Why I Started Escapist In 2016. And What Ten Years Of Data Shows.

Escapist turns ten this year. Rickard looks back at what motivated him to start it in 2016 — and then looks at what the health data in Germany shows over the same decade. The origin: deep frustration with normal gyms. No real progress. No community. No intensity that made sense. CrossFit changed that, and the question became simple — who is fitter after five to ten years in a normal studio vs this? The answer was obvious. The data: German healthcare spending went from €328 billion to €538 billion in ten years — up 64%. Obesity went from 12.2% to 19.7%. Cost per person up 44%. Diabetes now affecting more than 10% of the population. More money spent. Health moving in the wrong direction. The conclusion: Germany has a prevention problem, not a spending problem. And the mission that started in 2016 is more urgent now than when it began. Never Start Over Again is your weekly Monday reset — hosted by Rickard Long.