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'''Richard (Dick) Talens''' is an entrepreneur and [[fitness coach]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Why gamers are a great fit at the gym|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/14/health/video-gamers-bodybuilders-fitocracy/|publisher=[[CNN International]]|accessdate=14 March 2014}}</ref> He is the co-founder of [[Fitocracy]], an online game and social network with over 1.5 million members<ref>{{cite web|title=Can a couple of reformed gamers make you addicted to exercise?|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/fitness/can-a-couple-of-reformed-gamers-make-you-addicted-to-exercise/article4250755/|publisher=[[The Globe and Mail]]|accessdate=14 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Founder Fifteen? Fuggedaboutit. Here’s How to Get Fit While Working 80-Hour Weeks On Your Startup|url=http://betabeat.com/2011/09/founder-fifteen-fuggedaboutit-heres-how-to-get-fit-while-working-80-hour-weeks-on-your-startup/|publisher=[[The New York Observer]]|accessdate=14 March 2014}}</ref> and named one of world's most influential people in health & fitness by [[Greatist]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The 100 Most Influential People in Health and Fitness|url=http://greatist.com/health/most-influential-health-fitness-people|publisher=[[Greatist]]|accessdate=14 March 2014}}</ref>

==Career==
Richard Talens is the trainer to [[Miss America 2013]] [[Mallory Hagan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Newly-Crowned Miss America Mallory Hytes Hagan Shares Her Beauty and Fitness Secrets|url=http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/blogs/beauty/2013/01/22/newly-crowned-miss-america-mallory-hytes-hagan-shares-her-beauty-and-fitness-secrets/|publisher=[[Fitness (magazine)]]|accessdate=14 March 2014}}</ref> He co-founded the social network [[Fitocracy]] with Brian Wang.<ref>{{cite web|title=How to Start Exercising When You're Already Overweight|url=http://lifehacker.com/how-to-start-exercising-when-youre-already-overweight-1521317096|publisher=[[Lifehacker]]|accessdate=14 March 2014}}</ref> He has spoken about his experience with fitness through [[TEDx]] <ref>{{cite web|title=How I Became a Fitness Guru|url=http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/How-I-became-a-fitness-guru-%7C-R|publisher=[[TEDx]]|accessdate=15 September 2015}}</ref> and as Lifehacker's health and fitness writer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Introducing Vitals: a Lifehacker Blog All About Health and Fitness|url=http://vitals.lifehacker.com/introducing-vitals-a-lifehacker-blog-all-about-health-1677508237//|publisher=[[Lifehacker]]|accessdate=14 March 2015}}</ref>

==Education==
Richard Talens has a [[Bachelor of Science|B.S.]] in Managing E-Commerce from the Wharton School at the [[University of Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Richard Talens|url=http://www.linkedin.com/in/richardtalens|publisher=[[LinkedIn]]|accessdate=14 March 2014}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/14/getting-ripped-at-500-startups/ How I Got Ripped At 500 Startups by Dick Talens]

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Revision as of 15:59, 29 January 2016

Richard (Dick) Talens
Picture of Richard Talens
Picture of Richard Talens
Born (1986-04-01) April 1, 1986 (age 38)
Occupation(s)Entrepreneurship, Fitness coach
Known forFitocracy, Miss America 2013
Websitedicktalens.com

Richard (Dick) Talens is an entrepreneur and fitness coach.[1] He is the co-founder of Fitocracy, an online game and social network with over 1.5 million members[2][3] and named one of world's most influential people in health & fitness by Greatist.[4]

Career

Richard Talens is the trainer to Miss America 2013 Mallory Hagan.[5] He co-founded the social network Fitocracy with Brian Wang.[6] He has spoken about his experience with fitness through TEDx [7] and as Lifehacker's health and fitness writer.[8]

Education

Richard Talens has a B.S. in Managing E-Commerce from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Why gamers are a great fit at the gym". CNN International. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Can a couple of reformed gamers make you addicted to exercise?". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Founder Fifteen? Fuggedaboutit. Here's How to Get Fit While Working 80-Hour Weeks On Your Startup". The New York Observer. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  4. ^ "The 100 Most Influential People in Health and Fitness". Greatist. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Newly-Crowned Miss America Mallory Hytes Hagan Shares Her Beauty and Fitness Secrets". Fitness (magazine). Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  6. ^ "How to Start Exercising When You're Already Overweight". Lifehacker. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  7. ^ "How I Became a Fitness Guru". TEDx. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  8. ^ "Introducing Vitals: a Lifehacker Blog All About Health and Fitness". Lifehacker. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  9. ^ "Richard Talens". LinkedIn. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
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