“Don’t Quit!” The one-and-only Jake Steinfeld comes to SIDEWALKS to talk about fitness and helping our National Parks.
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– Jake Steinfeld (2011)
Interviewed by SIDEWALKS host Cindy Rhodes, Jake Steinfeld talks about how he got into fitness. As part of the promotional tour, Jake tells us about partnering with Coke’s Live Positively initiative and the “America Is Your Park” campaign to inspire families to participate in fun activities outdoors and vote for their favorite park. Three lucky parks will be awarded grants ranging from $25,000 to $100,000 to help rebuild and restore the spaces so more families can be active outdoors.
(“Sidewalks” is not affiliated with this contest, which ends Tuesday, September 6, 2011; the Jake Steinfeld interview will still be available after that date.)
Mini-Biography:
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Jake Steinfeld is considered the man responsible for starting the personal fitness training industry more than 30 years ago. Known as “Body by Jake,” he is the Chairman and CEO of Body by Jake Global®, and has developed successful products, brands, and businesses. He is famous for the catch phase, “Don’t quit!”
Jake is the author of the “New York Times” and “Wall Street Journal’s” bestselling book “I’ve Seen a Lot of Famous People Naked and They’ve Got Nothing on You!” Other books include “GET STRONG! Body by Jake’s Guide to Building Confidence, Muscles, and a Great Future for Teenage Guys,” “Powerliving by Jake,” “Eleven Lessons to Change Your Life,” “Don’t Quit: Motivation and Exercises to Bring Out the Winner in You,” and “Body by Jake.”
Jake is the founder of the “Don’t Quit! Foundation” which supports and educates American youth about the value of physical fitness by providing state of the art fitness centers in inner city middle and high schools. He has established 30 Don’t Quit! Fitness Centers throughout the nation. Additionally, Jake is the founder of Major League Lacrosse, the first professional outdoor lacrosse league.
Jake has served as Chairman of the California Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports under both Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Governor Jerry Brown. Recently, Jake was appointed as the Chairman of the National Foundation for Governor’s Fitness Councils, which supports state councils by providing fitness centers to schools across the nation.
Jake is also an occasional actor, where he headlined the cable comedy series, “Big Brother Jake.” Other small roles include: the Jeff Goldblum comedy “Into the Night,” as a construction worker in the Tom Hanks comedy “The Money Pit,” as a cab driver in Eddie Murphy’s “Coming to America,“ and the role of Sparky in “You Can’t Hurry Love.” He also supplied the voice of Git, a lab rat in the Disney animated feature “Ratatouille.”
Interview Credits:
Recorded: June 29, 2011
Host/Segment Producer: Cindy Rhodes
Videographer (for Cindy Rhodes): Ray Alvarado
Editor: Richard R. Lee
Special Thanks To: America Is Your Park (Coca Cola’s Live Positively Initiative); Shana Davick and Liv Davick, a Publicity and Production Boutique, Inc.