How Does RFK Jr. Plan to Make America Healthy Again?

The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena

Spartan Races

Fitness, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, 792700

4.7 • 870 Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Joe De Sena sits down with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to discuss the importance of improving health and fitness across the country.

Kennedy addresses concerns related to public health agencies and the food industry, emphasizing the need for reform. He also shares personal stories about his family's commitment to physical endurance and discipline, including his father's 50-mile walk, which shaped his views on resilience.

They explore how modern lifestyles, particularly increased screen time and reduced outdoor activity, have impacted children's fitness. Kennedy advocates for reintroducing fitness into schools and encouraging parents to promote resilience and physical activity in their children.

The conversation concludes with a discussion on the importance of developing healthier habits and fostering a culture of physical fitness.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
00:45 Addressing health and fitness challenges in America
02:16 Concerns about public health agencies and the food industry
05:03 The decline in physical toughness and fitness
09:56 RFK Jr.'s family story of his father's 50-mile walk
15:30 Discipline and endurance in family life
19:09 Bringing fitness and physical education back to schools
20:42 Building resilience through physical challenges
22:18 A vision for improving national health
26:03 Encouraging resilience over comfort
28:53 The role of gratitude and a positive mindset
30:26 Insights from ancient Spartans and stoic philosophy

Transcript

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0:00.0	Part of growing up is about enduring pain, that life is painful.
0:05.0	Suffering actually invigorates us, that suffering in many ways is a touchstone of spiritual growth,
0:12.5	of character growth. The capacity to endure pain, to test yourself, was an important part,
0:19.4	not only of building the body body but also just building character.
0:23.1	Welcome to the Hardway podcast with Joe Dicenna, founder and CEO of Spartan races.
0:29.0	We're teaching you how to overcome your obstacles in your life the same way we teach our 10 million
0:33.8	plus Spartans to overcome obstacles on the course. With insight from the smartest,
0:38.1	must accomplish experts from every corner of the world. Get ready to elevate your life today.
0:45.0	What's up guys? I am in Arizona. I'm in Scottsdale and I am meeting RFK. Super excited. I've
0:51.0	been watching them from afar from the sidelines and I got to say
0:54.8	very refreshing message. He wants to get people healthy. He wants to get you know
1:00.3	government cleaned up. Remember everything government does, everything government
1:04.6	spends, they work for us. So it is very, very nice to hear that somebody wants to go in
1:09.9	there. I don't know if he'll be able to pull it off or not, but it certainly sounds like he could.
1:13.5	At least he's talking about it.
1:14.7	Go in there, clean things up, make sure that independent agencies are actually independent
1:20.7	and people aren't getting, you know, paid on the side to do things that might not be healthy
1:26.1	and might not be good for us as a whole, no matter which way you lean in November.
1:32.3	I think we all lean one way when it comes to health and wellness. We want to get people healthy.
1:36.3	So let's see what he's got to say. Maybe in person he's completely different. Maybe he's not the person we think he is or I think he is.
1:42.3	Let's go check it out. All right, I'm with Bobby Kennedy.
1:45.0	This is unbelievable.
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