The idea of "working out" excites some people and is daunting to others. In this episode, personal trainer, educator, and author Pete McCall discusses the importance of staying active and integrating fitness into your lifestyle. Add in recovery, and you now have a recipe to longevity. Pete also talks about his journey as a fitness professional, keeping himself in shape and game ready, and the benefits of living in southern California. Learn more in his trilogy of resources with Human Kinetics.

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Pete McCall

Pete McCall is the director of education for EoS Fitness, a strength coach, and a fitness educator. He is certified as a personal trainer through the American Council on Exercise (ACE) and the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), and he holds a CSCS (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist) certification from the National Strength and Conditioning Association 

Frequently quoted as a fitness expert in publications such as the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, U-T San Diego Tribune, Time, Men's Fitness, SELF, Glamour, U.S. News & World Report, and Shape Magazine, McCall is a sought-after resource for accurate, in-depth insight into how to get results from exercise. Besides working with individual clients and teaching group fitness classes, he has more than a decade of experience in educating personal trainers around the world, including teaching for both ACE and NASM.

McCall is a former exercise physiologist for ACE, where he helped create the Integrated Fitness Training (ACE IFT) model, write the ACE Personal Trainer Manual, and develop education workshops on metabolic conditioning, movement-based training, and youth fitness. He is a master trainer for Core Health & Fitness (the parent company of Nautilus, StairMaster, Star Tac, and Schwinn), a content contributor for 24 Hour Fitness, and an adjunct faculty member in exercise science at both Mesa Community College and San Diego State University. He has delivered wellness education talks for the U.S Navy (at Naval Air Station North Island), the White House, the World Bank, the International Association of Fire Fighters, and Reebok.

McCall earned his Master of Science degree in Exercise Science and Health Promotion from California University of Pennsylvania, and he holds the Fellow in Applied Functional Science credential from the Gay Institute.

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