EP324: Gladiator and Trainer to the Stars - Lourene Bevaart (Part 1)

Doctor Warrick Bishop - Heart Health

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Doctor Warrick Bishop interviews Lourene Bevaart, a former world champion karate athlete and one of the original Australian Gladiators. Lourene shares how she achieved her childhood dreams of becoming a phys ed teacher, world champion, and mother. She describes her experience competing on the first season of Gladiators and being selected to join the show. Lourene went on to become a personal trainer, working with famous clients like Russell Crowe and Shane Warne. Her passion now is helping others improve their heart health and live active, healthy lives for longer.

Takeaways:

• Lourene Bevaart was a world champion karate athlete and one of the original gladiators on the TV show Gladiators.
• As a young girl, Lourene dreamed of going to university, becoming a physio, being a world champion, and being a mother. She achieved all but one of these goals.
• She credits being surrounded by high achievers in school for motivating her own success. Her parents and teachers were also very supportive.
• Lourene went to university to become a physical education teacher. She then saw an ad for Gladiators and tried out, eventually becoming one of the show's gladiators.
• Through Gladiators, she started her personal training business. She then trained Russell Crowe and Shane Warne.
• Loreen is passionate about health and fitness. She wants to help people be active and healthy as they age.
• Heart disease is a major issue, and many heart attacks could be prevented through lifestyle changes and screening.
• Lourene uses activities like coloring in a grid to represent one's lifespan to motivate taking health seriously.
• She had many interesting stories from training celebrities like Russell Crowe and Shane Warne.
• Lourene's focus now is on helping people improve their "health span" or quality of life through their aging years.

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