Mid Life Athlete

Age is malleable according to Prof Andrew Scott.

We interview Andrew, economist at London Business School and co-author of "The 100 year Life" & "The New Long Life" on the topic of longevity, the causes of ageing and what we can do about it to live our new long lives. 

  

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Greg & Jason chat about previous episodes, what they've been up to & what's coming up on future episodes

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How muscles work and what happens to them as we get older? Is there anything we can do about it? Find out from Dr David Munro.  

David is a highly qualified physiotherapist who also has a PhD in Exercise Physiology.  With over 27 years of experience, David is the Principal Physiotherapist at Absolute Physiotherapy in Melbourne. During this time he helped establish the Health Care Team at The National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) in 2001 and has consulted to Circus Oz and Cirque du Soleil. In 2004 David was awarded a prestigious Churchill Fellowship to investigate the role of physiotherapy in Circus Arts. 

In 2014 David published the world's first peer-reviewed paper on circus injuries in a student cohort. This has lead to a new and exciting pathway of research and he has been recently collaborating with other clinical leaders in this field to develop a global Circus Arts research platform.

Complimenting his clinical role at Absolute Physiotherapy, David is also a sessional lecturer at Swinburne University and regularly supervises undergraduate and postgraduate Physiotherapy students as part of their clinical placements.

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We catch up with Paul O'Keefe, GB age group triathlete. Paul tells his story of how he went from complete novice to representing GB at the European Champs and looking forward to representing GB at next years World Champs. 

An inspiring story of how a mid life athlete can not only reach the peak at their chosen sport but manage to do so whilst juggling work and a busy family life. 

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Greg and Jason chat about what exercise means to them now that they are in their 50’s and how that's changed over the years. 

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Many more of us are challenging ourselves and performing at a high level in sport, particularly endurance sports, well into our middle age. 

Greg and Jason introduce the podcast which is meant to explore everything you want to know as a mid-life athlete, from how age affects our performance; how our bodies react to training; how should we train as a mid-life athlete; how can we prevent injury; what’s the best recovery process; tips on nutrition and how can we improve our mental health & psychology. 

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