FITNESS AND HEALTH CONVERSATION WITH DR. SIMON MBIRUA

In this Episode we have an informative conversation with Dr. Simon Mbirua about healthcare and fitness in Kenya. Simon is both a GP and a business owner of Pain and Gain supplements. Simon introduces himself and tells us about his fitness and nutrition journey and how he became a GP. He discusses how he balanced studying to become a doctor with his passion for fitness. We then get into the relationship of healthcare and fitness and what needs to change in medicine to be more inclusive of fitness and nutrition. Simon talks about the rise of lifestyle diseases like obesity and diabetes and how these can be prevented through fitness and nutrition. We talk about the need for personal trainers and the healthcare industry to work together. Simon then gets into supplements as this is his side business. He emphasizes the importance of getting nutrition right first and then supplements can be used to fill in any gaps. We discuss whey, creatine, pre workouts and fat burners. Finally we ask Simon questions from the listeners. 1. Should one exercise with athritis? 2. What are your thoughts on alcohol and fitness? 3. How to increase intensity without additional weights? 4. I wake up with back pain; what could be the issue?