It’s safe to say that Samir was blown away by the fitness level of Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler! Wheeler made an irrefutable case as to why he is undoubtedly one of the FITTEST politicians in America.

Starting his day at 4:45am to train for Ironman races, Mayor Keller pushes his body to its limits by swimming, biking, running, and fueling his body with the right nutrition.

Mayor Keller not only impressed Samir with his physicality, but his mindset and dedication to fitness is truly amazing. He has hiked Mount Everest (several times), ran several ironmans (including Hawaii), and even went snowshoeing in Alaska on his honeymoon!

When Samir asked Mayor Wheeler who inspires him in fitness, he quickly answered Hiromu Inada, who, at 85-years old, became the oldest Kona Ironman finisher. He recounts competing alongside Hiromu in Kona and finds that staying fit, NO MATTER YOUR AGE, is truly motivating and something to aspire towards.

What is so inspirational about Mayor Wheeler is that he stays to fit and active in order to motivate others to get up and move. If he can do it- anyone can! Mayor Ted Wheeler- you ROCK!

Have a listen to find out what motivates the Mayor, how he stays fit, and his ideas when it comes to motivating his constituents to live healthy!

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