Dick Talens
Richard (Dick) Talens | |
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 Picture of Richard Talens | |
| Born | April 1, 1986 |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneurship, Fitness coach |
| Known for | Fitocracy, Miss America 2013 |
| Website | dicktalens |
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
- ^ "Why gamers are a great fit at the gym". CNN International. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ "Can a couple of reformed gamers make you addicted to exercise?". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The 100 Most Influential People in Health and Fitness". Greatist. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ "Newly-Crowned Miss America Mallory Hytes Hagan Shares Her Beauty and Fitness Secrets". Fitness (magazine). Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ "How to Start Exercising When You're Already Overweight". Lifehacker. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ "How I Became a Fitness Guru". TEDx. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ "Introducing Vitals: a Lifehacker Blog All About Health and Fitness". Lifehacker. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ "Richard Talens". LinkedIn. Retrieved 14 March 2014.