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 EL MONO HABLADOR

As most of you know, I love sharing my health and fitness insights. Every chance I get, I take the time to chat with podcast hosts all over the world. As I get older and wiser, I have more valuable stuff to share. See if you agree.

MOVE AND FEEL BETTER: THE ANSWER IS RIGHT AT YOUR FEET

52 minutes | April 9, 2024

HOSTED BY THE FOOT COLLECTIVE

 

In this conversation, Ruth chats with Ted McDonald AKA Barefoot Ted, the character from the best-selling book "Born to Run", a real life character, primal lifestyle pioneer and founder of LUNA Sandals. Ted shares his journey and insights into barefoot running and the importance of reconnecting with our feet. He discusses the influence of beach culture on his upbringing and the role of outdoor play in developing movement skills. 

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GRIT, GUTS & DETERMINATION - LEADVILLE SERIES PODCAST

58 minutes | Sep 7, 2021

HOSTED BY COLE CHOULBER

Meet Born To Run Star Barefoot Ted McDonald and Hear About His Big Wave Philosophy of Running and How That Journey Brought Him to Leadville

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DIRT CHURCH RADIO - PODCAST

1 hour 52 minutes | Sep 1, 2021

HOSTED BY MATT RAYMENT AND EUGENE BINGHAM 

Barefoot Ted McDonald is a shaman. In 2009 he became a central character in Christopher McDougall’s best selling book about natural  running and movement, Born To Run. Ted was initially portrayed (perhaps unfairly) as the quintessential ugly American, a brash, larger than life counterpoint to the retiring Tarahumara, the legendary distance runners whom McDougall’s party had ventured to the Copper Canyons of Northern Mexico to engage with. Ted’s arc formed the emotional pivot of the book when McDougall described the bond between Ted and Manuel Luna, a Tarahumara man whose son had been brutally murdered by a drug cartel. Since the book’s publication  Barefoot Ted (as he is now widely known) has become synonymous with barefoot running and an advocate for us investigating our atavistic potential for natural movement. (continued)

https://www.dirtchurchradio.com/dirtchurchradio/2021/9/1/episode-158-barefoot-ted-mcdonald

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SPARTAN UP! - PODCAST

29:15 minutes | July 15, 2021

HOSTED BY JOHNNY WAITE

As a kid did you run around for the fun of it? You were probably stronger than you think. Can you get back in touch with that feeling? Who needs motivation when you are just having a great time? Barefoot Ted was one of the unintentional stars of Christopher Mcdougal's book "Born to Run," and the originator of Luna Sandals. Spartan Up Endurance Series host, Johnny Waite, talks with Barefoot Ted about how we can get outside and be happy with whatever fitness you choose out there. In this episode you’ll learn about: The adventure that showed Ted the kind of life he wanted to live How to get back to the fundamental roots of exercise Learn to take advantage of your natural tools Why experimenting is the key to your fitness Micro-Dosing exercise The difference between practice & performance. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjxL-i3rR54

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29:15 minutes | July 1, 2021

USING SELF-EXPERIMENTATION TO IDENTIFY HOW TO OPTIMIZE YOUR FITNESS & LIFESTYLE - In today’s Fit Life After 40 talk I have the pleasure of speaking with Ted McDonald (Barefoot Ted), who is an ultra-runner, barefoot runner, primal life coach and entrepreneur based in Santa Barbara, California. Ted has played a major role in defining and popularizing the natural running movement and is also one of the characters featured in the best-selling book, “Born to Run”, where the natural endurance running movement first gained some notoriety.

https://legendlifeafter40.com/wellness/barefoot-running-and-primal-living/

I really enjoy taking the time to share insights and wisdom I've gained from my adventures and lifestyle. I hope you can find something here to help you take your life to the next level in health and happiness. Effective, vital people make the work a better place for all of us.

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