Demand Better Podcast

David Mehler joins us to talk about his work with ManOnFireRising.com

#masculinity #masculinityisnottoxic

Corona is back from Aruba - Bo is a new dad with a new house … a lot of amazing guests lined up

Stay tuned! Join us.

Just a really quick update after a short hiatus about season two coming up. We got a cool slate of guests we are excited to share with you guys that were scheduling right now. Your feedback will really help us evolve so good bad in different please let us know what you think and we will see you in 2023

Social media has many positives and whole lot of negative traps. We are exploring one such trap in the concept of "influencers" - they are excellent at tricking our algorithms and getting clicks and likes, but should we be taking fitness and medical advice from them?

We dive deep in the importance of airways for overall health and how your dentist might be missing this crucial piece of information. Sleep Talk with David and Bo

Changing the face of the fitness industry

Why should we care about sleep?

• Fatigue Reversal

• Biochemical Refreshment

• Immune Function

• Memory

• Psychologic Well Being

Healthy sleep is a LEVER

Proper exercise can alleviate sleep related problems

Insufficient or poor quality sleep can lead to lower levels of physical activity the next day

Sleep and exercise have a bidirectional relationship

-Optimizing your exercise routine can help you sleep better and getting

-Getting an adequate amount of sleep may promote healthier levels of physical activity -pillow

Create a brand around sleep and exercise

• Intake form-snoring, sleep apnea, EDS

• Sleep test

• Mouthpiece

Welcome

Recap Senior Fitness Part 1

Deeper Dive into Senior Issues

Falls

Shuffling

Balance

Sitting

We need more senior groups reaching out to seniors / more stakeholders

AARP

National COunci on Aging

National Institute on Aging

Call to Action

Thesis: Do we age because we stop moving, or do we stop moving because we age.

“This if for your parents that might not be into podcasts - but if you have an elderly loved one THIS is the moment to take action - we are gonna lay out all the WHY over the next hour - and we really want to know this is resonating and not just for funsies - we want to hear how YOU are going to get mom/dad moving TODAY…"

Action steps!! Small steps

Find a trainer

Silver sneakers program

Rebounder

Safe jumping

What are the barriers to a senior moving?

Safety

Motivation/identity

Structure

Issues:

Sarcopenia

Osteoporosis

Osteopenia - responds to load! Wolfs law…

Poor movement & myths - hinge, deep full rom squat, “don’t squat below parallel”, it’s never too late to start

Physiology - Alzheimer’s - de conditioning- unique stimulus to the brain (movement practice)

Boxing

Jumping - lymph drainage and bone strength

Treatment:

We are too soft on our seniors

Proper loading, often under loaded - progression is necessary for safety

Investing with high quality trainer/therapist will go a long way to empowerment

Active not passive - “get your own damn water mom!!!” (Direct quote from Corona)

Safety - load vs capacity - analogy of finances - credits / debits

Daily Habits

Movement practice

Indigenous / blue zones / third world squat

Classes don’t fulfill people's needs (Incomplete)

Individualized assessment

Social component - ikigai - purpose - connection

Solution:

Find someone credible in the field

How to find a trainer episode 1

Try 5

Title Confusion

Professionalism

Be Basic

Traps

Your thoughts become your words and your word become your action

Muscle is the Organ of longevity

Are you going accept aging or are you going to work to fight it

Have we made fitness "too easy"? Or is it all a trap? As the consumers guide to fitness and healthcare we want to explore the concepts around online training and the common pitfalls we see in the modern day of over promising and under delivering. Always thrilled to be joined by our special guest, award winning journalist, Faraz Javed from WXYZ - Detroit's ABC affiliate.

1- what are #hormones - did you know we have 50 in our body?

2- surviving vs. thriving - which would you rather do?

3- homeostasis - too much of anything can cause trouble - or too Little...

4- how does #food affect our hormones?

5- is #resistancetraining the best way to optimize your levels? (spoiler alert - might be... along with #sleep )

special thanks to #hank #berger for commenting and participating!