Ep. 161 Breaking Free From The Diet Trap, Exercising For The Love Of Your Body, and Creating a Sustainable Lifestyle with Sal Di Stefano

2024-03-04

Today's guest is a dream come true and we can't wait for you to hear this conversation... Sal Di Stefano started as a professional in the fitness industry as a trainer at the age of 18. His passion for fitness combined with his love of people quickly propelled him into big box gym management by the time he was 19 years old. During his career in gym management he grand opened some of the largest gyms in the California Bay Area and was often recognized as a top performer in sales, production and team leadership earning him accolades from top ...

Today's guest is a dream come true and we can't wait for you to hear this conversation...

Sal Di Stefano started as a professional in the fitness industry as a trainer at the age of 18. His passion for fitness combined with his love of people quickly propelled him into big box gym management by the time he was 19 years old. During his career in gym management he grand opened some of the largest gyms in the California Bay Area and was often recognized as a top performer in sales, production and team leadership earning him accolades from top industry leaders.

After decades of running his studio he met Doug the current producer of Mind Pump and shortly after he met Adam Schafer and Justin Andrews. They quickly hit it off due to their different backgrounds but similar approaches to fitness and health and they decided to start a fitness and health podcast. Mind Pump was launched and quickly became the number one fitness and health podcast in the world.

Currently Sal is one of the most sought after experts in fitness and health with his effective, grounded and easy to understand style of communication. He has been on hundreds of top podcast shows and frequently speaks at trainer and health practitioner events. His passion for fitness, health and people is unmatched and he is steadfast with his goal of making the fitness industry one that is a force for good, with long term health being the focus and not one that is riddled with diet pills, crash diets and false promises.

Sal does a really incredible job of sharing the raw truths of how to build a lean, toned body with science and facts, but in a way that is also digestible and not intimidating for beginners, which is why we are so excited to have him on the podcast live with us today.

Time Stamps:

(1:08) Dream Come True Guest Today

(5:22) Exercising Because You Love Your Body

(16:02) Selling Ethically

(21:06) People Want Trustworthiness

(23:32) Not Adding To The Shame Spiral

(25:37) Food Isn’t Just Fuel

(28:02) Client Example and Finding Root Cause

(35:20) A Good Coach Is a Guide

(41:32) Top of Mt. Everest and Challenges

(49:32) Diets Becoming Politicized

(52:32) Where To Find Sal and Mindpump