[ 💪🏼 ] Moving Society from Sickness to Wellness to Fitness

Chasing Excellence

Ben Bergeron & Patrick Cummings

Self-improvement, Selfimprovement, Education, Wellness, Health & Fitness, Goalsetting, Health, Attainability, Fitness

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

❤️ Weekly Newsletter & the Chase Club

We answer a listener's question on how society can collectively pursue better health.

We delve into the sickness-wellness-fitness continuum popularized by CrossFit, discuss the importance of bravery, and explore schools' role in creating a healthier world.

We also examine the significant impact of big food, big soda, and big pharma on public health and consider how individual efforts and systemic changes can help move people from sickness to wellness and, ultimately, to fitness.

00:00 Introduction and Overview

01:43 Listener Question: Defining Acceptable Health

03:44 The Sickness-Wellness-Fitness Continuum

04:44 Fitness Metrics and Behaviors

06:59 Nutrition and Lifestyle Mapping

10:48 Challenges in Achieving Wellness

16:36 Thanks to our Sponsors: Lumen & Bespoke Post

19:44 The Need for Bravery

21:17 The Role of Education and Policy

THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

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ABOUT THE SHOW

We answer listener questions about health, fitness, fulfillment, and what it takes to chase what truly matters. New episodes on Tuesdays & Fridays.

ABOUT US

📍 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain. Find him on Instagram.

📍 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, writer, and podcaster. Find him on Instagram.

Transcript

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0:00.0	And the Hello and welcome back to chasing excellence a show about chasing what truly matters.
0:20.3	My name is Patrick Cummings here I'll buy myself with a very quick introduction to our conversation today.
0:25.0	We've got a really fun one this time around where Ben and I answer a listener question about how we can collectively as a society pursue better health.
0:34.3	We talk about the sickness, wellness, fitness,
0:35.9	continuum that cross-fit populated years ago,
0:38.6	the importance of bravery, why the deck is stacked against us
0:42.4	and the role that school could play in building a healthier world.
0:47.0	We will jump into it in less than a minute real quick. Chasing excellence dot email
0:51.8	is where you can go to sign up for our free newsletter.
0:55.2	Every single weekend we send out an email with what's come out that week as well as a
0:59.3	link to a form that you can use to ask us your questions.
1:03.7	We love them.
1:04.3	We want them to keep on coming.
1:05.9	We thank you in advance for doing so.
1:07.8	Also while you're there, consider jumping into the Chase Club,
1:10.8	which is where we have ad free episodes.
1:13.1	Every single week, we also do some bonus content.
1:16.4	We're also doing a book club relatively soon.
1:20.0	So please, if you're interested, jump in in there now is a great time.
1:23.4	We've got a 25% off summer special.
1:25.9	You don't need any links or codes.
1:27.4	Just if you sign up a chasing excellence dot email if you upgrade
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