Living the Good Life by David Patchell-Evans
David Patchell-Evans is the founder and CEO of GoodLife Fitness Clubs, Canada's largest and fastest-growing fitness empire. Patchell-Evans, or Patch, as everyone calls him, is a five-time Canadian rowing champion and an active rower, runner, and skier today. Two weeks into his first year in university he was involved in a serious motorcycle accident. A lengthy and arduous period of rehabilitation at a sports clinic sparked his interest in sports and exercise, and he went on to combine courses in physical fitness and business, and to found his business empire. In this sane approach to health and exercise, Patch recounts his own personal story and gives balanced and inspiring tips on exercise, diet, and life.
David Patchell-Evans is a fitness expert in every sense of the word. He is a five-time Canadian rowing champion and a Boston marathoner, triathelete, avid skier and former hockey player. Patch (as he likes to be called) has very active arthritis and uses fitness as medicine as well as for all its other benefits. As the founder and CEO of GoodLife Fitness, he leads one of the largest, most successful fitness companies in the world-with 200 clubs and over half a million members. Patch is Chair of IHRSA, the world's leading health and fitness association representing 110 million fitness club members in 78 countries. The extensive list of his company and personal awards includes: induction into the Entrepreneur of the Year Institute in the United States; Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies 2003-2008; Consumer Choice Award 2001-2009; and Canadian Business magazine's Most Innovative CEO. Patch is a sought after speaker: he travels an astounding 125,000 miles every year, talking passionately about being an entrepreneur, being responsibly fit and giving more than you get. He has donated over three million dollars to support autism research and, in 2007, was awarded the Medal of Honour by the Canadian Medical Association for his dedication to this cause. In 2009 Patch was honoured with the first International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association's (IHRSA) Outstanding Community Service Award.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781770413023 |
| ISBN 10 | 1770413022 |
| Title | Living the Good Life |
| Author | David Patchell-Evans |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | ECW Press,Canada |
| Year published | 2015-12-15 |
| Number of pages | 264 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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