Vegan Athletes On Video

Featured athlete Mike Arnstein on good times vs bad times.

Here's a web series of videos about which many may not have heard. Filmmaker Sasha Perry and nutritionist Matt Ruscigno got together to create STRONGEST HEARTS. This is a documentary series about both amateur and professional athletes, who also engage in the vegan lifestyle.

Each video documents a week that this team spends with an athlete. It includes information on each athlete's training routine, nutrition plan, and general lifestyle. Matt is the host, and as a registered dietitian and also endurance athlete himself, he can bring his knowledge into the discussion with the featured athlete, while also preparing meals and training with him/her.



And not just any athlete is the subject of the videos; the focus is on top-tier competitors. Many of these athletes have participated in the grueling athletics involved in marathon and iron-man types of competition. As Sasha is quick to state, "If these athletes can succeed while eating plants, anyone can."

One of their videos filmed last year was about Stic of Dead Prez and Afya Ibomu, who is a nutritionist and cookbook writer. Matt included discussions about Hip Hop, veganism, and health within the video. In addition, Stic contributed a blog post and shared a book project in which he was engaged, along with Scott Shetier.

Videos are frequently accompanied by blog posts, detailing further some of the conversation with the athletes and guests, or even, as occurred with Stic, providing a guest blog post. Sometimes there are extra videos and posts, such as the ones about places that offer vegan foods and even one about the mascot for the Bakersfield Blaze baseball team. There is some logic in profiling a sports team mascot, since wearing a heavy fur-covered costume and performing for the crowd involves some athletics beyond the sports field.

Dr. Heather Shenkman, who went from treating patients to ironman triathlete.

One thing to remember is that this video team is not a profit-making enterprise. It is all volunteer, which means that it needs to receive money and support from the public to keep going. So, check out this site; if you like what you see, and want more of the same, you could end up with the inspiration to give a contribution, as well.

A fundraising table at an event to support the video team.

Thanks for information provided in this article on Pollination Project: http://thepollinationproject.org/grants-awarded/sasha-perry-strongest-hearts/; and the above link.

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