In addition to starring on General Hospital for so many years,
Rademacher has also starred on Dancing with the Stars, Hawaii
50 and The Bold and the Beautiful. He has been touring, hosting
fan meet and greets, most recently appearing at three packed fan
events in the New York City area. When the General Hospital show
schedule changed, it allowed for more time to meet viewers on
the road, many of whom have been watching General Hospital
their entire lives.
Photos courtesy of: Jim Warren
can wear in the water. Passionate paddlers who have partnered
with Yoloboard stand-up paddleboard company, the husband and
wife team created their own prints for products geared toward the
niche within the canoe and stand-up paddle community.
“It’s a hard industry to break into and there are constant orders
coming, so we are always working on improving our products and
not over producing,” Rademacher says. “It’s just my wife and I doing
Mahiku, shipping from a little commercial space in El Segundo.”
Mahiku’s activewear has a loyal following. They are known for the
scorching hot sales, so Rademacher advises getting on the mailing list
for when they send out promo codes for discounted sales.
When it comes to diet, Rademacher doesn’t experiment. The family
adopts a very low sugar intake, no soft drinks and lots of water.
Rademacher also believes in fasting in moderation.
“It’s a good thing to give your body a break, like animals do, you
can give your system a rest,” he says. “We stay away from processed
foods and beverages, and especially dairy since there are so many
problems within the dairy industry, but we search out a2 milk and
have that with our Garden of Life shakes and products.”
Working out is also a family affair. Rademacher believes one of
the most important things for busy parents is time spent with kids,
talking with them and doing something together. Because all of the
Rademachers are involved in so many sports – the boys participate in
swim team and other activities – time together often includes exercise.
“For myself, I do 50 sit-throughs a day and sometimes the
kids will do those with me, and we’ll mix it up with pushups and
sit-ups,” says Rademacher, who often has only a few moments to
grab some exercise during full days on the set between scenes with
makeup and hair. “Make the effort to just do a little, if you don’t
have time to do a lot.”
He is not unlike Jax, the character he has played for the past several
years, calling Jax the ‘much, much richer version of me’.
“Jax is the guy who is always fighting for justice or fairness, especially
when it comes to treating a woman unfairly, he will step in and
he doesn’t like bullies,” says Rademacher. “I don’t get to play the
bad guy very often, which is fun to do as well, but I get to play the
white knight who comes in and saves the day and the fans have big
passion for that.”
“I will be doing a lot of personal appearances and I’m excited to
promote Garden of Life on the tour, because health always comes
up in the Q&A afterwards with attendees asking, "How do you
stay like this?" says Rademacher, who loves to share his favorite
Garden of Life products with audiences. “Garden of Life was so
nice to hook up my fans with gift bags so the audience could
discover the products as well.”
In particular, Rademacher enjoys Garden of Life chocolate
shake powders, especially plant-based protein powder, MCT oil,
collagen, along with wheatgrass for detox in the morning. He
also uses the mykind Organics Vitamin C and Vitamin B12 sprays,
along with mykind Organics Elderberry Gummies, something he
says is a good transition for children who don’t yet know how to
swallow vitamins.
“Look, for people who are starting out on a healthful journey, it
is one of those things that you don’t want to bite off too much and
fail to follow through, so start by taking a walk every day around the
block and then graduate to upping your mileage,” says Rademacher.
“Don’t overeat and start thinking about making small changes,
otherwise people relapse and stop trying, so start small and don’t
put stress on yourself doing too much at the beginning.”
Living close to the beach and with Rademacher’s love of
extraordinary health, he trained for months to prepare to
become an LA Lifeguard.
“At my age up against all these young 18- and 20-something
college swimmers, I was among 300 people chosen for the
academy and thousands who showed up for the online qualifying
portion of the process, the whole thing takes about a year,”
Rademacher says. “It was amazing, the training, and to have a job
doing something physical where I can make a difference and have
the ability to save someone’s life.”
Rademacher was a lifeguard when he was younger, so he was
excited to make himself available for LA county lifeguards to work
when they need him.
“My first five minutes on the job it was a pretty good size day
surf-wise, so I was on backup for one of the guards running
into the water when I realized there was another rescue,” says
Rademacher, who duck-dived under some big waves toward the
other boy caught in the riptide. “I got to him and said, ‘Hey buddy,
how’s it going? Never let go of this rescue can – we’ll swim back
together, so no worries,’ and it was gratifying to give back to the
community that way.”
Catch Rademacher on General Hospital and follow
him on Instagram @ingorademacher for details about
upcoming events and tour dates.
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