Michael Arnstein has been considered the most impressive fruitarian athlete of our time. He is well known in the fruitarian community as The Fruitarian, and that basically says it all. Michael may not be the oldest person following a fruitarian diet, or the person with the most years as a fruitarian but he is one of the most well-known people to perform at a high level of fitness on a fruitarian diet.

Michael took transitioned to a fruitarian diet around 2009, solely for performance reasons. At the time he was running marathons and was looking for ways to improve his time, he found the fruitarian diet to be more than what he was looking for. He not only was able to improve his marathon times immediately, but he also managed to increased his running distance, first making it to 50 miles, then 100 and even up to 150 miles. He has competed in dozens of ultra-marathons, and won many of them, eating nothing but fruits and some raw vegetables. If you don’t believe it you can watch if for yourself, in this video you can see The Fruitarian wining the Javelina Jundred Ultra Marathon in 2012.

Michael has also one of the 10 fastest track records in the United States for the 100 mile race, having completed the event in less than 13 hours. Needless to say, he is more than an inspiration, he is proof that humans can exercise and show high levels of athletic performance on a simple fruitarian diet, no supplements, no complements, just fruit and some vegetables, which of course, are optional.

Three years after implementing a fruitarian diet, Michael decided to start what is known today as the Woodstock Fruit Festival, a week-long event where hundreds of vegans, raw vegans and fruitarians meet to enjoy a week full of delicious fruit, beautiful company, enlightening speeches, lovely performances and a countless number of indoor and outdoor activities. The festival draws people from a dozen different countries and almost every state in the United States. In 2017 the event will be held during August in the state of New York.

As a fruitarian athlete, Michael has been a huge influence in my transition into the fruitarian diet, along with Ted Carr and Mango Wodzak (author of Destination Eden). If you have not done so I recommend you check The Fruitarian channel on YouTube where you can find almost 100 videos of Michael talking about his fruitarian diet, his experiences as an ultra-marathon runner and a few videos about the Woodstock Fruit Festival.

Whether you are a runner, athlete or fitness fanatic, Michael’s experience will surely prove to you that high level performance is possible on a fruitarian diet. If you want to see more examples of athletes who have achieved great levels of fitness on a fruitarian diet be sure to check our Fruitarian Bodybuilders page.

Wishing you health, joy and well-being,

– Fruitarian Bodybuilder

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