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Feb 26, 2024 • 51min

345 | Female Nutrition and Training from Puberty to Menopause

#womenarenotsmallmen Wondering how to optimize your nutrition & training as a female? Lost a period? Struggling to figure out nutrition and exercise around menopause? Dr. Stacy Sims dives deep into hormones, nutritional, and training considerations during the menstruating phase of life, perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause. Dr. Stacy explains Amenorrhea, nutritional considerations during and post-exercise, and how eating times affect hormones and recovery. Dr. Stacy deciphers nutrition and training considerations throughout the different phases of the menstrual cycle and her top recommendations to getting your period back. Then, Dr. Stacy dives into the fad trends women should avoid, and research generalizability and transferability to women. She discusses the world of menopause and how hormonal changes affect physiological metrics like heart rate, respiratory rate, sleep, lean muscle mass, bone density, mood, and overall health. In spite of these physiological metrics, Dr. Stacy addresses optimizing recovery before, during, and after menopause. Finally, she provides a brief scope into the current research she is undergoing with WHOOP.  Learn about nutrition and training from puberty to menopause. Vital Proteins Discount: We know that while our bodies ⁠collagen⁠ production slows as we age, our need for it only grows as our bodies become less efficient. By providing nourishing collagen and promoting our production of collagen, ⁠Vital Proteins⁠ helps people feel better and live fuller lives through HIGH-QUALITY nutrition products. Use code ‘⁠OPTIMAL15⁠‘ at checkout and get your very own Collagen supplement at a discounted price by clicking ⁠here⁠! Join Our Move 2 Improve Challenge Combine strength and HIIT with our deep core work and mobility to understand how you can begin moving optimally for YOU! Curated for EVERYONE with modifications or progressions, especially if you're pregnant or want to build back that strength post-partum - DocJen has got you! Let's focus on that top-end Strength & Power to build strong healthy joints in less than 30 minutes a day! We've got educational webinars from different health specialists and the ability to win prizes as well! From now until the 3rd of March, you can receive a discount along with an exclusive bonus for you as our podcast listener by plugging in 'OPTIMAL10" Join Us Here! What You Will Learn in This Interview with ⁠Dr. Stacy Sims: 3:48 - Dr. Stacy’s Passion 5:25 - Why may your menstrual period stop? 10:35 - Eating for exercise. 15:00 - Eating with your cycle. 18:00 - How to get your period back.  22:00 - Are low-carb diets bad for women? 24:45 - Menopause: can you fast? 27:00 - Repercussions of male-only data  28:32 - Trends to stay away from. 32:00 - Perimenopause, menopause and post-menopause. 34:50 - Training with menopause.  42:00 - How do you define high intensity for you? 47:00 - Learn more with Dr. Stacy To learn more about ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠this episode⁠ and view full show notes, please visit the full website here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jen.health/podcast/345⁠ Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Optimal Body Podcast. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute to⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and leave a quick rating and review of the show!
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Feb 19, 2024 • 30min

344 | Mobility During the Trimesters of Pregnancy

In this episode, we delve into essential exercises and tips tailored to each trimester of pregnancy to support optimal mobility, stability, and overall well-being for expectant mothers. In the first trimester, we empower you with the hallmarks of mobility, as well as the importance of breathwork with pelvic floor awareness. In the second trimester, we address how you can work around the new sensations you are experiencing and what it means to focus on strength and stability as a signal of protection and resiliency to the brain. Finally, in the third trimester, we dive into intuition and relaxation, ensuring you move and modify movement throughout the trimester. Let's dive in! Join Our Move 2 Improve Challenge Combine strength and HIIT with our deep core work and mobility to understand how you can begin moving optimally for YOU! Curated for EVERYONE with modifications or progressions, especially if you're pregnant or want to build back that strength post-partum - DocJen has got you! Let's focus on that top-end Strength & Power to build strong healthy joints in less than 30 minutes a day! We've got educational webinars from different health specialists and the ability to win prizes as well! From now until the 23rd of February, you can receive an early bird discount along with an exclusive bonus for you as our podcast listener by plugging in 'OPTIMAL10" Join Us Here! LMNT Discount Code: Fuel every system within the body and the brain with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LMNT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Keep yourself hydrated on a cellular level by replenishing the sodium, potassium, and magnesium our body needs for basic cellular processes like nerve signalling, smooth muscle contractions, unnecessary fatigue, aches and pain, brain fog, and recovery! Get a free gift with every purchase and try some new flavours as you stay hydrated! ⁠⁠Get Your Free Gift Here! What You Will Learn In This PT Pearl: 5:05 - Tips For First Trimester & Top 5 Mobility Exercises 9:00 - Symptoms During the Second Trimester  11:30 - Breathwork & Pelvic Floor Awareness 15:08 - Top Stability Exercises For The Second Trimester 20:20 - Two Additional Mobility Exercises To Consider For The Second Trimester 22:10 - Third Trimester Exercise Considerations: Pelvic Floor Relaxation To Watch the PT Pearl on YouTube, click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/watch/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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Feb 12, 2024 • 48min

343 | Let us Re-Introduce Ourselves

Welcome to our re-introduction. We're diving into where it all started, describing DocJen and Dr. Dom's paths to physical therapy and how they met! With fun facts, they expand beyond the initial dates and how their relationship flourished. Speaking into the impact of COVID, they hone in on how they navigated their business and how they paved the path towards creating their app - Jen Health. Let's dive in! VivoBarefoot Discount: Flat, thin, wide and flexible. VivoBarefoot Shoes are made to optimize the natural function of our feed, enhancing strength and mobility with a barefoot profile shoe. For every occasion from casual wear, slippers, exercise, hiking, and beach days to dress wear, you can get a 15% off using our code ‘TOB‘ only available to our podcast listeners with 100 days risk-free trial period! What’s there to lose? Try your pair of VivoBarefoot shoes this summer, here! (affiliate link) **Vivo offers a 100-Day trial period. If you are not completely satisfied, you can send the shoes back and get a refund. LMNT Electrolyte Discount: Fuel every system within the body and the brain with ⁠⁠LMNT⁠⁠! Keep yourself hydrated on a cellular level by replenishing the sodium, potassium and magnesium that our body needs for basic cellular processes like nerve signalling, smooth muscle contractions, unnecessary fatigue, aches and pain, brain fog, and recovery! Get a free gift with every purchase and try some new flavours as you stay hydrated! What You Will Learn in This Interview with ⁠DocJen & Dr. Dom: 5:06 - How DocJen and Dr. Dom got into Physical Therapy. 12:45 - Jen’s fun facts! 16:40 - Dom’s fun facts! 20:20 - How DocJen and Dr. Dom met. 34:10 - Life beyond the dates. 35:53 - COVID & The Business 39:05 - The birth of The Optimal Body 40:00 - Gaps in Social Media and Expanding the Business 46:06 - Special offer into our App: Jen Health To learn more about ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠this episode and view full show notes, please visit the full website here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jen.health/podcast/343 Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Optimal Body Podcast. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute to⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and leave a quick rating and review of the show!
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Feb 5, 2024 • 18min

342 | Does Electrical Stimulation for Pain Help? A Look Into TENs Units

Have you tried TENs? DocJen and Dr. Dom dive into Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation. They dive into how it affects the body to reduce pain in the short-term, potential contraindications, and critically analyze the research that has been done on TENs. Finally, they discuss its use during labour and how it can facilitate pain management temporarily. Let's dive into all things TENs! VivoBarefoot Discount: Something that can surprisingly affect the health of our hamstrings is what we wear on our feet. It challenges the whole back-side chain to work through its full range of motion. Your feet have the components they need to support themselves! That's why we love ⁠⁠VivoBarefoot⁠⁠ because the shoes themselves help us gain mobility and strength in our feet. Live that barefoot life in style, choose VivoBarefoot and use code ⁠⁠TOB at checkout to get 15% off⁠⁠! Your foot and body will thank you (affiliate link)! **Vivo offers a 100-day trial period. If you are not completely satisfied, you can send the shoes back and get a refund. What You Will Learn In This PT Pearl: 02:00 - What are TENS and how does it affect our body/work? 5:20 - Contradictions 6:08 - How do TENs affect lower back pain? 8:36 - A 2017 Study 10:35 - A 2022 Study with back exercises 11:11 - A 2010 Review 14:15 - Limitations of the study 16:11 - TENS & Labour? To Watch the PT Pearl on YouTube, click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/watch/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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Jan 29, 2024 • 45min

341 | The Power of Breathwork to Release Stress, Relieve Pain and Heal with Samantha Skelly

Struggling with anxiety? Feeling overwhelmed?  - What if something as simple as breathwork self-healed? A tool constantly overlooked, but within us, is our breath. Samantha dives into her story about breathwork and how her first experiences changed her mental and bodily state. In addition to diving into the science of how breathwork can be a primary determinant of the state your nervous system is in, Samantha provides you with solutions to integrate breathwork when you're busy or stressed, types of breath practices for different events in your life, the optimal frequency for breathwork, and what it means to truly pause. Finally, she dives into how you can begin teaching breathwork at an early age and the impact this has on the younger generation. Let's dive in! Vital Proteins Discount: Do you love coffee? Why not add a scoop of collagen to compensate for the loss of efficient collagen production with age! We know that while our body's ⁠⁠collagen⁠⁠ production slows as we age, our need for it only grows as our bodies become less efficient. By providing nourishing collagen and promoting our production of collagen, ⁠⁠Vital Proteins⁠⁠ helps people feel better and live fuller lives through HIGH-QUALITY nutrition products. Use code ‘⁠⁠OPTIMAL15⁠⁠‘ at checkout and get your very own Lemon Collagen peptide supplement at a discounted price by clicking ⁠⁠here⁠⁠!** Air Doctor Air Purifier DISCOUNT The indoor air we breathe is 2-5x more polluted than the outside air and is a response to nearly 8 million premature deaths globally. Air Doctor filters 99.99% dangerous contaminants so your lungs don’t have to include pollen mould spores, allergens, bacteria, and viruses that make you sick. With a 30-day breathe-easy money-back guarantee, use code ‘OPTIMAL’ for $300 off and a 3 x 3-year warranty! Click here! What You Will Learn in This Interview with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Samantha Skelly⁠⁠⁠⁠: 3:33 - How did Sam become interested in breathwork 11:04 What does it mean to shift the nervous system? 15:00 - Busy or stressed? How to use our breath to self-heal? 19:07 Are there different breath techniques for different life events? 26:25 Frequency of breathwork to self-heal 32:03 Here’s why you need to take 5 minutes of breathwork! 36:56 How to utilise the concept of “pause.” 39:55 How can a parent utilize breathwork with their children To learn more about ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Samantha Skelly and view full show notes, please visit the full website here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode341⁠⁠ Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Optimal Body Podcast. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute to⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and leave a quick rating and review of the show!
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Jan 22, 2024 • 23min

340 | Our Top Tips to Improve Wrist & Elbow Health & Reduce Pain

Tune into optimal health where DocJen and Dr Dom dive into all things wrist health! DocJen and Dr Dom dive into the potential causes of wrist pain, the role of the elbow in wrist health and the best exercises to help optimize that wrist-elbow complex, considering compensation, the nervous system, and the range of motion. By providing your solution with exercises, they discuss the relevance of mobility and strength to build awareness and resilience in the wrists!  Jen Health Discount: Try something different. If you've been told to "stay away," "stop [x]," "try [x] and it has not worked," we're taking you back to the basics and back to the science. Jen Health was created so that you don't have to think but just show up from 5-15 minutes a day to work on your deep core, and functional mobility, and to understand stability and control through movement as yes, all these factors are staples to target exercises for a specific pain point. Educating you - the what and the why covered! This week only, take advantage of our massive discount of $159. You get all our plans for a full year of 11 plans for different plans with multiple phases, monthly webinars to continue your education and have your answers to your questions, as well as community! Click here to ⁠get access to the discount⁠! What You Will Learn In This PT Pearl: 02:10 - Common diagnosis, symptoms and Anatomy of the wrist & elbow. 04:25 - Potential causes of your pain & Dr. Dom’s mom’s elbow journey 10:30 - Exercises to optimise your foot health. 06:48 - Wrist pain during resistance training? 09:20 - Nervous System Considerations. 15:22 - Are you ignoring your wrist health? 19:05 - Optimising elbow rotation health. Previous episodes you may be interested in: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Episode 19 - Wrist Discomfort⁠ ⁠Episode 78 - Carpal Tunnel⁠ ⁠Episode 118 - DeQuervain's Syndrome⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To Watch the PT Pearl on YouTube, click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/watch/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For research and full show notes, visit the full website at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode340/
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Jan 15, 2024 • 52min

339 | Reshaping the Wellness Landscape to Improve Your Health with Dr Jonathan Leary

Here's a different date idea - What if you and your partner got together to optimize your physiology? Join us as we explore Dr. Jonathan's career and how he birthed the world's first social health club. We dive into the concept of integrative wellbeing and shed light on the Social Wellness Club. We confront the question of why healthy activities often carry a stigma, and what it means to challenge societal perceptions and explore the barriers preventing positive lifestyle choices. By ensuring accessibility for everyone, Dr Jonathan describes the strategies employed to make the Social Wellness Club approachable to a diverse audience and breaks down the idea of participating in seemingly "stressful" self-care experiences. We redefine food choices and re-evaluate the concept of self-care through remedy place. VivoBarefoot Discount: Your feet have the components they need to support themselves! That's why we love ⁠VivoBarefoot⁠ because the shoes themselves help us gain mobility and strength in our feet. Live that barefoot life in style, choose VivoBarefoot and use code ⁠TOB at checkout to get 15% off⁠! Your foot and body will thank you (affiliate link)! **Vivo offers a 100-day trial period. If you are not completely satisfied, you can send the shoes back and get a refund. LMNT Discount Code: Fuel every system within the body and the brain with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LMNT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Keep yourself hydrated on a cellular level by replenishing the sodium, potassium, and magnesium that our body needs for basic cellular processes like nerve signalling, smooth muscle contractions, unnecessary fatigue, aches and pain, brain fog, and recovery! Get a free gift with every purchase and try some new flavours as you stay hydrated! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get Your Free Gift! What You Will Learn in This Interview with ⁠⁠Dr Jonathan Leary⁠: 3:30 - Inspiration behind Dr. Jonathan’s Career 15:00 - Where does the power come from when introducing an integrative wellness approach? 18:39 - What is different about the social wellness club? 21:36 - Why is doing healthy things stigmatised? 24:55 - Social Wellness Club promise. 27:20 - How do we make Social Wellness Club approachable to everyone? 36:24 - Why take part in “stressful” self-care experiences? 40:17 - Should we define our food choices? 43:55 - The power of consciousness and body signals. 45:52 - How had Remedy Place helped people? 49:33 - Learn more about Remedy Place. To learn more about ⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr Jonathan Leary and view full show notes, please visit the full website here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode339⁠ Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Optimal Body Podcast. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute to⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and leave a quick rating and review of the show!
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Jan 8, 2024 • 19min

338 | Our Top Tips to Improve Foot & Ankle Health & Reduce Pain

Tune into optimal health where DocJen and Dr Dom dive into the Foot and Ankle! DocJen and Dr. Dom dive into the potential causes of foot and ankle pain, the role of footwear in foot health and the best exercises to help optimize that foot-ankle complex. By providing your solution with exercises, they discuss the relevance of mobility and strength to build awareness and resilience.  VivoBarefoot Discount: Something that can surprisingly affect the health of our hamstrings is what we wear on our feet. It challenges the whole back-side chain to work through its full range of motion. Your feet have the components they need to support themselves! That's why we love ⁠VivoBarefoot⁠ because the shoes themselves help us gain mobility and strength in our feet. Live that barefoot life in style, choose VivoBarefoot and use code ⁠TOB at checkout to get 15% off⁠! Your foot and body will thank you (affiliate link)! **Vivo offers a 100-day trial period. If you are not completely satisfied, you can send the shoes back and get a refund. LMNT Discount Code: Fuel every system within the body and the brain with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LMNT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Keep yourself hydrated on a cellular level by replenishing the sodium, potassium, and magnesium that our body needs for basic cellular processes like nerve signalling, smooth muscle contractions, unnecessary fatigue, aches and pain, brain fog, and recovery! Get a free gift with every purchase and try some new flavours as you stay hydrated! ⁠⁠Get Your Free Gift! What You Will Learn In This PT Pearl: 5:19 - Causes of foot and ankle pains 7:28 - Are we anti-conventional shoes? 10:30 - Exercises to optimise your foot health 13:00 - How do supportive shoes affect walking? 14:07 - Exercises to optimise your ankle health 15:00 - Going Barefoot more often 17:30 - Our Foot and Ankle Plan Previous episodes you may be interested in: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Episode 24 - Shin Splints Episode 34 - Bunion Episode 58 - Foot and Ankle Mobility Episode 122 - Flat Feet Episode 134 - Chronic Ankle Pain Episode 183 - Dr. Emily & Functional Podiatry Episode 188 - Morton’s Neuroma Episode 198 - Stress Fractures Episode 206 - Corns Episode 240 - Metataralgia Episode 262 - High Arches Episode 266 - Plantar Fasciitis Episode 288 - Haglund’s Deformity Episode 318 - Turf Toe Episode 324 - Peroneal tendonitis To Watch the PT Pearl on YouTube, click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/watch/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For research and full show notes, visit the full website at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode338/
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Jan 1, 2024 • 52min

337 | Optimizing Food Choices for Better Energy, Focus, and Fat Loss with Thomas DeLauer

Here’s a full debrief on the science behind metabolism, weight loss, and conflictive function from the perspective of food and nutrient consumption. In this episode, Thomas DeLauer breaks down the science behind how to eat for optimal cognitive function and between stressed and relaxed states. Then, DeLauer explains the science behind fast and slow metabolism, the principle of energy flux and how metabolism changes with chronic movement compared to being sedentary. Furthermore, he discusses the role of fasting, ketones and carbohydrates, and calorie consumption to lose weight. Let's dive in! Low Back Challenge: Let's help your Lower Back Pain! 80-90% of individuals experience low back pain at some point. Join us as we start, provide motivation and accountability to feel something and try something new it's an on-platform challenge to prevent or damage your lower back pain with the low back plan. It's 10-15 minutes of mobility, muscle activations, and strength exercises from the hips through the trunk muscles to address underlying differences and feel something different in your lower back. Move with us on Jan 1st for 30 days and use the code ‘⁠OPTIMAL10⁠’ to get this plan for only $15.  Click ⁠here⁠ to JOIN US!   What You Will Learn in This Interview with ⁠Thomas DeLauer: 3:06 - What set Thomas on the path of healthcare and nutrition? 5:53 - What is Cognitive Nutrition? 8:00 - Principles on how to eat to support your cognition. 10:30 - Foods to optimize cognitive nutrition. 14:50 - Preparing for a big event: Fasting and Metabolic Flexibility. 21:22 - Fast vs Slow Metabolism: What does it mean to "Speed Up" your metabolism? 28:08 - How to lose weight appropriately by optimizing your metabolic flux: Metabolic Flux and Burning Fat. 33:35 - How to measure caloric demands without counting calories? 41:22 - Psychology of Lifestyle Changes: Willpower, All-or-nothing Mentality. 50:45 - Learn more with Thomas! To learn more about ⁠Thomas DeLauer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and view full show notes, please visit the full website here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode337 Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Optimal Body Podcast. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute to⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and leave a quick rating and review of the show!
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Dec 25, 2023 • 20min

336 | Our Top Tips to Improve Knee Health & Reduce Pain

Tune into optimal health where DocJen and Dr. Dom dive into the knees! DocJen and Dr. Dom dive into the potential causes of knee pain, the role of posture with regard to knee health, as well as the best exercises! By providing your solution with exercises, they discuss the relevance of mobility and strength to build awareness and resilience in the knees! Low Back Challenge: Let's help your Lower Back Pain! 80-90% of individuals experience low back pain at some point. Join us as we start, provide motivation and accountability to feel something and try something new it's an on-platform challenge to prevent or damage your lower back pain with the low back plan. It's 10-15 minutes of mobility, muscle activations, and strength exercises from the hips through the trunk muscles to address underlying differences and feel something different in your lower back. Move with us on Jan 1st for 30 days and use to code ‘OPTIMAL10’ to get this plan for only $15.  Click here to JOIN US! Air Doctor Discount:The indoor air that we breathe is 2-5x more polluted than the outside air and is a response to nearly 8 million premature deaths globally. Air Doctor filter 99.99% dangerous contaminants so your lungs don't have to include pollen mold spores, allergens, bacteria, and viruses that make you sick. With a 30-day breathe-easy money-back guarantee, use code 'OPTIMAL' for @300 off and a 3 x 3-year warranty! Click here! What You Will Learn In This PT Pearl: 06:36 - Why do we get shoulder pain? 08:23 - The importance of single leg activity 10:00 - Debunking common cues to “help knee health” 12:05 - Finding variety with Forward and/or Quadricep Dominance  13:20 - Exercises to address  those knees!  18:00 - Biggest predictors of knee pain risk factors + Exercise modifications. Previous episodes you may be interested in: ⁠⁠Meniscus Pain IT band syndrome Knee Tendonitis Osgood Schlatter ACL injuries Chondromalacia Meniscus Surgery Patellar Tracking Pes Anserine Bursitis Knee Osteoarthritis Crunchy Knees/ Crepitus Bakers Cyst⁠ To Watch the PT Pearl on YouTube, click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/watch/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For research and full show notes, visit the full website at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode336/

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