Age Defying! 61-Year-Old Riding From New York to Chicago | Kirk Charles
The Exam Room by the Physicians Committee
Physicians Committee
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🗓️ 7 May 2024
⏱️ 83 minutes
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Summary
The man is 61 years old and showing no signs of slowing down! Kirk Charles is riding his bike more than 1,000 miles from New York City to Chicago.
His age-defying secret? Eating a clean diet.
The longtime personal trainer and creator of Fit Beyond 40 shares his antiaging foods for top physical performance when he joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room Podcast.
He credits his healthy anti-inflammatory diet for saving him from a life of stroke, heart disease, diabetes, and obesity.
The journey, which he calls Bike America 2024 for Heart Health, is to inspire the African American community to combat heart disease with a combination of cardiovascular exercise and plant-based eating.
Charles is raising funds to help the effort and benefit PCRM.
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Date: May 16-17, 2024
Who: Chuck Carroll, Brenda Davis, RD, Dr. Amit Sood, Dr. Brian Carlsen
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Date: June 1-2, 2024
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| 0:00.0 | Today on the exam room. You know last year we did a ride from New York to Montreal and that's 450 miles now after doing that ride I felt great I didn't feel beat up at all and |
| 0:14.7 | actually when I was in Montreal but next day I went out riding a little bit more |
| 0:18.4 | just for fun. A lot of the other guys in the group didn't want to ride any longer |
| 0:21.8 | but me being crazy, |
| 0:23.4 | I said, what the heck, I'll take a little ride and I rode around by myself. |
| 0:27.3 | So I believe that obviously that eating plants has helped with that. I think it helps with recovery. |
| 0:33.9 | It helps with your joints. |
| 0:35.7 | And for me, it's just the best way to go. Welcome to the exam room podcast brought to you by the Physicians Committee. |
| 0:49.8 | Hi, I am the Weight Loss Champion Chuck Carroll, raising health IQs, coast to coast, and around the world. |
| 0:56.5 | Hi to the exam roomies listening in Orlando, Florida, Irving, Texas, and Santa Cruz, Bolivia. |
| 1:03.6 | Wherever you are, we appreciate you helping to make the world a healthier place. |
| 1:08.3 | This is episode 40 of season 7, number 539 overall. |
| 1:16.0 | Twin Billing today, and we begin with the story of a 61-year-old man who is showing no signs of slowing down. In fact, he's as spry as people 20 or even 40 years |
| 1:30.1 | younger than he is. Kirk Charles is a trainer and actor based in New York City, |
| 1:37.0 | and he is about to embark on an 1100 mile bike ride |
| 1:41.0 | from the home of Broadway to the windy city of Chicago where he will |
| 1:46.3 | be linking up with Dr. Neil Barnard on the Power Foods Diet Revolution Tour. |
| 1:51.8 | Now Kirk does not have a single wrinkle on his face. |
| 1:56.6 | His skin is flawless and his energy is limitless. |
| 2:01.2 | So how does this 61 year old magician do it? |
| 2:05.0 | Well if you ask him he will tell you that it's through his active lifestyle and long time commitment to eating a plant-based diet. |
| 2:13.7 | He is the founder of Fit Over 40 and proving that your best years are never behind you. |
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