The Secrets of Healthy Aging

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The world health organization says that once you're over 65, you should be training balance flexibility and agility three times a week to prevent this. When one of the ways to preserve your balance is not let your muscles lock up so stretching and flexibility starts to really matter. Epsom salt bath, saunas, like what we're doing after we work out so our muscles stay life and don't clamp down on us. Peter's vision has changed as a result of balance and proprioception training. We are getting much better at muscles, ligaments and bones but can't regrow cartilage yet.

In this episode, Steven and Peter discuss the importance of a positive mindset in order to live longer, the science behind aging, and the effects of different mindsets on healthspan.

You will learn about:

07:36 | Age Is Just A Number It Can't Define Your Limits.
49:27 | Science Fiction Is Slowly Becoming Science Fact.
1:18:39 | A Growth Mindset Vs. A Fixed Mindset.

Steven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author, an award-winning journalist, and the Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective. He is one of the world’s leading experts on human performance.

Read his latest book: Gnar Country.

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