EP #142: Fitness for Life with Fitz Koehler
Take care of yourself. This seems like obvious advice but most people don’t subscribe to it all the time. Especially, when they feel healthy. Unfortunately, injury or illness can strike quickly and it could be too late to take care of. Don’t let this happen to you.
Fitz Koehler is one of the most energetic guests we have had. She has multiple roles including race announcer, motivational speaker, host, and author. It was clear that she has the desire to help people on a mass scale. There are many ways that she does this but all of her efforts are directly related to fitness and illness. She tells her cancer and recovery story in the episode. Learn how staying focused on meaningful things in her own life and her kids’ life were what got her through some horribly debilitating cancer treatments. You’ll feel inspired to use your experiences for good in the world.
What You'll Learn In Today's Episode:
About Fitz’s career
About life on a cruise ship
About Fitz’s kickboxing experience
What it was like for Fitz to start writing and being published
What cancer did for Fitz’s mindset
About chemotherapy and its effects
How defeated Fitz was from her loss of strength
About resilience
The importance of fitness when you’re ill
What it was like for Fitz to be a race announcer while she was ill
Why you should live largely even when you’re sick
About Fitz’s morning mile program
Why fitness is important for kids
About the importance of lifelong healthy behaviors
How Fitz is setting kids up for success
How Morning Mile is making kids and families more healthy
Ideas Worth Sharing:
“I am fueled by that mass impact.” - Fitz Koehler
“I make a huge percentage of my living on a microphone.” - Fitz Koehler
“I keep pushing the needle forward to try to reach more and more people.” - Fitz Koehler
“I was born with a happy disposition.” - Fitz Koehler
“I am drawn to take care of people.” - Fitz Koehler
“And then all of a sudden for me it was cancer and it was serious.” - Fitz Koehler
“Less than seven weeks later, this thing was on fire.” - Fitz Koehler on her cancer
“I was scared for my life but more importantly, I was scared for my children’s life.” - Fitz Koehler
“I had fifteen months of chemo.” - Fitz Koehler
“I was violently ill.” - Fitz Koehler
“My fingernails ripped off. My insides were a catastrophe. My vision started to blur. My eyes changes color.” - Fitz Koehler
“Every part of me was going wrong.” - Fitz Koehler
“Chemo was awesome because it helped.” - Fitz Koehler
“I also committed to my incredible career.” - Fitz Koehler
“The stress from cancer is inordinate.” -Fitz Koehler
“I gave you the most toxic combinations of chemo drugs I give anyone.” - Fitz Koehler quoting her oncologist
“.and then the weight starting falling off.” - Fitz Koehler
“I had to drop the weight 80%.” - Fitz Koehler
“People don’t realize how much it also happens in the United States.” Avital Miller talking about human trafficking
“If I didn’t go and do the things for my kids, I would have just been sick.” - Fitz Koehler
“We joke that stubbornness is my greatest asset.” - Fitz Koehler
“I would often sleep on the hotel bathroom floor.” - Fitz Koehler
“Nothing was a problem as long as I was working.” - Fitz Koehler
“It’s wildly important that we stay the course.” - Fitz Koehler
“Living largely was the best place.” - Fitz Koehler
“You and I are not superhuman.” - Fitz Koehler
“I want it to say mother and Morning Mile.” - Fitz Koehler about her tombstone someday
“I had mommy friends just keep bragging about her kid.” - Fitz Koehler about how she came up with the Morning Mile idea
“All they have to do a bring out a stereo and a couple of lap logging tools and stand there.” - Fitz Koehler
“It’s close to effortless for the schools.” - Fitz Koehler
“Life is short. Go enjoy it.” - Fitz Koehler
“What celebrity do you look like bald?” - Fitz Koehler quoting her journal
“Prepare your body to do battle today because you never know when illness or injury will strike.” - Fitz Koehler
“For some people, generosity is very simple.” - Bob DePasquale
“Having the mindset of giving and impact helps you be happier.” - Bob DePasquale
“I finally got to kick someone in the head.” - Bob DePasquale talking about Fitz’s kickboxing
Resources In Today's Episode:
Fitz Koehler - Website - Facebook - LinkedIn - Instagram - YouTube - Twitter
Fitz’s Store with all of her books and the journal
Bob’s Book - Personal Finance in a Public World
This week’s E-Impact Blog Entry
Episodes Referenced:
EP #75: Making Medical Treatment Understandable with Rebecca Owens
