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 Dr. Adam Shafran was born to be a Health and Fitness expert. He played lots of sports growing up, (even football if you can believe that). But he was especially good at tennis and overachieved his way to a national ranking. He was able to parlay his athletic skills to play tennis for Rutgers University where he also pursued his passion of fitness .
After Graduating from Rutgers with a degree in Exercise Physiology, Dr. Shafran traveled to Atlanta, Georgia to attend Life Chiropractic College. Upon earning his Doctorate, Dr. Shafran began practicing in Atlanta and soon found his niche by combining his expertise in Exercise Science with Sports Medicine and began treating many top professional athletes.
His reputation grew so widely in the Atlanta area from not only treating sports injuries but because of his tennis knowledge and ability that he soon became a highly sought after strength and conditioning coach for World Class Tennis Professionals and French Open Champions, Luke and Murphy Jensen. Dr. Shafran became affectionately known as "Dr. Speed" due to his ability to quickly take athletes to the next level of performance. Dr. Shafran's attention to detail with all aspects of sports training, catapulted the Jensens' World Ranking from #72 to a year-ending, astounding #9. Dr. Shafran continued to work with world class athletes such as former world top ten players Brenda Schultz-McCarthy and David Pate and former NCAA Champions Kerri Phebus and Rebecca Jensen.
In 1999, Dr. Shafran and Lee Kantor formed Neighborhood Fitness, the first personal training fitness studio/wellness center in Alpharetta, Georgia. A short time later they wrote “You Can’t Lose Weight Alone. The Partner Power Weight Loss Program.” The philosophy of that book became the cornerstone of their Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy radio show.
Dr. Shafran has been a well regarded public speaker in the health and fitness industry for many years. And now he and Lee Kantor are available for speaking engagements as Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy on the topics of adding health and activity into your life, losing weight naturally and other health related topics.
Today, Dr. Adam Shafran is an internationally known Health and Fitness expert who has appeared and contributed material for global giants like the BBC Worldwide, The Huffington Post, WebMD, Women’s Fitness, Eating Well Magazine, and SoBeFit Magazine. He is also the co-author of “35 Ways To Raise Active Kids.” Dr. Shafran also appears weekly as “Dr. Fitness” on a very successful radio show in Atlanta, Georgia and has interviewed hundreds of celebrities, NY Times best-selling authors, pro athletes, internationally acclaimed chefs, and inspiring stories. His interviews have included people like Denise Austin, Jillian Michaels, Jack Lalanne, Kathy Smith, Jackie Warner, Marilu Henner, Rocco Dispirito, Devin Alexander, Lisa Lillien (“The Hungry Girl”), Football Legend Mercuy Morris, Coach Brad Gilbert, Robby Ginepri, Dr. Brian Wansink, Dr. Barbara Rolls, Dr. David Kessler, Dr. Gerald Musante, Dr. Jonny Bowden, and countless others. Dr. Shafran has also appeared weekly on ABC Affiliate WAAY-TV in Huntsville, AL as “Ask Dr. Fitness,” and has been featured on “Sports Saturday Night with Fred Kahlil on 11Alive,” NBC affiliate WXIA-TV, Atlanta, Georgia.
Dr. Shafran has also helped many online communities and has contributed his time and energy serving on the advisory board for
TheFitAdvocate.com, HolisticOption.com, and Weightlossbuddy.com, Wellnesspossibilities.com and the MensHealthandWellness.org.
Dr. Adam Shafran lives in Alpharetta, Georgia with his wife Nanci, and his three children Evan, Adam, and Rebecca.
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”We like them because they really seem to “get it,” and because of their skill in eliciting answers that lead the listening audience to get it too. And because they believe laughter is the best medicine."
Robert Pretlow, MD, FAAP
Author of OVERWEIGHT: What Kids Say www.childhoodobesitynews.com
"Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy is one of my favorite radio shows to be on. They're smart and funny, they ask all the right questions, and it's always a blast to be on the air with them."
Jonny Bowden, PhD, C.N.S.
Author of "The 150 Healthiest foods on Earth" and "The 150 Most Effective Ways to Boost Your Energy" www.jonnybowden.com
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 Lee Kantor didn't set out to become the Fat Guy. He kind of grew into the Fat Guy physique and persona as his metabolism slowed and his stress levels increased. Growing up in Miami, Florida, Lee was a very active kid, who has fond memories of playing catch and racquetball with his Dad. Today he can be found playing catch and racquetball with his son Max and taking family walks with his wife, Abbe. When he isn't co-hosting the Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy show Lee produces radio shows for entrepreneurs at Business RadioX in Atlanta, Georgia.
| Katie Scharf has always been an athlete and involved in sports. If she wasn’t in a gym, she was either on a field or in the pool. Every season had a sport, and she excelled in volleyball, basketball, softball and swimming throughout her high school years until a torn ACL benched her in her senior year. She attended college at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as an education major, though she began to miss being part of a team. She soon found herself as the goalie on the women’s club lacrosse team. She had never played lacrosse before and she was the only one crazy enough to volunteer to stand in front of the goal. |
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Title Nine eventually paved the path for her new interest to become a Varsity sport and Katie had made a place for herself as the walk-on goalie for the Division I Women’s Lacrosse team. She worked hard at every practice and earned Rookie of the Year her first year on the team. She and her team made it to the ACC Championships and the NCAA Final Four which was an experience of a lifetime!
After college and graduate school, Katie became a high school Biology and Human Anatomy/Physiology teacher, as well as, coaching Volleyball, Basketball and Lacrosse. Her combined expertise in human anatomy, physiology and athletics has lead her to where she is today.
Katie is the owner of Strength in Moms, LLC: an in-home personal training program for prenatal and postpartum moms in Atlanta. She is a multi-certified Personal Trainer, Perinatal Fitness Trainer, Women’s Strength Trainer, Indoor Cycling Instructor and has been a Kickboxing Instructor for almost 10 years. She has helped women maintain their fitness throughout their pregnancy, prepare for labor and delivery, safely reintegrate fitness in their postpartum months and get a new Hot Mama Body!
Katie joined the Dr. Fitness and The Fat Guy show in 2011. Her addition to the show brings a needed female element and keeps the guys on track! She loves talking to the guests and educating the public on the importance of fitness and strength training for everyone and especially for women!
Katie lives in Atlanta with her extremely supportive husband, two amazingly energetic sons and their beautiful black lab.
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They used to say a spoonful of sugar helps make the medicine go down. When Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy educate and motivate your audience you’ll understand why they now say laughter is the best medicine! Please contact them for your next keynote, cruise, retreat or corporate wellness meeting. |
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Listen now to the fun interviews Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy did at the Healthy Living Expo in Knoxville.
NEW videos up on the blog:
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