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EQUANIMITY
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Fall editioN 2012
fitness & nutrition
Fitness Guru
J
ohn Basedow lives life in
fourth gear. Catching up
to him for an interview
is like double-dutch: You just
have to jump in. We caught
up with the fitness guru on
a Motivational Monday when
he was in between writing,
recording, and producing
videos for his new YouTube
series "New Media Stew,"
which covers celebrity
news, movie reviews, music
videos, motivational advice,
pop culture happenings, and
comedy skits. Basedow is
very focused now on "New
Media Stew", for which he
produces three to five new
episodes a week on youtube.
com/johnbasedow, but he
became a household name
with Fitness Made Simple.
Basedow:
Fitness
Guru,
Motivator,
Cheetah
By Steffanie Rivers
"Fitness Made Simple is a triangle fitness program that I developed from my
own personal experience of weight loss, fitness, and nutritional success,"
says Basedow, who admits that he used to have the physique of a bowling
pin with arms and legs. When he started to attack his weight issues from
all angles - by exercising, eating healthy, and taking supplements - he
saw noticeable results within weeks. It worked so well for him that he
decided to share his success with others. Since one-on-one personal training
sessions didn't allow him to reach the masses, he decided to bottle his