1 00:00:05,670 --> 00:00:08,560 Ed Watters: To overcome, you must educate. 2 00:00:09,950 --> 00:00:15,969 Educate not only yourself, but educate anyone seeking to learn. 3 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:21,350 We are all Dead America, we can all learn something. 4 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:26,730 To learn, we must challenge what we already understand. 5 00:00:27,780 --> 00:00:31,180 The way we do that is through conversation. 6 00:00:32,619 --> 00:00:39,750 Sometimes we have conversations with others, however, some of the best 7 00:00:39,910 --> 00:00:42,870 conversations happen with ourselves. 8 00:00:44,210 --> 00:00:51,470 Reach out and challenge yourself; let's dive in and learn something new right now. 9 00:00:55,755 --> 00:01:01,415 Today we are speaking with Kim Rahir, she is the creator of 10 00:01:01,425 --> 00:01:04,004 the Fabulous in 15 program. 11 00:01:04,519 --> 00:01:06,690 Kim, could you please introduce yourself? 12 00:01:06,690 --> 00:01:09,530 Let people know just a little more about you, please? 13 00:01:09,740 --> 00:01:10,010 Kim Rahir: Yeah. 14 00:01:10,010 --> 00:01:14,509 So I'm a sixty year old German lady, mom of three, I live in Spain, 15 00:01:14,859 --> 00:01:19,409 um, and I used to be a journalist for the longest time until I fell 16 00:01:19,410 --> 00:01:21,759 very ill with autoimmune diseases. 17 00:01:21,759 --> 00:01:26,225 And I had sort of two bouts with that, um, was supposed to be taking 18 00:01:26,225 --> 00:01:29,244 lifelong treatment for quite some time. 19 00:01:29,285 --> 00:01:35,035 I'm off that now and I think that's in part because I decided to go 20 00:01:35,035 --> 00:01:39,084 my own way and become physically strong, develop muscle mass, 21 00:01:39,084 --> 00:01:42,234 become really like insanely strong. 22 00:01:42,784 --> 00:01:46,630 Um, and when I was taking off my medication, I felt 23 00:01:46,630 --> 00:01:48,089 that I was onto something. 24 00:01:48,089 --> 00:01:54,320 So I started learning, uh, taking online certifications, personal 25 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:58,920 trainer certifications to be able to help women around the world, um, get 26 00:01:58,939 --> 00:02:03,570 better, feel better, empowered, happier, healthier also with the same system 27 00:02:03,570 --> 00:02:08,989 where it's really just about building physical strength and then have so many 28 00:02:09,019 --> 00:02:14,089 things, including your mental health, will fall in place as a side effect. 29 00:02:14,439 --> 00:02:16,320 Ed Watters: I find that Fabulous. 30 00:02:16,709 --> 00:02:22,109 So let's talk a little bit about your program. 31 00:02:22,780 --> 00:02:26,329 What is it and why do women need it? 32 00:02:26,749 --> 00:02:32,279 Kim Rahir: It's a very, very, um, simple sort of baseline approach. 33 00:02:32,349 --> 00:02:37,069 And I think that's what women need because they've been overfed so much 34 00:02:37,079 --> 00:02:39,459 information, so much conflicting stuff. 35 00:02:39,459 --> 00:02:45,909 So, so many things they need to keep in mind, or do, or eat, or not eat. 36 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:53,770 And my approach helps you become strong, mobile, um, uh, boost your energy 37 00:02:53,770 --> 00:03:00,390 levels in, you know, incredible ways by just training fifteen minutes a day. 38 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:02,220 It really doesn't take more than that. 39 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:08,199 And it's an important part of getting in shape because knowing what to 40 00:03:08,199 --> 00:03:13,119 do is only part of the problem, the other part is actually doing it. 41 00:03:13,815 --> 00:03:18,895 Um, and I'm solving that problem by giving you something that you can do in fifteen 42 00:03:18,915 --> 00:03:20,495 minutes in the comfort of your home. 43 00:03:21,075 --> 00:03:26,354 That way we lower the resistance, uh, we remove most obstacles that get 44 00:03:26,354 --> 00:03:27,844 in the way when you want to change. 45 00:03:27,854 --> 00:03:30,495 So many women, they want to change, they want to live healthier, they want 46 00:03:30,495 --> 00:03:36,015 to move, but they have such a tightly packed schedule and they have some inner 47 00:03:36,015 --> 00:03:38,205 resistance too, because change is scary. 48 00:03:38,205 --> 00:03:44,274 So this fifteen minutes a day approach takes all those sort of obstacles, 49 00:03:44,755 --> 00:03:48,285 most of those obstacles, out of the way and make it easy to start. 50 00:03:48,325 --> 00:03:51,755 And then I will start you after an assessment, so you will 51 00:03:51,755 --> 00:03:53,674 start exactly where you are at. 52 00:03:53,725 --> 00:03:57,095 I'm not going to prescribe just any old program, uh, we're going to 53 00:03:57,105 --> 00:03:58,875 really look what your situation is. 54 00:03:59,274 --> 00:04:03,005 And that is also very powerful because when we reach middle age 55 00:04:03,015 --> 00:04:08,155 and we do those awesome workouts from YouTube, and they are great, we 56 00:04:08,155 --> 00:04:10,625 tend to get hurt or very frustrated. 57 00:04:11,410 --> 00:04:11,820 Ed Watters: Yeah. 58 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:16,950 I know as we age, things do get harder. 59 00:04:17,230 --> 00:04:19,890 You know, it's not easy aging. 60 00:04:19,900 --> 00:04:24,330 But if we can age with grace, that is really the big thing. 61 00:04:25,060 --> 00:04:30,159 It was counterintuitive when we actually came across what you say 62 00:04:30,189 --> 00:04:34,579 is the pitfalls of healthy eating. 63 00:04:35,325 --> 00:04:36,625 What do you mean by that? 64 00:04:37,175 --> 00:04:40,795 Kim Rahir: The problem with healthy eating, the concept of healthy eating is 65 00:04:40,795 --> 00:04:43,675 that it's, it's actually far too vague. 66 00:04:45,125 --> 00:04:51,514 When you are not twenty anymore, let me put it this way, you have to be very 67 00:04:51,524 --> 00:04:57,730 specific and very intentional, uh, with what you do and what you want to achieve. 68 00:04:58,270 --> 00:05:02,969 And healthy eating is, it could mean anything. 69 00:05:03,090 --> 00:05:08,248 It means one thing for someone who's a diabetic, it means another thing for 70 00:05:08,248 --> 00:05:10,383 someone who is an endurance athlete. 71 00:05:10,383 --> 00:05:14,283 It means a totally different thing for someone who has food intolerances. 72 00:05:16,330 --> 00:05:20,690 So healthy eating in general is not helpful as a concept. 73 00:05:21,310 --> 00:05:27,640 And then so many women are really keen on losing weight, dropping some, some 74 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:29,439 of that weight that they're carrying. 75 00:05:30,039 --> 00:05:32,755 And healthy eating is not specific for that. 76 00:05:32,795 --> 00:05:37,265 You have to eat for weight loss because even that is different. 77 00:05:37,855 --> 00:05:42,575 Now, you don't want to stuff yourself with unhealthy junk foods or processed 78 00:05:42,905 --> 00:05:44,935 protein bars just to lose weight. 79 00:05:45,344 --> 00:05:50,659 But still, the approach to losing weight and the approach to just being 80 00:05:50,659 --> 00:05:52,929 healthy is a little bit different. 81 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:58,960 And it has to be that specific because as we age, our bodies, you know, 82 00:05:59,340 --> 00:06:01,479 react more slowly or differently. 83 00:06:01,479 --> 00:06:06,409 And we really have to find out, What is my exact specific goal and 84 00:06:06,409 --> 00:06:08,349 how am I going to eat for that? 85 00:06:09,719 --> 00:06:10,849 Ed Watters: I like that a lot. 86 00:06:11,270 --> 00:06:16,650 That explains that in a good fashion, very palatable. 87 00:06:17,020 --> 00:06:26,195 So now, I know getting older is hard for both men and women, but women, 88 00:06:26,375 --> 00:06:32,355 they tend to be smaller in stature than men with their muscle mass and 89 00:06:32,355 --> 00:06:38,380 all of this, so could you talk to us a little bit about why it's so 90 00:06:38,380 --> 00:06:42,310 important to maintain that muscle mass. 91 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:45,540 Kim Rahir: Yes, absolutely. 92 00:06:45,610 --> 00:06:49,220 It's, it's health insurance and it's life insurance. 93 00:06:49,260 --> 00:06:54,719 And it's all explainable by our evolution, how we evolved as humans. 94 00:06:55,110 --> 00:07:00,385 We have always lived and thrived in environments in where we 95 00:07:00,385 --> 00:07:01,765 were physically challenged. 96 00:07:02,284 --> 00:07:07,914 We, our bodies optimized for being in movement every day, our bodies 97 00:07:07,965 --> 00:07:12,405 optimized for being, you know, pushing stuff, pulling stuff, uh, 98 00:07:12,414 --> 00:07:17,135 lifting things from the floor, uh, getting things down from up overhead. 99 00:07:17,644 --> 00:07:22,315 Um, and it's not something where, you know, we have this idea now because 100 00:07:22,315 --> 00:07:27,294 our world has changed so much that we just, you know, sit all day, 101 00:07:27,765 --> 00:07:33,015 uh, we drive to work, um, even our entertainment streams into our home. 102 00:07:33,525 --> 00:07:35,895 And then we want to be healthier, 103 00:07:35,895 --> 00:07:38,605 we want to do something, so we start moving a little bit. 104 00:07:38,964 --> 00:07:44,195 Actually, from a health perspective, the default situation, the optimized, 105 00:07:44,790 --> 00:07:49,410 the situation is the one where we move as much as we can every single day. 106 00:07:49,799 --> 00:07:55,369 And, and because we evolved this way, muscle is like the tissue of longevity. 107 00:07:55,849 --> 00:08:01,869 Um, it will improve your cardiovascular health, your metabolic health, your 108 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:03,689 bone health, your joint health. 109 00:08:04,210 --> 00:08:08,230 And we now know that, you know, training for muscle, moving for muscle 110 00:08:08,230 --> 00:08:13,130 mass, even, um, really improves your mental health in a big, big way. 111 00:08:13,650 --> 00:08:19,479 Um, I think the problem with women is, um, a cultural one, actually, because 112 00:08:19,479 --> 00:08:24,879 we are not raised with this, with this, um, ideal of becoming physically strong. 113 00:08:25,535 --> 00:08:29,285 We're taught to be pretty and cute and elegant. 114 00:08:29,285 --> 00:08:31,875 And when we have like nice parents, they're going to 115 00:08:32,064 --> 00:08:33,655 tell us to get an education. 116 00:08:34,315 --> 00:08:38,015 Um, but basically the idea of being physically strong 117 00:08:38,015 --> 00:08:39,615 is not in our virtue catalog. 118 00:08:39,915 --> 00:08:45,035 Which is, um, also doesn't make a lot of sense because you would never, 119 00:08:45,465 --> 00:08:50,255 say, Oh, carrying around toddlers and groceries is not feminine, you know? 120 00:08:50,735 --> 00:08:51,745 Women go to the gym, 121 00:08:51,745 --> 00:08:55,915 sometimes they pick up dumbbells that weigh a pound and at home they 122 00:08:55,915 --> 00:09:00,305 carried pounds and pounds of groceries or toddlers that, that weigh a lot. 123 00:09:00,305 --> 00:09:05,604 So it's actually quite natural for women also to, to be strong physically. 124 00:09:05,954 --> 00:09:10,314 But our culture has evolved in a way where, um, it's, it's, it's not 125 00:09:10,324 --> 00:09:15,114 like our first intuitive choice when we start feeling age, when we start 126 00:09:15,205 --> 00:09:19,075 getting those health problems, when the weight creeps up and we feel creaky 127 00:09:19,075 --> 00:09:22,725 and achy and, uh, and low on energy. 128 00:09:23,075 --> 00:09:26,885 Um, this is not the first idea that, not the first thought, thought that 129 00:09:26,885 --> 00:09:31,194 we turn to, um, but it's actually, I call it the one stop shop solution, 130 00:09:31,194 --> 00:09:34,254 but, because it gives you so many benefits and will take care of a lot 131 00:09:34,254 --> 00:09:36,525 of things with just one intervention. 132 00:09:38,485 --> 00:09:39,225 Ed Watters: That's nice. 133 00:09:39,435 --> 00:09:46,665 Uh, now one thing that really makes me curious is your bone structure. 134 00:09:47,560 --> 00:09:55,480 My wife, she has osteopenia, and it's kind of like osteoporosis, I guess. 135 00:09:56,499 --> 00:10:02,229 Now, this, women tend to have issues with is that bone density. 136 00:10:03,079 --> 00:10:08,510 What, what can you do to help that and maintain muscle mass 137 00:10:08,530 --> 00:10:11,310 along with your bone density? 138 00:10:12,334 --> 00:10:12,625 Kim Rahir: Yeah. 139 00:10:12,685 --> 00:10:17,295 It's a one stop shop actually too, because when you train for strength, when you 140 00:10:17,305 --> 00:10:24,074 load your body, your limbs, your, with weight, um, you improve your bone density. 141 00:10:24,435 --> 00:10:31,790 Bone is, is very adaptive and the body is ruthless, so it will only sort of 142 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:36,560 support and it's all about allocation of resources actually in the body. 143 00:10:36,670 --> 00:10:39,939 It's the, it's the same in the, in the society and it's 144 00:10:39,939 --> 00:10:40,980 the same in the human body. 145 00:10:40,980 --> 00:10:42,590 It's about allocation of resources. 146 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:46,985 And the body will only allocate resources when it's getting 147 00:10:46,985 --> 00:10:48,625 signals that they are needed. 148 00:10:48,665 --> 00:10:55,145 So if we do not load our bones, uh, the body will not only not reinforce them and, 149 00:10:55,145 --> 00:10:59,754 and, and keep rebuilding them, but it will actually withdraw substance from them. 150 00:10:59,805 --> 00:11:04,825 So what, what we want to do is load the bones, weight 151 00:11:04,844 --> 00:11:08,304 bearing exercises and walking. 152 00:11:08,974 --> 00:11:12,935 And, uh, running will not cut it, you need to do something more. 153 00:11:12,935 --> 00:11:18,625 You need to do some kind of lifting or at least body weight exercises where 154 00:11:18,625 --> 00:11:23,844 you really challenge and stress your muscles and your bones and then the 155 00:11:23,875 --> 00:11:28,025 body will respond with that allocation of resources and make them stronger. 156 00:11:28,985 --> 00:11:32,055 Ed Watters: And, and also pushing and pulling is a good 157 00:11:32,305 --> 00:11:34,255 category to be in on that. 158 00:11:34,785 --> 00:11:38,584 You know, pulling a wagon around the garden, uh, things like 159 00:11:38,584 --> 00:11:41,259 that, that's always a good thing. 160 00:11:42,319 --> 00:11:49,030 So tell me, Kim, what got you from being a journalist into a coach like this? 161 00:11:49,599 --> 00:11:54,510 Kim Rahir: Well, I had like a traumatic, um, incident, something 162 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:56,320 really unpleasant happening to me. 163 00:11:56,630 --> 00:11:59,720 I was forty-five, I was a journalist in Berlin. 164 00:11:59,730 --> 00:12:04,050 My kids were small and I was struck down literally from one day to the 165 00:12:04,050 --> 00:12:10,030 next by what turned out to be a syndrome, Guillain Barre, at the time. 166 00:12:10,555 --> 00:12:14,214 Which is a, one of autoimmune, um, attack. 167 00:12:14,374 --> 00:12:17,464 So my body started attacking its own nerves. 168 00:12:17,974 --> 00:12:23,154 Um, I noticed this because I picked up my kids from school and I was seeing double. 169 00:12:23,305 --> 00:12:27,724 So the muscles and nerves that were controlling my eyes, uh, 170 00:12:27,794 --> 00:12:29,084 had already been attacked. 171 00:12:29,094 --> 00:12:30,924 And then I was hospitalized. 172 00:12:30,944 --> 00:12:34,074 They were looking at what was going on and what they might do for 173 00:12:34,074 --> 00:12:35,884 quite some time, they weren't sure. 174 00:12:35,885 --> 00:12:41,015 Um, and after three weeks in hospital, I was paralyzed from the hip downwards. 175 00:12:41,575 --> 00:12:43,285 I couldn't wiggle a toe. 176 00:12:43,725 --> 00:12:48,245 And they still didn't really know what was going on. 177 00:12:48,245 --> 00:12:50,694 So that was, that was super scary. 178 00:12:51,065 --> 00:12:56,560 Um, and you end up wishing for a diagnosis. 179 00:12:56,560 --> 00:12:58,570 You know, you tell them, Come on, tell me what it is. 180 00:12:58,770 --> 00:13:04,050 This uncertainty is, is, is what really eats you. 181 00:13:05,159 --> 00:13:06,800 But I learned an important lesson. 182 00:13:06,850 --> 00:13:09,840 I mean, at the time, I didn't see it that way. 183 00:13:10,010 --> 00:13:15,040 Today, I'm grateful for that experience because what I learned the hard way is, 184 00:13:16,950 --> 00:13:22,770 you can be out of this in, you know, one day from one minute to the next. 185 00:13:23,240 --> 00:13:26,710 When you're a mom, I had three kids, you always think, Oh, if I'm 186 00:13:26,710 --> 00:13:28,300 not there, nothing's going to work. 187 00:13:28,310 --> 00:13:29,630 Everything's going to collapse. 188 00:13:29,630 --> 00:13:31,109 I have to do everything, 189 00:13:31,109 --> 00:13:34,199 I have to be there for everyone and for everything. 190 00:13:34,749 --> 00:13:39,020 Um, and I, I was not there from one day to the next. 191 00:13:39,060 --> 00:13:42,460 I came home from the hospital for Christmas and there was a Christmas 192 00:13:42,470 --> 00:13:46,270 tree and there were presents and, uh, you know, and I hadn't done any of it. 193 00:13:46,280 --> 00:13:51,950 So it had worked, and I find that experience quite liberating actually. 194 00:13:51,950 --> 00:13:57,159 And it's something, you know, I, I wish I could sort of transmit that message 195 00:13:57,160 --> 00:14:00,590 to women who still think that if they won't be around, then nothing is going 196 00:14:00,590 --> 00:14:02,720 to, like the world will come to an end. 197 00:14:02,729 --> 00:14:03,299 It won't. 198 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:07,550 Um, and I think that can take some of the pressure off your, off 199 00:14:07,569 --> 00:14:13,905 your life, because you know that you do not have to do everything. 200 00:14:14,925 --> 00:14:18,055 So finally they decided it was Guillain Barré which is a 201 00:14:18,055 --> 00:14:19,645 one of, it comes and it goes. 202 00:14:19,645 --> 00:14:22,705 And I was even lucky because it stopped at my hips. 203 00:14:22,715 --> 00:14:27,274 Sometimes it can be ascending paralysis and then you have to be ventilated. 204 00:14:27,865 --> 00:14:30,505 Um, it didn't get that far for me. 205 00:14:31,060 --> 00:14:32,930 I got some treatment after this. 206 00:14:32,970 --> 00:14:36,750 Um, and then after a year, I think I was given a clean bill 207 00:14:36,750 --> 00:14:39,940 of health and I was so grateful. 208 00:14:39,959 --> 00:14:46,070 I, I was, I already, I was much more grateful for everything because 209 00:14:46,129 --> 00:14:49,199 you know, when one day you complain about having to do the dishes and 210 00:14:49,199 --> 00:14:52,540 the next day you're paralyzed in the hospital and all you dream about 211 00:14:52,540 --> 00:14:53,970 is being able to do the dishes. 212 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:56,729 And, um, I had learned that lesson. 213 00:14:58,939 --> 00:15:02,770 And with this clean bill of health, I thought, Yeah, I'm going to, I'm 214 00:15:02,770 --> 00:15:05,360 getting a new shot at life, and I'm going to make the most of it. 215 00:15:05,380 --> 00:15:09,630 And I think, I think I became a cooler mom, and I took everything, you 216 00:15:09,630 --> 00:15:12,199 know, with a lot of, uh, detachment. 217 00:15:12,239 --> 00:15:17,689 Um, my quality of life improved, my, like, my mental health improved because 218 00:15:17,689 --> 00:15:26,130 I, you know, I was able to, um, sort of deal with situations, um, much more 219 00:15:26,140 --> 00:15:31,480 easily because you realize it's all, at the end of the day not that important. 220 00:15:32,530 --> 00:15:36,570 As long as, you know, as long as you're able to walk, oh my God, you don't know, 221 00:15:36,570 --> 00:15:39,250 don't, don't complain about anything else. 222 00:15:39,750 --> 00:15:43,399 Then another year went by and I felt my left hand going numb 223 00:15:43,399 --> 00:15:44,789 and I knew this wasn't good. 224 00:15:44,889 --> 00:15:47,800 And, um, I went to the doctor again, you know, you must know, 225 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:49,130 this is all in different places. 226 00:15:49,130 --> 00:15:52,750 The first one was in Berlin, this one, the hand going numb, that was in Paris. 227 00:15:53,580 --> 00:15:59,675 Um, and I was told after examinations that this was, um, a different animal, 228 00:15:59,675 --> 00:16:03,105 that this was an attack of the immune system on the white matter inside 229 00:16:03,105 --> 00:16:05,585 the nerves, and that this was MS. 230 00:16:07,145 --> 00:16:11,515 And I thought that was a really low blow because I had been through this 231 00:16:11,515 --> 00:16:16,815 first thing, which was really traumatic, you know, being helpless in hospital. 232 00:16:16,945 --> 00:16:22,250 To feel totally dehumanized and, and you have absolutely no power. 233 00:16:22,670 --> 00:16:25,910 And I thought I had gone, you know, behind this. 234 00:16:25,910 --> 00:16:30,909 I had, that I was over this, that I could live my life now and enjoy. 235 00:16:30,910 --> 00:16:35,150 And then I got this diagnosis, which is even scarier because you 236 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:36,719 have no idea where you're going. 237 00:16:36,910 --> 00:16:39,100 You have no idea what's going to happen to you. 238 00:16:39,590 --> 00:16:46,910 And, um, the, the one thing, the only thing that I, that I knew how 239 00:16:46,910 --> 00:16:52,480 to do after, after that diagnosis, was not look into the future. 240 00:16:52,790 --> 00:16:56,840 I did not allow myself to look into the future because it was too scary. 241 00:16:57,509 --> 00:17:00,710 I focused on the moment, on the day. 242 00:17:00,710 --> 00:17:05,629 I wanted to spend the day as, as well as possible, spend it with 243 00:17:05,629 --> 00:17:08,169 my kids, make the most of it. 244 00:17:08,359 --> 00:17:11,599 And, and I think that got me through those dark times. 245 00:17:12,639 --> 00:17:16,250 And I also decided that I wanted to become physically strong. 246 00:17:16,270 --> 00:17:18,919 And I think that goes back a little bit to the hospital 247 00:17:18,919 --> 00:17:20,710 experience and the powerlessness. 248 00:17:21,389 --> 00:17:26,540 Um, I decided that I was going to become muscular. 249 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:27,950 Do strength training. 250 00:17:28,290 --> 00:17:31,690 Armed myself with a book, one of the first books that said 251 00:17:31,710 --> 00:17:33,240 women should lift heavy too. 252 00:17:33,830 --> 00:17:36,080 And I got stronger and I got better. 253 00:17:36,739 --> 00:17:40,039 And my mental health improved so much, 254 00:17:40,040 --> 00:17:41,389 I became so confident. 255 00:17:41,430 --> 00:17:47,120 And I think it was also the desire to be able to rely on my body again. 256 00:17:47,120 --> 00:17:50,140 Because when you have autoimmune issues, like your body attacking 257 00:17:50,140 --> 00:17:52,160 itself, it's a bit like a betrayal. 258 00:17:52,220 --> 00:17:53,600 Like your body's betraying you. 259 00:17:54,420 --> 00:17:58,969 And, and I think that was what drove me and I got better and better and better. 260 00:17:58,970 --> 00:17:59,900 We moved again. 261 00:17:59,900 --> 00:18:05,169 I had a Spanish neurologist, um, who, and I was taking treatment for the MS, of 262 00:18:05,169 --> 00:18:08,610 course, you know, you get that diagnosis you're in for lifelong treatment. 263 00:18:09,510 --> 00:18:13,919 And after three years of watching me, you know, sort of breezing 264 00:18:13,919 --> 00:18:17,810 through the checkups, he said, Would you like to stop your treatment? 265 00:18:18,660 --> 00:18:20,950 And I said, Hell yes, please. 266 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:26,180 Um, that was now seven years ago, I've been without treatment for seven years 267 00:18:26,180 --> 00:18:28,019 and without relapses for seven years. 268 00:18:29,759 --> 00:18:31,819 A second, second lease on life. 269 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:36,259 Um, I, I'm even more grateful every single day. 270 00:18:36,259 --> 00:18:40,365 And that was also the moment when I thought maybe, maybe I'm on to 271 00:18:40,365 --> 00:18:42,085 something here with what I did. 272 00:18:43,075 --> 00:18:46,895 And while I don't claim that you can cure MS with strength training, the 273 00:18:46,905 --> 00:18:51,944 overall beneficial effects, and we talked about this before, um, I felt 274 00:18:51,944 --> 00:18:57,904 this urge to carry this message out there and, and tell as many women as possible 275 00:18:57,904 --> 00:19:03,155 and help as many women as possible to, to use this one stop shop, um, and 276 00:19:03,155 --> 00:19:06,145 to, to become happier and healthier. 277 00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:10,180 You know, with this just very simple, simple intervention. 278 00:19:10,830 --> 00:19:14,550 Ed Watters: I think it's important also that you touched on, you 279 00:19:14,550 --> 00:19:16,830 know, don't worry about it. 280 00:19:17,350 --> 00:19:19,900 Stress kills the body. 281 00:19:20,589 --> 00:19:28,590 And I, I suffer from fibromyalgia and that, that just comes, I 282 00:19:28,619 --> 00:19:33,080 basically see it coming more when I'm under a lot of stress. 283 00:19:33,620 --> 00:19:38,480 So stress can really affect the body in huge ways. 284 00:19:38,480 --> 00:19:45,259 Your mental, your physical, your overall being is really about being 285 00:19:45,850 --> 00:19:48,669 at peace with yourself in many ways. 286 00:19:49,079 --> 00:19:55,685 So if we can find that, that, that's just truly a gift in itself. 287 00:19:57,695 --> 00:20:02,925 Kim, you used to be a journalist, now you're out here podcasting. 288 00:20:02,935 --> 00:20:04,645 You do this very well. 289 00:20:04,665 --> 00:20:10,754 Is there plans to incorporate a podcast into your overall journey? 290 00:20:12,035 --> 00:20:15,295 Kim Rahir: It's interesting because I got asked this question like 291 00:20:15,305 --> 00:20:17,585 three times over the last two weeks. 292 00:20:17,645 --> 00:20:20,634 Um, and I'm thinking about this. 293 00:20:20,845 --> 00:20:26,234 I, I, I think it's something that I enjoy, connecting with people, talking 294 00:20:26,234 --> 00:20:28,214 with people, like meeting you today. 295 00:20:28,214 --> 00:20:32,465 And, um, and I think it's a good way also to share my message, but 296 00:20:32,465 --> 00:20:35,015 I know that it's a big project. 297 00:20:35,085 --> 00:20:41,284 Um, and I'm going to look at that when I feel ready because there's 298 00:20:41,284 --> 00:20:46,114 so many very frightening statistics about podcasts that die after episode 299 00:20:46,175 --> 00:20:49,764 three or something like this and I wouldn't want to be one of those. 300 00:20:50,794 --> 00:20:56,454 Ed Watters: Well Kim, I can tell you just from discussing here today things 301 00:20:56,454 --> 00:21:03,035 with you, you're good at this and you have this desire to inform people and 302 00:21:03,035 --> 00:21:05,355 that's truly what podcasting is about. 303 00:21:05,785 --> 00:21:13,975 You would have no trouble at all staying engaged and I can see that pretty clear. 304 00:21:14,425 --> 00:21:20,435 Uh, podcasters, they get this thing, they think they're not 305 00:21:20,435 --> 00:21:23,125 worthy of holding the position. 306 00:21:23,195 --> 00:21:26,844 It's, it's an inferiority complex. 307 00:21:26,845 --> 00:21:31,285 And, you know, I don't think you suffer from that at all. 308 00:21:31,285 --> 00:21:39,814 You know what you're doing and you can engage and articulate very well what 309 00:21:39,865 --> 00:21:43,824 you mean and it can really help people. 310 00:21:43,855 --> 00:21:49,164 So I'm always pushing people towards a podcast and you're, you're one of 311 00:21:49,164 --> 00:21:55,715 those that I really don't feel that you would have a, a hard time doing it. 312 00:21:56,264 --> 00:21:59,464 So I encourage you to look deeper into it. 313 00:21:59,464 --> 00:22:02,334 And you know, we're out here helping. 314 00:22:02,795 --> 00:22:06,955 So, you know, the more we discover who we are and what we 315 00:22:06,955 --> 00:22:09,985 can do, it's truly a good thing. 316 00:22:10,935 --> 00:22:12,055 Kim Rahir: I totally agree. 317 00:22:13,235 --> 00:22:17,955 Ed Watters: Uh, Kim, do you have a call to action for our listeners today? 318 00:22:18,925 --> 00:22:19,255 Kim Rahir: Yes. 319 00:22:19,284 --> 00:22:25,280 I, well, they can look at my website, um, kimrahir.com and go on 320 00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:30,240 there to find a health assessment to find out where they are at. 321 00:22:30,250 --> 00:22:33,720 So if you want to know how your strength and your health is right 322 00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:39,029 now, I think that can be very helpful because, um, oftentimes we're not 323 00:22:39,320 --> 00:22:42,110 really very clear on where we stand. 324 00:22:42,119 --> 00:22:46,510 And we could be much stronger than we think or much weaker than we think. 325 00:22:46,520 --> 00:22:49,760 And this questionnaire is really about how this whole thing 326 00:22:49,770 --> 00:22:52,070 integrates into your entire life. 327 00:22:52,070 --> 00:22:56,020 So it's not about doing five pushups, but rather, you know, what do you 328 00:22:56,020 --> 00:23:00,129 do when you have to lift your, your cabin bag into the overhead lockers. 329 00:23:00,159 --> 00:23:00,800 Things like this. 330 00:23:00,820 --> 00:23:03,720 How, just find out, you know, what is your status? 331 00:23:04,070 --> 00:23:09,879 And then I can, um, give you a few tips, uh, according to your, your results. 332 00:23:09,879 --> 00:23:12,850 So that's something, um, you want to look at. 333 00:23:13,955 --> 00:23:17,565 Make sure you know where you start because you want to change, you want to go from 334 00:23:17,575 --> 00:23:19,565 A to B, you need to know where A is. 335 00:23:21,225 --> 00:23:25,054 Ed Watters: And can you share where people can locate you 336 00:23:25,054 --> 00:23:27,155 and, uh, get in touch with you? 337 00:23:27,735 --> 00:23:28,065 Kim Rahir: Yes. 338 00:23:28,065 --> 00:23:31,255 So the first one is my website, kimrahir.com. 339 00:23:31,505 --> 00:23:35,605 And then with my name, Kim Rahir, you can find me on Facebook and Instagram and, 340 00:23:35,605 --> 00:23:41,630 and, um, I share a lot of information, tips and thoughts, um, a little bit 341 00:23:41,630 --> 00:23:43,790 of my own weightlifting adventures. 342 00:23:44,180 --> 00:23:47,620 Try to make it fun, uh, like entertaining and informative. 343 00:23:47,670 --> 00:23:50,310 And you find me there with my name Kim Rahir. 344 00:23:51,020 --> 00:23:54,330 Ed Watters: I really like what you're doing and I appreciate 345 00:23:54,340 --> 00:23:58,430 that you came on here today to share it with us on the podcast. 346 00:23:58,799 --> 00:24:00,070 Thank you for being here, Kim. 347 00:24:00,190 --> 00:24:01,690 Kim Rahir: Thank you so much for having me. 348 00:24:04,779 --> 00:24:06,539 Ed Watters: Thank you for joining us today. 349 00:24:07,100 --> 00:24:13,350 If you found this podcast enlightening, entertaining, educational in any way, 350 00:24:14,129 --> 00:24:20,495 please share, like, subscribe, and join us right back here next week for another 351 00:24:20,504 --> 00:24:23,825 great episode of the Dead America Podcast. 352 00:24:24,195 --> 00:24:29,725 I'm Ed Watters, your host, enjoy your afternoon wherever you might be.