What does it take to reinvent your entire life—not once, but multiple times? In this raw and deeply personal episode of The Anthony Amen Show, Anthony shares the story behind Redefine Fitness and the philosophy that drives everything we do in our Stony Brook and Mount Sinai locations.
Anthony opens up about being a severely bullied teen, isolated, depressed, and standing at a breaking point with a knife in his hand. In that moment, he made a decision that would define the rest of his life: instead of ending his story, he would become someone new. Through what he calls “repetitive exercise” in his mind, he rewired his identity—from shy and invisible to outgoing, confident, and connected. He built his own community from scratch, proving that transformation starts internally long before it shows externally.
Years later, a catastrophic sports injury left doctors telling him he’d never regain full mobility in his neck and shoulder. Once again, he refused the prognosis. After three and a half years of precision training, relentless consistency, and total commitment, he restored what the medical world deemed impossible. That victory became the cornerstone of the Redefine Fitness philosophy: fitness is medicine, and the human body—when trained intelligently—can do extraordinary things.
These turning points shaped Anthony’s mission: build a fitness company that genuinely helps people come off medications, overcome depression, recover from injuries, and reverse health issues that traditional medicine often manages instead of solves. During COVID, that mission pushed him to raise half a million dollars to fund lawsuits that ultimately reopened gyms across New York State—because people needed movement, community, and hope.
This episode also digs into the practical side of change. Anthony breaks down micro habits that completely transform mental and physical wellbeing:
• The real cost of screen time on your mood
• Why walking is one of the most underrated tools in health
• How extreme diets sabotage long-term success
• Why personal responsibility is the lever that moves everything
His message is simple and urgent: life doesn’t change someday. Life changes the moment you decide. “Don’t start tomorrow. Don’t start Monday. Start right now.”
If you’re struggling with your mental health, fighting physical limitations, or feeling stuck in a loop you can’t break, this conversation gives you both the inspiration and the framework to build a new identity—one step, one habit, one decision at a time.
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