{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Active Towns","title":"Ignite Your Life w/ Fireman Rob","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3253,"description":"In this special bonus episode, an Activity Ambassador profile, I connect with Rob Verhelst from Madison, Wisconsin, who is also known as Fireman Rob.\n\nWe talk through a wide range of topics, including how the Ironman triathlon helped him to find his passion, his take on safer streets for active living as a working emergency services professional, the role activity played in helping him deal with PTSD in the aftermath of 9-11 and so much more.\nAdditional Helpful Links:\nLanding page for this episode on the Active Towns website - for access to photos, videos, and other cool stuff.\nRob's website the Forged in the Fires book\nThe Fireman Rob Foundation to make a #BearaSMILE donation - Hint: when you get to the donation screen, be sure to scroll down to the Fireman Rob Foundation in the selection list.\nThe Blazeman Foundation - The War on ALS\nFour Easy Steps to Support My Efforts:\n1. Become an Active Towns Ambassador by \"Buying Me a Coffee\" or by pledging as little as $1 per month on Patreon\n2. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a \"thumbs up,\" leave a review on Apple Podcasts, and share it with a friend.\n3. Subscribe to the podcast on your preferred listening platform and the Active Towns YouTube Channel\n4. Pick up some Active Towns #StreetsAreForPeople Merch at my store\n\nCredits:\nAll video and audio production by John Simmerman\n\nMusic:\nVarious mixes also by John Simmerman\n\nResources used during the production of this episode:\n- My awesome recording platform is Ecamm\n- Adobe Creative Cloud Suite\n\nFor more information about my Active Towns effort or to follow along, please visit my links below:\n- Website\n- Twitter\n- Newsletter\n- Podcast landing pages\n- Facebook\n- Instagram\n\nBackground:\nHi Everyone, my name is John Simmerman.\n\nI’m a health promotion professional with over 30 years of experience and my area of concentration has evolved into a specialization of how the built environment influences human behavior related to active living and especially active...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Tkybtmzf0KYuip-R8cMTYcCT6L7ETI0NTQv5EY_NCCI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzgwNjcvMTY0NTE5/MDIxMi1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}