Episode 164: Fitness & Nutrition Talk with One of the Best - Sal Di Stefano

Episode Highlights: health, nutrition, psychology, cheat meals, intuitive eating, macros, fitness, managing energy, power of meaning and purpose   Summary:   Get ready for a powerful conversation with someone Kaylor looks up to as an authority in the fitness and nutrition space - Sal Di Stefano of Mind Pump! While aesthetics is often the focus in this field, Sal focuses on the internal, psychological, and behavioral aspects of fitness. This is a powerful episode! In this wide ranging conversation they get into:   The behavioral and internal approaches to nutrition and health The psychology behind diets Cheat meals Intuitive eating Counting your macros Going to the gym Break down the meaning behind his popular quote “exercise and eat right because you love your body and not because you hate it” Managing energy with a wife, kids, a business and business partners It was such an honour to have him on the podcast and we hope you enjoy this great conversation as much as we did! Thank you again for tuning in and helping us to be in the top 1.5% of all podcasts and keep on being awesome!   Guest Bio:   Sal started as a professional in the fitness industry as a trainer at the age of 18. His passion for fitness combined with his love of people quickly propelled him into big box gym management by the time he was 19 years old.    At the age of 24 he left the commercial gym industry to open his own fitness and wellness studio after he became dissatisfied with the big box gym approach to health and fitness. He wanted to bring a wellness based well rounded approach to people. In his small studio facility he brought in hormone and nutrition specialists, acupuncturists, gut health professionals and meditative/body work providers along with fitness trainers.   This well rounded environment formed the voice that’s Sal is often currently lauded for. It was during his time in his wellness studio that he figured out how to solve the hardest and most persistent problems with fitness, health and wellness. His approach led to long term success with his clients and he developed a behavioral focused approach towards health and fitness.   After a decade of running his studio he met Doug Egge and shortly after he met Adam Schafer and Justin Andrews. They quickly hit it off due to their different backgrounds but similar approaches to fitness and health and they decided to start a fitness and health podcast. Mind Pump was launched and quickly became the number one fitness and health podcast in the world.   Currently Sal is one of the most sought after experts in fitness and health with his effective, grounded and easy to understand style of communication. His passion for fitness, health and people is unmatched and he is steadfast with his goal of making the fitness industry one that is a force for good, with long term health being the focus and not one that is riddled with diet pills, crash diets and false promises.   A quote that Sal is often credited for summarizes his approach to fitness and health. “Exercise and eat right because you love your body, not because you hate your body.”   If you enjoyed the episode, please be sure to take a screenshot and share it out on Instagram and tag @thekaylorbetts. Also, please make sure to give us a review and a five star rating if you’re loving what we are doing! _____________________________   RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Instagram | @mindpumpmedia Webiste | https://www.mindpumpmedia.com/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/mindpump/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/c/MindPumpTV YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/c/MindPumpShow   _____________________________   IMPORTANT UPDATES:   Apply to work 1:1 with Kaylor | https://buildmentalwealth.co/ Follow Kaylor on Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thekaylorbetts/ _____________________________