The Real Sexy, Smart and Strong: 30 Tips to Boost Confidence, Get Fit and Feel Great, Inside and Out Hardcover - 2009 - 1st Edition

David Patchell-Evans is a fitness expert in every sense of the word. He is a five-time Canadian rowing champion and a Boston marathoner, triathelete, avid skier and former hockey player. "Patch" (as he likes to be called) has very active arthritis and uses fitness as medicine as well as for all its other benefits. As the founder and CEO of GoodLife Fitness, he leads one of the largest, most successful fitness companies in the world-with 200 clubs and over half a million members. Patch is Chair of IHRSA, the world's leading health and fitness association representing 110 million fitness club members in 78 countries. The extensive list of his company and personal awards includes: induction into the Entrepreneur of the Year Institute in the United States; Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies 2003-2008; Consumer Choice Award 2001-2009; and Canadian Business magazine's Most Innovative CEO. Patch is a sought after speaker: he travels an astounding 125,000 miles every year, talking passionately about being an entrepreneur, being responsibly fit and "giving more than you get." He has donated over three million dollars to support autism research and, in 2007, was awarded the Medal of Honour by the Canadian Medical Association for his dedication to this cause. In 2009 Patch was honoured with the first International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association's (IHRSA) Outstanding Community Service Award.