In an interview that is going to “confuse the hell out of you,” CNBC’s “Squawk Box” and New York Times financial reporter Andrew Ross Sorkin picks the brain of ”The Biggest Loser” fitness guru Bob Harper, who is also a spokesman for Quaker Oats. Watch the two powerhouses talk about staying motivated while traveling, binging on pizza, working out and airbrushing in magazines. Check it out:
Fitness guru Bob Harper (left) advises New York Times’ Andrew Ross Sorkin (right) on the do’s and dont’s of dieting.
WATCH: Workout Tips From Bob Harper
The key is to staying motivated, Harper says. “I would tell you, as someone who travels around all the time, forget about the exercise, it’s too much,” he said. “But really focus on your diet – diet is everything.”
But when you’re dieting, how much energy should you put into what you should – or should not – be eating? Harper says don’t obsess; pick a set of guidelines to try to live by and adhere to those guidelines.
Related: Healthy Spins on Unhealthy Foods
“It doesn’t need to be a struggle,” Harper told Sorkin. “Remember two words I’m going to tell you: lean and green. Go for your protein – your meat – and go for a vegetable. Stay away from everything else.”
Click here for more interviews with Sorkin.
genConnect was credentialed press at the 2012 Aspen Ideas Festival in Aspen, Colo., where we interviewed the premier speakers and attendees at the conference. For more of our video interviews and articles from the Ideas Festival, click here.
Follow us on:
- Twitter @genConnect, or @aifestival #AspenIdeas
- Google +
- genConnect.com
