How Michael Taylor is Improving the Health of the Bronx / ENDURANCE

The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena

Spartan Races

Fitness, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, 792700

4.7 • 870 Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2021

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

“My neighborhood ranks lowest (in terms of health markers) across the state, and the nation. We have some of the highest rates of obesity and diabetes in the country,” says Michael Taylor.

SpartanUp Endurance Series host Johnny Waite talks with Michael about his quest to improve the health of his neighborhood through Spartan Races. In this episode, you’ll learn…

-How Michael found Spartan Races and why they ‘grabbed’ him

-About the health crisis in the Bronx

-How to generate community-wide engagement for a cause

-How to train for an ultra-distance, obstacle course race in the Bronx

-The importance of consistency and ‘showing up’ when your team depends on you

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CREDITS:

Producer: Ryan Warner

Hosts: Johnny Waite

Sr Producer: Marion Abrams

Transcript

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0:17.0	As a native New Yorker, just seeing some of the clips and the obstacles, it was something that we did do in a childhood hand, New York City playing in the different local parks that we did have running around the community playing games like Manhunt, where you would have to jump over fence to get away and stuff like that. And I said this is something I think that I can do and I needed life outside of the gym.
0:22.0	So I hopped on, outside of the gym. Yep.
0:23.0	So I hopped on, I made the commitment in February of 2012 or March and just bit the bullet.
0:30.0	Welcome to the Spartan endurance series on Spartan Up Podcast with host the where we teach you how to go faster, longer, better, stronger.
0:44.0	We've got a great guy, Michael Taylor, he's from the Bronx.
0:48.0	And when I think endurance, I think Colorado, I think Montana, we're talking downtown Bronx, New York and Michael's going to talk to us
0:55.2	about how he found endurance and how endurance has made a difference in his life
0:58.7	that's allowing him to make a huge contribution in his community.
1:01.6	Today's episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by Better Help.
1:04.8	Spartan Up listeners can save 10% on their first month
1:07.6	by going to BetterHelp.com slash Spartan.
1:11.9	Hey Spartans, welcome back to another endurance episode of Spartan Up
1:14.7	podcast.
1:15.8	I'm really excited today.
1:17.3	We've got a guy Michael Taylor, and I'm just gonna start
1:22.1	by saying, Michael, when I think of, you know, Spartan endurance, I tend to think of, you know, Colorado, I tend to think of, you know, the mountains.
1:29.0	I'm talking to you in the Bronx. Tell me how a guy in the Bronx get started with Spartan endurance.
1:36.0	Limited access to hills and you know huge distances and just venturing out of the community.
1:46.0	So how did you find Spartan in the first place?
1:48.0	Because I know that like we don't have a lot of races downtown New York.
1:52.0	Yeah, I found out about it in 2012, went to
1:55.2	2012 through the promo on YouTube they had the beyond, well was I'm excuse me, powerful beyond measure, promo and had Hobie Call and a bunch of the guys and it just resonated with me.
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