competitive pro cyclist, but after a series of accidents and concussions, he was forced to put down his bike.

Drew quickly changed gears and found success and a new career as a triathlete. But 2004 brought devastating news for his family, his friends and his future. Drew was diagnosed with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) and his body literally broke down.

But two years later, after taking Gleevac, an oral chemotherapy drug, and continuing his commitment to a healthy organic lifestyle, rigorous targeted exercise and an extremely positive mental attitude, Drew is in molecular remission.

Today, Drew competes at triathlons and Ironman events throughout the country with remarkable results. Drew’s life story serves as an inspiration to others, to strive to be your best in every aspect of life and to never give up your dreams, no matter how distant they may seem.

They both explained how this documentary was a true labor of love. One of Drew’s childhood friend’s thought his story would make a good film and he started filming. Then once they started people became so moved that more and more people wanted to get involved. The documentary captures a person overcoming great odds but it is done in a real life entertaining way that also captures the spirit of the triathlete culture and while their may only be one race winner everyone who competes feels like a winner as well.

Their goal with the Living is Winning movie is to reach audiences all over the world, engaging them with the passion that exists in the sport of triathlons to encourage the passion that is necessary to continue the search for a cure for cancer. Living is Winning will entertain everyone from triathletes to couch potatoes with action packed race footage, moving interviews, lots of humor and a great original score. They hope to inspire every generation to eat healthy, exercise and become socially responsible through organizations like Team in Training and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Check out the trailer and buy the dvd at www.livingiswinning.com

 

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Tonight’s show is sponsored by The Card Mom, Celeste Katz. If you are looking for a great easy to implement system for sending out personal hand stamped greeting cards please check out Celeste’s great website www.thecardmom.com

Don’t forget about The Roswell-tree Road Race to be held this July 4th at Roswell Park that benefits The Atlanta Community Food Bank. This great event is a fun run in the truest sense. You see everyone who signs up is placed in a division that includes only them - which ensures that when they complete the race they will have won their division. Imagine that, a race that you are guaranteed to win. There are a few other fun and silly rules to abide by or not. For more information contact Sally Jamara at her website www.roswelltree.org

On tonight’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy learn all about the only magazine for women who want to lead a healthier, more active life from Kristin Harrison, Editor-in-Chief.

Each issue of Her Sports + Fitness is filled with detailed training plans, lots of nutrition tips, in depth profiles of active women and tours of fun travel locations. If you’re looking for fad diets, or super skinny models then this is NOT the magazine.

Kristin explained that not only does Her Sports have their own triathlon team, they also have running clubs throughout the country. You can find Her Sports at events all over. For more information about joining the running club, or get training tips or to nominate someone for an active woman profile or subscribe to the magazine please go to their website www.hersports.com
We opened the show with Pilates Expert Brooke Siler. She is the author of some of the most influential pilates books out there. She wrote The Pilates Body and Your Ultimate Pilates Body Challenge. She is a veteran in the world of pilates and she has been personally trained by one of Joseph Pilates proteges. She explained to us the difference between yoga and pilates. She also gave us some insight into how pilates gives you a great cardio workout while strengthening your entire body. Her Re:AB pilates studio in New York City has been around for over a decade reshaping the bodies of actresses, athletes and regular moms and dads. For more information about Brooke, her studio, her pilates trainer certification or her books please go to her website www.reabnyc.com

Next up we had on Director Linda Burns and Andrew “Drew” Johnston, star of the new documentary chronicling Drew’s rise from a cancer diagnosis to him competing in an Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii called Living is Winning.

This is a great story - Drew is an elite athlete. He stared out as a competitive pro cyclist, but after a series of accidents and concussions, he was forced to put down his bike.

Drew quickly changed gears and found success and a new career as a triathlete. But 2004 brought devastating news for his family, his friends and his future. Drew was diagnosed with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) and his body literally broke down.

But two years later, after taking an oral chemo called Gleevac, and continuing his commitment to a healthy organic lifestyle, rigorous targeted exercise and an extremely positive mental attitude, Drew is in molecular remission.

Today, Drew competes at triathlons and Ironman events throughout the country with remarkable results. Drew’s life story serves as an inspiration to others, to strive to be your best in every aspect of life and to never give up your dreams, no matter how distant they may seem.

Their goal with the Living is Winning movie is to reach audiences all over the world, engaging them with the passion that exists in the sport of triathlons to encourage the passion that is necessary to continue the search for a cure for cancer. Living is Winning will entertain everyone from triathletes to couch potatoes with action packed race footage, moving interviews, lots of humor and a great original score. They hope to inspire every generation to eat healthy, exercise and become socially responsible through organizations like Team in Training and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Check out the trailer and buy the dvd at www.livingiswinning.com

 

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In today’s Wellness Minute we tell you about a new hip replacement procedure that active people are using in order to maintain their level of activity as they get older. So if you are an avid runner or triathlete who needs a hip replacement procedure you should definitely check this out. Take a listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less.

Please click on the pod button to your left to listen to this weeks Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy podcast, the funniest weight loss and fitness radio show on the internet. This week the Doctor gives you the skinny on the 4 most common weight loss methods as well as tips on what you should do if weight loss is your New Year’s Resolution in 2006. Here’s 2 of the Doctor’s tips. #4. If you’re thinking about joining a gym and you’ve never done it before then you’ll have better results if you find a partner to help you lose weight instead. #3. Before you spend thousands of dollars on a treadmill or another large piece of exercise equipment spend fifty bucks on a heart rate monitor which will help you a lot more. Check out our blog at www.weightlossradio.blogspot.com for all of this weeks weight loss tips. Also check out our website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly newsletter. Our first guest this week was Stephanie Triplett, author of The Mommy Chronicles book as well as host of the radio show by the same name which is on Sirius channel 114. Her book and show are a hilarious take on motherhood. Check out her website at www.themommychroniclesbook.com for more info. She talked about how difficult it is for moms to juggle the demands, stress and unrealistic expectations of motherhood with keeping fit. We also had Dale Basescu and Jocelyn Harrison on. Dale is a world class triathlete as well as an actor and muscian and Jocelyn is an executive at Star 94 radio station. They talked about the how they make exercise and healthy eating a natural part of their day to day life even though Dale is an elite athlete and Jocelyn is not.

 

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Everyone who listens knows that Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy is the funniest weight loss and fitness radio show on the internet.

This week the Doctor gives you the skinny on the 4 most common weight loss methods and why they don’t works and what you should do instead.

Here are his tips.

#4. If you’re thinking about joining a gym and you’ve never done it before then you’ll have better results if you find a partner to help you lose weight instead. #3. Before you spend thousands of dollars on a treadmill or another large piece of exercise equipment spend fifty bucks on a heart rate monitor which will help you a lot more. #2. Don’t add another diet book to your diet book collection just eat smaller portions 25% less per meal should do it. #1. I know you’re tempted to try those diet pills, the commercials are very persuasive. Don’t do it. diet pills don’t address the behaviors that cuased you to put on the weight in the first place. Try to modify one behavior that’s causing you to put on weight instead!

Check out our podcast of our radio show here. In additon to the tips, you’ll hear a hilarious interview with Stephanie Triplett of the Mommy Chronicles radio show and book. She is awesome and her book and radio show are awesome. If you are a mom click here to learn more about the Mommy Chronicles.

Also a special thank you to Dale Basescu and Jocelyn Harrison our other guests last night. Dale was a world class triathlete and is currently an actor and Jocelyn is an executive at Star 94 one of Atlanta’s top radio stations. They shared some strategies about how people at different fitness levels can work out together.