As part of my new web series, The Role Model In You, here is my most recent interview. The Role Model In You series discusses how individuals were influenced as a child to lead a healthy lifestyle. It covers who influenced these individuals, the changes they made in their life to be healthy, and the message they would like to convey to the youth of today. Our guests include doctors, soccer stars, Super Bowl champions, entrepreneurs, celebrities, and just regular people looking to share their story. I hope you enjoy it!

1. Your name, title, and age? What do you do (or did you do) for a living?

Kevin Foster, Realistic Dreamer, 52. I turn my Dreams into Reality.

2. Who was the person that inspired you as a child to eat healthy and stay fit? What was their relationship to you?

An accident inspired me to be physically active. As an eight year old child in 1968, I was electrocuted, receiving 65,000 and 30 amps from a live high tension wire. To put that in perspective, it would take half of one amp to kill someone in an electric chair. My parents were told by their doctor that I would never walk or talk properly again; that I’d spend the rest of my life in a wheelchair. Institutionalizing me was suggested, but my mother wouldn’t hear of it, taking me home to care for me (as well as my three other siblings) instead. I spent the next four years trying to free myself from the wheelchair, and even more years to speak properly.

3. What did they do to inspire you?

What inspired me to keep going was film footage of then President Richard Nixon and Chairman Mao Tse-tung walking on the Great Wall of China in January 1972. At that point I was just getting back on a bicycle with training wheels and from there the idea just came… to one day become the first person to ride a bicycle atop the Great Wall from one end to the other. 18 years later in the Summer of 1990, that dream became a reality, earning me the Cyclist of the Year over my friend, 3-time Tour de France champ, Greg LeMond, and changed my life forever.

4. How did their lesson change your life?

Seeing the leaders of two powerful nations come together in peace and friendship inspired me to one day do the same, although with a bicycle.

5. Do you convey their message to kids in your life presently?

What I convey to people of all ages through my motivational talks, is that if you have a dream that you’re passionate about, take the proper steps, and perservere, you WILL turn that dream into reality. I use my own life experiences to convey my message.

6. What would be your main message to children today to lead healthy lifestyles?

Be Active. Connect with Nature. Dream…

7. Do you have a web site you would like to promote….web address only?

www.kevin-foster.com

As part of my new web series, The Role Model In You, here is my most recent interview. The Role Model In You series discusses how individuals were influenced as a child to lead a healthy lifestyle. It covers who influenced these individuals, the changes they made in their life to be healthy, and the message they would like to convey to the youth of today. Our guests include doctors, soccer stars, Super Bowl champions, entrepreneurs, celebrities, and just regular people looking to share their story. I hope you enjoy it!

1. Your name, title, and age? What do you do (or did you do) for a living?

My name is Don Doward I am a Certified Fitness Trainer, Master Trainer, Executive Chef and I am 57 years old.

2. Who was the person that inspired you as a child to eat healthy and stay fit? What was their relationship to you?

That would be Jack Lalanne every morning I would get up to his TV show. He would say ok kids go get Mom out of the kitchen tell her its time to exercise and that’s what I would do.

3. What did they do to inspire you?

Now there are exercise programs on almost every station but he was a pioneer but not only did he teach you some exercises but talked to you in a tone that was engaging and on a level that could be easily understood. You could feel the passion in the way he talked of course I didn’t know why at the time but I could feel that this was a good thing.

4. How did their lesson change your life?

When he was a youngster he was very sickly, when I was 12 years old I had rheumatic fever leaving me in the hospital and with a heart mummer. But I could remembered that he used exercise and good foods to his advantage and I tried to do the same although I didn’t know how to improve at the time I tried to read and learn as much as possible and I am still trying as this field grows at a rapid pace and still there are so many people that just don’t know how to implement all they have heard into a healthy lifestyle.

5. Do you convey their message to kids in your life presently?

I have been working with youth groups on basics of fitness and meal planning, I have started a fitness program at a local fitness center for children between 10 and 14 years old. To teach them some exercises and some easy ways to change the choices they make at home and school. I am currently working on a program to bring this to the local school systems. With 8 grandkids I have a wide range of ages to test my program on.

6. What would be your main message to children today to lead healthy lifestyles?

The main thing that I think that we need to get across to our youth is that you don’t need to give up everything to be healthy but you do need to make some changes. Ou can go out to eat, play on the computer but be sure to have time to exercise and make the smart choices no matter where you go to eat with your friends or family there are always better options This really is a lifestyle and it is for the entire family. Children live what they see at home.The choices we make everyday will decide the quality of our life.

7. Do you have a web site you would like to promote….web address only?
www.nefitdesign.com

As part of my new web series, The Role Model In You, here is my most recent interview. The Role Model In You series discusses how individuals were influenced as a child to lead a healthy lifestyle. It covers who influenced these individuals, the changes they made in their life to be healthy, and the message they would like to convey to the youth of today. Our guests include doctors, soccer stars, Super Bowl champions, entrepreneurs, celebrities, and just regular people looking to share their story. I hope you enjoy it!

1. Your name, title, and age? What do you do (or did you do) for a living?

Rodney Green, Director of Golf Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club, 49 years old.

2. Who was the person that inspired you as a child to eat healthy and stay fit? What was their relationship to you?

My Mom always made sure we ate healthy. Even though as a kid we didn’t always like eating vegetables we didn’t argue with Mom. No one inspired us to stay fit. When I was a kid you came home from school, changed into your play clothes and hit the park. We played until it was time to come in. Who knew it was fitness. We just weren’t trying to be in the house.

3. What did they do to inspire you?

My inspiration was not to get punished because that surely meant you’d have to stay in the house. With all your friends outside playing, you’d be on your best behavior not to mess that up. Now that’s inspiration!!

4. How did their lesson change your life?

At the time I didn’t realize that fitness was a lifestyle. I’m very fortunate to have been involved in athletics my whole life. Now being and staying in shape is easy because I’ve always done it.

5. Do you convey their message to kids in your life presently?

Always. I stress to them the importance of eating healthy and staying fit. In this video game era kids can easily get caught up and not get enough exercise or eat right.

6. What would be your main message to children today to lead healthy lifestyles?

Get outside and participate in outdoor activities. Play on a little league team. It doesn’t matter what sport, just get involved.

7. Do you have a web site you would like to promote….web address only?

Rodney’s Facebook Page

As part of my new web series, The Role Model In You, here is my most recent interview. The Role Model In You series discusses how individuals were influenced as a child to lead a healthy lifestyle. It covers who influenced these individuals, the changes they made in their life to be healthy, and the message they would like to convey to the youth of today. Our guests include doctors, soccer stars, Super Bowl champions, entrepreneurs, celebrities, and just regular people looking to share their story. I hope you enjoy it!

1. Your name, title, and age? What do you do (or did you do) for a living?

Skyler Conte – 25 years old Student from William Paterson University

2. Who was the person that inspired you as a child to eat healthy and stay fit? What was their relationship to you?

Professional baseball players. I wanted to be a professional ball player.

3. What did they do to inspire you?

Just by watching them play I wanted to do what they were doing everyday.

4. How did their lesson change your life?

I worked really hard in high school and college to be in the best health possible. I saw in order to try to be the best having good physical condition was important.

5. Do you convey their message to kids in your life presently?

Yes I am now a baseball coach for Kinnelon high school, and I try my best to teach the how having a healthy lifestyle can help make you a better baseball player.

6. What would be your main message to children today to lead healthy lifestyles?

Most important thing is to get outside have fun and stay active. Just by having fun playing around outside with friend is a great way to stay healthy.

As part of my new web series, The Role Model In You, here is my most recent interview. The Role Model In You series discusses how individuals were influenced as a child to lead a healthy lifestyle. It covers who influenced these individuals, the changes they made in their life to be healthy, and the message they would like to convey to the youth of today. Our guests include doctors, soccer stars, Super Bowl champions, pro golfers, entrepreneurs, celebrities, and just regular people looking to share their story. I hope you enjoy it!

1. Your name, title, and age? What do you do (or did you do) for a living?

Suzanne Strudwick, LPGA Tour Professional, Co-Owner Junior Golf AcademyONE, Director of Junior Instruction at Fairways & Greens GC (Knoxville, Tenn.). I played tournament golf on the Ladies European Tour 1983-1995 and the LPGA Tour 1993-2006; I was 1993 LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year. Since 2005, I’ve been instructing and coaching in all aspects of golf to all skill levels including junior from age 4 to Tour players.

2. Who was the person that inspired you as a child to eat healthy and stay fit? What was their relationship to you?

My mother has always been very health conscience, she would always put fruit or raw veggies in our lunch box instead of chocolate bars or sweets. We never had sodas at home, always milk, juice or water. Dinner was always home cooked, never fast food or restaurant take-out. She always had a great balance and lots of variety for us to expand our taste buds! When I started playing on the European Tour full time I was able to develop a full world culinary taste because Mum had helped us become adventurous.

3. What did they do to inspire you?

Kept on encouraging to try new foods, tastes and stay adventurous. Not to get in a rut of same old food all the time.

4. How did their lesson change your life?

Playing and traveling all over the world each week, I realized that I was able to handle the changes in food types very easily. Many other players had a really hard time with that and in some cases that would prevent them from playing in certain countries because of the food. They would always seek out the American fast food which I thought was such a shame as I enjoyed trying new and different food from wherever we traveled.

5. Do you convey their message to kids in your life presently?

Yes, very much, especially to my Elite Level students who will be traveling to play golf but also to all my students as well. I always tell them to develop a good healthy variety of food groups now and you will have no problems later; and you will feel better if you are eating better. We have such a great variety now in the USA you can develop this (healthy eating habits) here before it becomes an issue. With the right attention to what we eat and by making better choices, we can take better care of ourselves.

6. What would be your main message to children today to lead healthy lifestyles?

ANSWER HERE: Be adventurous, add variety, try try try new foods, have a balanced diet and no fast food! I’m also a big fan of living an active lifestyle so combining a good diet with regular activity is a great combination.

7. Do you have a web site you would like to promote….web address only?

www.juniorgolfacademyone.com

As part of my new web series, The Role Model In You, here is my most recent interview. The Role Model In You series discusses how individuals were influenced as a child to lead a healthy lifestyle. It covers who influenced these individuals, the changes they made in their life to be healthy, and the message they would like to convey to the youth of today. Our guests include doctors, soccer stars, Super Bowl champions, entrepreneurs, celebrities, and just regular people looking to share their story. I hope you enjoy it!

1. Your name, title, and age? What do you do (or did you do) for a living?

Troy Pelshak, CEO of Amana Global Services, Ltd., I played in THE NFL for the St. Louis Rams & the Jacksonville Jaguars

2. Who was the person that inspired you as a child to eat healthy and stay fit? What was their relationship to you?

Mrs. Janet J. Pyelshak

3. What did they do to inspire you?

Every time we would go out to eat or would want something like fast food, she would say to us if you give me the money, I could prepare that for you. She used to make homemade pizza that was amazing!

4. How did their lesson change your life?

I grew to find out that you could cook the foods that I liked better, healthier, and much more economically then what I could get from fast food.

5. Do you convey their message to kids in your life presently?

Yes part of my speaking to kids involves what I like to call “Going Green for the Body”

6. What would be your main message to children today to lead healthy lifestyles?

Your body is like a engine/machine what you put in you will get out. If you put in junk, you will get out junk.

7. Do you have a web site you would like to promote….web address only?

www.AmanaServices.com & www.Amana1World.org