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In today’s episode, I sit down with Stefano Passarello, Ironman athlete and co-founder of Kapuhala, the plant-based eco resorts in Koh Samui, Thailand and Sicily, Italy. Stefano went plant-based purely for performance: faster recovery, better sleep, and a sharper mind for training and for his demanding career in finance. That choice took him all the way to the Ironman World Championship in Kona, where he ran one of the fastest marathon splits in his age group.
We talk about how he fuels long training days on whole plant foods, what he eats on race day and how he avoids hitting the wall, growing up in Italy where his family grew almost all of their own food, and why he and his wife built a resort around movement, plants, and community. He also shares how he trains up to 21 times a week, how he keeps his workouts going while traveling, and why he believes connection with others matters just as much as what’s on your plate.
As Stefano tells his son: you don’t win the race on race day, you win it every day that you wake up.
Timestamps:
00:00: Highlights: you win the race every day you wake up
00:30: Meet Stefano and why he went plant-based for performance
03:00: Join our free masterclass
03:29: Plant-based for the brain, recovery, and performance
04:08: His Ironman journey, from Hong Kong to racing Kona
07:25: How plant-based athletes manage their energy
09:34: Race-day fuel and avoiding the wall
14:49: Growing up plant-based in Italy
16:44: Building a plant-based resort
19:38: Longevity and feeling well every day
20:50: Training: swim, bike, run, and 21 sessions a week
26:03: How he trains while traveling
28:34: Blue Zones and why loneliness is the real killer
30:38: Resort life, community, and recovery
32:33: Racing mindset and wrap-up

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Every few years the fitness industry gets a new shortcut. Fat burners, Atkins, keto, and now AI generated workouts and GLP 1 medications.
In this solo episode I share my honest perspective after 21 years in the fitness industry. Yes, I use AI tools inside our own course, and I will tell you exactly why that does not worry me. A workout plan was always available for anyone who wanted one. What was never available in a download is the identity, the habits and the coaching that make a person actually follow it. The same is true of weight loss medication. It can quiet your hunger. It cannot teach you how to eat at a restaurant, travel, or win your next meal, and those lessons are the whole transformation.
You will learn:
Why AI workouts are simply what Google workout plans were 10 years ago
The one thing AI workout plans almost always miss, progressive overload
Why disciplined people were never the ones who needed a coach, and why the rest of us do
Why I still hire coaches myself every time I start something new
When a GLP 1 genuinely makes sense, and what it cannot do for you
Why shortcuts move in waves, and what has actually produced lasting results for the last 21 years
Chapters:
00:00 Why I Recorded This Episode
01:20 The Question Coaches Keep Asking Me About AI Workouts
03:30 The Real Problem With AI Workout Plans
05:10 Why Plans Fail Until Fitness Becomes Your Identity
06:15 Why I Still Hire Coaches, and What I Am Really Buying
08:25 GLP 1s: The Strongest Shortcut Yet
09:00 When a GLP 1 Actually Makes Sense
10:00 The Insurance Story: What Happens When the Hunger Comes Back
11:00 The Shortcut Cycle: Fat Burners, Atkins, Keto, Now This
12:35 Peptides, and the Lessons You Still Have to Learn
13:45 Why a Holographic Coach Would Still Not Be Enough
14:20 Why We Built Mavy Wellness the Way We Did
15:05 Fitness Builds the Body, Nutrition Reveals It
15:50 Win the Next Meal
16:25 Trends Die Down, Service Stays
17:50 The Work That Actually Keeps Weight Off Forever
19:25 Join the Next Live Masterclass
Resources:
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📘 Get my book, Forever Fit:
https://mavywellness.com/foreverfitbookoffer
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Forever Fit Podcast, Episode 464. We help people over 50, all the way up to 87, lose fat, build muscle and improve their body composition on a whole food plant based lifestyle, with over 1,200 transformations and counting.

Join our upcoming free masterclass → https://mavywellness.com/live?utm_source=podcast-apps&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=ep463&utm_content=masterclass
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The number on your scale is one pixel of the entire picture.
If you are over 50 and working on your body composition, the scale can move in the wrong direction while your body moves in the right one, because you are losing fat and building muscle at the same time. In this episode I share the three metrics that actually tell you the truth about your transformation, plus a bonus fourth that most people skip and regret skipping.
You will learn:
Why the goal weight in your head is an arbitrary number from years ago
Why losing muscle after 50 makes you lighter and less fit at the same time
How to measure body fat, from a DEXA scan to a simple home scale to calipers
Why you cannot gain a pound of fat overnight, even when the scale jumps
What to measure, how often, and what a real body recomposition looks like in your clothes
Why steep calorie deficits, heavy cardio and low protein are a recipe for skinny fat after 50
Chapters:
00:00 Why the Scale Is Lying to You
02:15 Your Invite to the Free Live Masterclass
03:40 Muscle Loss, Sarcopenia and the Skinny Fat Trap
07:00 Metric 1: Body Fat Percentage
09:30 DEXA, Smart Scales and Calipers Compared
13:45 How Losing Fat While Building Muscle Speeds Up Your Body Fat Drop
15:30 Why the Scale Jumps Overnight (And Why It Is Not Fat)
19:15 Metric 2: Your Measurements
23:30 Metric 3: How Your Clothes Fit
26:45 The Scale Is One Pixel of the Whole Picture
29:30 Why Steep Deficits Backfire After 50
33:00 How to Set Up Your Tracking (And the Athlete Mode Mistake)
35:45 Facing Your Starting Numbers
38:15 Bonus Metric: Progress Photos
41:30 Body Composition Is Not Weight Loss
44:00 Be Coachable, Trust the Process, and the Recap
Resources:
📖 Read my writing and get the weekly newsletter on Substack:
https://maximesigouin.substack.com
📘 Get my book, Forever Fit:
https://mavywellness.com/foreverfitbookoffer
🤝 Want to work with our coaching team? A few spots are open:
https://mavywellness.com/?utm_source=podcast-apps&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=ep463&utm_content=book-call
Forever Fit Podcast, Episode 463. We help people over 50, all the way up to 87, lose fat, build muscle and improve their body composition on a whole food plant based lifestyle, with over 1,200 transformations and counting.

Join our upcoming free masterclass → https://mavywellness.com/live?utm_source=podcast-apps&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=ep462&utm_content=masterclass
Grab a free guide for plant-based strength after 50 → https://mavywellness.com/free
If Arlyce's story sounds like the life you want, book a call with our team and we'll map out your first step together: https://mavywellness.com/?utm_source=podcast-apps&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=ep462&utm_content=book-call
Ready to transform your body & health with us if you are over 50 → https://mavywellness.com/?utm_source=podcast-apps&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=ep462&utm_content=book-call

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At 70, Arlyce is stronger, more active, and taking on challenges she never imagined earlier in life. In this video, she shares how sustainable habits, strength training, plant-based nutrition, better sleep, and a shift in mindset helped her build a healthier and more confident life. From traveling and hiking to navigating setbacks, this is a reminder that it’s never too late to invest in your health and become stronger.

00:00: Arlyce’s transformation and her approach to health
08:20: Building a lifestyle around movement
12:17: Staying healthy while traveling
16:26: Starting strength training later in life
22:46: Improving sleep and reducing screen time
25:28: Plant-based nutrition, protein, and cravings
37:51: Why setbacks are data, not failure
42:22: Taking on new challenges at 70

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In today’s episode, I sit down with Noah Hyams, founder of Vegpreneur, to talk about the business side of the plant-based movement and what it really takes to build something that lasts.

We discuss how the plant-based industry has evolved, what investors are looking for in 2026, why service-based businesses can have an advantage, and how entrepreneurs can navigate uncertainty without losing sight of their mission. If you’re building a business, investing in the space, or simply curious about where plant-based entrepreneurship is headed, this conversation is packed with practical insights.

00:00: Meet Noah Hyams and the story behind Vegpreneur
06:56: How Vegpreneur was created
11:15: The evolution of the plant-based business movement
17:26: What investors are looking for in 2026
25:07: Why service-based businesses may have an advantage
34:11: How to survive difficult economic periods
35:29: Noah’s advice for starting a plant-based business