#109 | Physical Intelligence for Heathy Aging | Dr. Scott Grafton
Physical intelligence is the brain's ability to figure out how to perform physical skills better and better. It learns by doing. But we forget. We lose skills we don’t use. That results in losing basic life skills if we withdraw from life. The more we pull back from activities that might result in injury the less capable we become over time. We have to find a way to stretch ourselves in...
# 108 | Red & NIR Light Therapy Really Works, But How? | Dr Zulia Frost
The reason we can feel infrared light is the infrared wavelengths can penetrate through clothing and through our skin and even through bone, down into our muscles and organs. It turns out that our bodies react to this light, as well as to other wavelengths including red light to up-regulate normal bodily functions that lead to healing and performance.
#107 — Dr Phil Maffetone: Using Music for a Better Brain & Body
music can positively influence intensity, fat-burning, as well as encouraging overall brain and body benefits. However, it needs to be used intelligently. Best to avoid the stress-induced pounding drums and driving bass lines,While this no-pain, no-gain music can be enjoyable, be careful out there. If you want an aerobic workout to burn more fat and increase energy, listening to intense music can be problematic. Lower, rather than higher, heart rates do that...
#106 — Pain-free Cycling w/Kevin Schmidt PT, MSPT, PedalPT
A bike is a marvelous extension of the human body. Riding a bike is a like full-body meditation. When you do it right you are immersed in the present….lost in the pleasure of your body working well. That is, as long as your bike doesn’t cause pain. Some people never have problems but others have to struggle to get the right combination of gear, body function, and set up....
#105 — UV Light Sweetspot for Health w/Prof Prue Hart
You can't get sunshine in a pill. Vitamin D is not enough. The health effects of UV light are critical to all areas of health. The key is to get enough but not too much.
#104 — A Wise Mindset for Joy in Athletics at any Age w/Bill Clement, Hockey Legend
Bill Clement, the #1 Truth-teller in sport and beyond, is a magnificent guide to finding a path to optimism, to setting goals that lead to satisfaction and reward, to finding joy in using our bodies well. We also talk about the Arc which is an nationwide non-profit organization that deserves your attention and support.
#103 — Better Bloodflow & Healing for the Older Athlete w/Beth Shirley, RPh, CCN
Efficiency in training, in health, and in life comes of finding solutions that solve multiple problems at once. If only there was one thing that improved: athletic performance, recovery from exercise, lower blood pressure, less plaque buildup in arteries, and improved immune function? It is called Nitric Oxide, and you have much less of it now than you did when you were young. The good...
# 102 — Maximizing Performance Health w/James LaValle R.Ph.,C.C.N.M.T.
In episode 102, James LaValle R.Ph., C.C.N.M.T., ND (trad) says, "I think everybody should be thinking about their health as a performance based activity whether you are eating something, exercise, resting, managing your stress. All of that plays a role if you are going to get the most out of what you do when you get into your activities."
