Simplavida: Simplified Longevity

Discover how information overload can lead to paralysis in health and fitness decisions. Learn about the benefits of simple activities like walking and lifting everyday objects. Avoid the pressures of perfection and complex routines by focusing on basic health and fitness practices for long-term well-being.

Exploring cholesterol management, the complexity and changing guidelines over the years. Discussing both negatives and positives, its role in cardiovascular disease, impact of lifestyle, and statins. Emphasizing individualized management, debunking myths, and importance of informed discussions.

The Role of Lifelong Exercise in Aging: A Conversation with Scott Trappe (Free preview)In this free preview of a longer premium discussion, Scott Trappe, a professor at the Human Performance Laboratory at Ball State University, explains the impact of exercise on improving the quality of life, particularly for the aging population. Scott highlights the research conducted at the laboratory including muscle biopsy studies and comparisons between lifelong athletes and non-exercisers across different ages. He shows that continuous and consistent exercise can better preserve VO2 max, lung function, and muscular capabilities. Furthermore, Scott shares empirical evidence showing that even individuals who begin exercising later in life can reap significant benefits.00:00 Introduction and Importance of Exercise00:20 Introduction to the Human Performance Laboratory00:53 The Aging Runners Study01:52 The Octogenarian Athlete Study02:16 Understanding Muscle Fiber Types04:40 The Impact of Lifelong Exercise05:17 The Importance of VO2 Max in Aging07:02 The Role of Exercise in Aging08:05 The Benefits of Exercise Regardless of Athletic Ability09:56 The Impact of Structured Exercise Programs10:02 Understanding Exercise Non-Responders10:40 The Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity StudyThere is lots more in the full episode. You can subscribe at simplavida.com. 

The podcast discusses the physical activity paradox, showing how leisure activity benefits health while work activity can have negative effects. It explores the disparities in health outcomes, the impact on public health, and the implications on human longevity. The chapter delves into the contrasting impacts of occupational vs leisure time physical activity, risks of high-intensity work tasks, and the importance of context in reaping health benefits.

In this latest episode, Paul talks to Dr. Lorcan Daly, a sports physiology researcher and the co-author of a recent paper about a 92-year-old, four-time world champion indoor rower. While there are a few surprises, which I won't spoil here, the main topics include:How to preserve fitness across a lifetimeThe importance of goals and objectivesWhy it's never too late to start, unless it's too late to startWhy VO2max matters more than ever in one's later years, but oxygen kinetics is too often overlookedHere is a link to the paper in a recent issue of the Journal of Applied Physiology:Physiological Characteristics of a 92-Year-Old 4-time World Champion Indoor Rower This is an abridged version of the full episode. For the entire episode, as well as show notes and a transcript, you can subscribe at simplavida.com

Zone 2 Training: The MechanicsThe most frequent questions we get about low-intensity training aren't generally about the benefits. They are about the mechanics, i.e., the gear and the protocols. People want to know: What gear do I need, what workouts should I do, and how do I combine gear and workouts to do this? In this episode, we go into all of that in detail—in a simple way. You don't need to think so hard: Just get on with things. Get your heart rate up regularly, at least to the point where you can't speak in pages, and the benefits will come. But it doesn't need to stop there, and we provide detailed notes about to take it a lot further and get maximum benefit, simply.Note: This is an abridged text-to-podcast episode using the latest AI technologies, and based on our latest report. For the full episode, or to read this or or any other report, subscribe at simplavida.com. 

Paul Kedrosky, a venture investor and frequently injured athlete, and Howard Luks, a top sports orthopedic surgeon, discuss if running causes arthritis, biomechanical models of the knee, and repairing knee injuries. They explore how professional athletes can provide insights and misconceptions about knee pain, osteoarthritis, and the factors influencing knee health.

Paul and Howard discuss how medicine is changing, and how some common procedures and ideas that were once accepted practice are being abandoned. They also talk about the merits of shouting at your legs, and whether it's possible to mainline red wine.Topics:Why some procedures become accepted practice, despite poor evidenceThe "six weeks" myth in recovering from a soft tissue injuryExamples of common procedures being rethought, or abandoned altogetherSome candidates for future medical reversalsHow the coronavirus is creating a natural experiment in which procedures are necessaryReadings:Fear and surgical decision makingMedical Reversal: Why We Must Raise the Bar Before Adopting New TechnologiesNatural experimentsBios:Paul Kedrosky is a frequently injured athlete who, when he isn't rehabbing, is also a venture investor. Howard Luks is a top sports orthopedic surgeon.Music & Disclaimers:Crossing the Chasm by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3562-crossing-the-chasm License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Marty Gots A Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4992-marty-gots-a-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Disclaimers apply and can be heard at the end of the episode.This is only an excerpt. To listen to the entire episode, as well as see show notes and full transcripts, subscribe at simplavida.com.

Paul and Howard talk about balancing, but not the financial kind.Topics:How we balance Why balance is overlooked but so important to health and fitnessWhy falls are so common and so hard on people as we ageMyths about balancingHow to improve your balanceReadings:Resistance and balance exercise to live longer and healthierBalance exercisesBios:Paul Kedrosky is a frequently injured athlete who, when he isn't rehabbing, is also a venture investor. Howard Luks is a top sports orthopedic surgeon.Music & Disclaimers:Crossing the Chasm by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3562-crossing-the-chasm License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Marty Gots A Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4992-marty-gots-a-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Disclaimers apply and can be heard at the end of the episode.This is only an excerpt. To listen to the entire episode, as well as see show notes and full transcripts, subscribe at simplavida.com.

Paul and Howard talk about their own current injuries, how and why they happened, why it's frustrating, and what they're doing to get past it. Maybe.Topics:What happened to Paul (plantar fasciitis) and to Howard (stress fracture)Why these injuries happenedHow we respond to injuries, a phases of grief model, with some shoutingGetting to the other side of being an injured athleteReadings:Ginger Runner: I'm Injured, and It's Ok! Running. Back to Basics. Base BuildingBios:Paul Kedrosky is a frequently injured athlete who, when he isn't rehabbing, is also a venture investor. Howard Luks is a top sports orthopedic surgeon.Music & Disclaimers:Crossing the Chasm by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3562-crossing-the-chasm License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Marty Gots A Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4992-marty-gots-a-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Disclaimers apply and can be heard at the end of the episode.This is only an excerpt. To listen to the entire episode, as well as see show notes and full transcripts, subscribe at simplavida.com.