When you heard something like your Achilles you can't you can't run you physically

can't run but you also can't you can't run from the things you need to deal with

and so I had to like deal with some things that that I hadn't really addressed in my life where I had been running.

This is episode number 34 with Sal Masakanda. Welcome to pursuing health.

I'm Julie Fushe, medical student and former

across the games athlete.

Here I bring to you information and inspiration

from experts and everyday individuals

for how to use lifestyle to maximize health. Thank you so much for joining me.

Now let's get started with this week's episode.

Welcome back to pursuing health.

I'm excited to introduce you to our guest today, Sal Masakala.

Sal is probably best known for his work as a commentator and journalist on platforms including

NBC's Red Bowl Signature Series, E-SPN Summer and Winter X Games, which he hosted for 13 years,

and E's Daily Ten.

Most recently, he hosted and executive produced Vice Lands Vice World of Sports, which is a docu series exploring the people, politics, and culture of locations all over the world through the lens of sports.

Sal also shares a musical talent of his father, South African jazz musician Hugh Masakala,

and the music of his band, Ella Kaysam, has been featured on TV shows such as Entourage and House of Lies. He's also the co-founder of Stoked Mentoring, a non-profit

Action Sports Organization for At-risk Youth. Now, Sales Cross Fit Journey began in the fall of 2010 when he started at Cross Fit LA and later moved on to Deuce Jim near his home in Venice, California.

Our paths first crossed about a year ago on May 30th, 2015, which was the day that both

of us tour our left Achilles tendons. I was competing at the 2015 Cross Fit Games Central Regional and Sal was playing in a

playing in a celebrity basketball game.

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