With 15 years of professional experience in health and fitness, Michael Stanwyck probably finds maintaining a healthy lifestyle easy. Yet he admits he still struggles just like everyone else who gets tempted to eat a small piece of cookie or skip a workout for the day.

He also recalls how they struggled during the early days of creating a program for the CrossFit community. As self-improvement junkies, they combined what works in the self-improvement world and apply it to their community. That was the start of the Whole Life Challenge. It has helped participants not just with weight loss, but with their lifestyle and relationships.

In this episode, he explains the challenges of creating a program, how they came up with the Whole Life Challenge, and he even shares transformation stories that made a mark, an affirmation of the community they have built that continues to lift each other.

(For a limited time, the Whole Life Challenge offers a $10 discount for listeners of Stay Off My Operating Table. When you sign up, use discount code ifixhearts.)

Quick Guide
01:51 Introduction
09:55 The immediate feedback loop helps
11:27 How the Whole Life Challenge delivered results
24:09 Everyone struggles, the whole process takes time
28:19 The seven daily habits of the Whole Life Challenge
35:22 Its more than just weight loss
46:24 How to participate in the Whole Life Challenge
53:49 Closing and contact information

Get to know our guest
Michael Stanwyck has been involved with health and fitness since he was 18 years old. He is the co-founder of the Whole Life Challenge.

“ All of this stuff is, it's not just diet and exercise. It's being very intentional about listening to your body, what it needs, what your mental health is, your mental health is going to contribute your physical health. Your physical health is going to contribute your mental health.” - Michael Stanwyck

Connect with him
Twitter: https://twitter.com/wholelife
Website:

Send Dr. Ovadia a Text Message. (If you want a response, include your contact information.) Dr. Ovadia can not respond here. To contact his team please email [email protected]

 If you like what you hear, I wanna make it easier for you to take action on your health.

Head over to i fix hearts.com/book to grab a copy of my book, Stay Off My Operating Table, and if you're ready to go deeper or talk to someone from my team, just go to i fix hearts.com/talk. 

Stay Off My Operating Table on X:

• Dr. Ovadia: @iFixHearts
• Jack Heald: @JackHeald5

Learn more:

• Stay Off My Operating Table on Amazon
• Take Dr. Ovadia's metabolic health quiz: iFixHearts
• Dr. Ovadia's website: Ovadia Heart Health
• Jack Heald's website: CultYourBrand.com

Theme Song : Rage Against
Written & Performed by Logan Gritton & Colin Gailey
(c) 2016 Mercury Retro Recordings

Any use of this intellectual property for text and data mining or computational analysis including as training material for artificial intelligence systems is strictly prohibited without express written consent from Dr. Philip Ovadia.