Admit it: at the end of a nine hour workday, you're more likely to plop down on the couch and watch some TV instead of going to the gym. How do people find the time to stay healthy while leading a busy life? Here to help answer that is Dick Talens of Fitocracy.


Dick is a fitness and nutritional coach who specializes in helping folks like you—normal people who lead busy lives and still want to stay healthy. And it's worth repeating Dick's unique backstory:

Fitness wasn't always a big part of my life. In fact as a chubby kid, merely looking at a cookie would cause me to gain weight. This problem finally culminated in my teenage years when, after a summer of 15 hours/day playing Everquest, I found myself at 230 lbs. At this point, I did what any geek would do and spent hundreds of hours researching fitness. I put that research into practice by becoming an amateur competitive bodybuilder only a short time later. Because of my background (i.e. previously hating exercise) and current lifestyle of working 80+ hour weeks, I specializes in two things—helping people "re-wire" their brains to love fitness and achieve maximum fitness ROI. I believe that with the right foundation, fitness is attainable for anyone.


Have a question about maintaining your fitness goals? Dick will be here for the next hour, so ask away!

The Q&A is now over, but thanks for the great questions and good luck with your fitness goals!

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