Why Fitness Is the Foundation of My Life
I was raised on a ranch in the redwood forest, discovered weightlifting at 16, and later studied how exercise affects the brain. Ask me about it and I'll go on for hours.
For as long as I can remember, fitness has anchored my life.
I was raised on a ranch in the redwood forest, where I looked after four horses, three dogs, an aviary of birds, a pond of koi fish, and a garden. Growing up that way gave me a kind of mental and physical discipline. I only realized much later that not everyone had it.
At 16, I fell in love with fitness, weightlifting above all. Before long it meant far more to me than how I looked. What it does for my mind matters just as much as what it does for my body.
That's a big part of why I studied neuroscience. I was fascinated by the physiological changes exercise produces in the brain. I could talk about it for hours. It has truly changed my life.