Captivating Speaker
Joe Piscatella is one of the country’s most respected experts on how to live a healthy lifestyle in the real world. A high-energy speaker, he is a man with a visionary message and the extraordinary skill to tell it. He uses the art of storytelling, contagious humor and decades of experience to deliver a powerful, practical message that moves audiences to live healthier lives. Over 2 million people have attended Joe’s powerful keynote speeches and breakout sessions steeped in humor, insight and practical “how to” tools. He knows the science of balanced living. More importantly, he understands the practical application of that science for today’s busy lifestyles. With his energy, sense of humor and decades of experience, Joe captivates and motivates audiences, inspiring them to take ownership and responsibility for their health.
“Joe Piscatella knows more about healthy living than anyone I know.” (Dr. Williams C. Roberts, Editor-in-Chief, The Amercian Journal of Cardiology)
National Expert
The effectiveness and practicality of Joe’s advice is recognized nationally. He is a frequent guest on The Today Show, CNN, Good Morning America and Fox News. He has hosted three PBS television specials on lifestyle and health, and is in pre-production for a program on the health of children. He is the only non-medical member of the National Institutes of Health Expert Panel on Cardiac Rehabilitation.
Best Selling Author
Joe’s work includes Don’t Eat Your Heart Out and nine other best-selling books. His most recent are Take A Load Off Your Heart, a cutting-edge book on stress co-authored by Dr. Barry Franklin, and The Road to a Healthy Heart Runs Through the Kitchen, straight information on a healthy diet.
Not Your Ordinary Joe
Joe knows more than a little about commitment and defying the odds. At age 32, a successful businessman with a young family, Joe underwent coronary bypass surgery. The prognosis was not good with doctors predicting he would not live to be 40. Joe’s philosophy: "You can't change the cards you were dealt, but you can change the way you play them." And he did. Joe recently celebrated his 31st anniversary of that heart surgery. He’s living proof that with motivation and the right information, living a balanced lifestyle for optimal health is possible.
"Time Magazine says, Joe skillfully weaves humor, a fresh approach and common-sense ideas into an energized presentation that delivers outstanding results." read more...
Institute For Health and Fitness
Joe is the Founder and President of the Institute for Fitness & Health, an organization that consults on worksite and community health programs. Clients include the Boeing Company, Exxon/Mobile Pipeline Company, Sprint, the U.S. Naval War College, Cleveland Clinic, the Federal Reserve Bank and GE Asset Management Company.