Optimal Health Uncovered

In this episode, Mike and Todd are joined by Mathew Welch, a certified strength and conditioning specialist and certified athletic trainer.   Mat discusses the importance of conditioning your body for exercise and making sure you're setting appropriate goals in your routines. They review specific exercises and training techniques that anyone can benefit from.  

In this week's episode of Optimal Health Uncovered, Todd and Mike discuss the latest updates and trends of the coronavirus pandemic and if there are ways to prevent the coronavirus disease.  Todd and Mike talk about how COVID-19 is changing and affecting the medical world, some of their personal experiences during the pandemic, how its changing Performance and the rapid emergence of telehealth and virtual healthcare.  They also discuss ways to help prevent contracting the disease, safety measures to protect yourself and others, and what the virus might look like in the future. 

In this episode, Todd and Mike discuss golf fitness, being certified Titleist Performance Institute professionals, and golf injuries.  Zack Buechner hosts this podcast and asks the questions.  Todd, Mike, and Zack cover golf fitness evaluations at Performance and in the clinic and how they approach golf injuries.  They review the benefits of having multiple Titleist Performance Institute certified health professionals in the clinic and how they help golfers improve their game.  

In this episode, Todd and Mike review health and fitness as it relates to tennis and other racket sport athletes, in the wake of the 2020 Wimbledon tournament cancellation.  They are joined by certified RacquetFit professional and athletic trainer Zack Buechner who discusses the RacquetFit process and how it benefits the tennis player.  Mike and Todd also cover common types of tennis injuries in the clinic and how you can help prevent those injuries. 

In this episode, Todd and Mike are joined by Dr. Paul Sethi to discuss anterior cruciate ligaments (ACL) of the knee.  Dr. Paul Sethi is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at the Orthopedic and Neurosurgery Specialists center in Greenwich, Connecticut who specializes in sports medicine, particularly the knee joint as well as the elbow and shoulder.  Dr. Sethi graduated from Cornell University and went to medical school at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and has served as a team consultant and assistant team physician to the Los Angeles Dodgers, Lakers, and the University of Southern California football team. He is now a leading orthopedic surgeon in his field, regularly speaking at academic and medical conferences. 

In this episode, Todd and Mike are again joined by Performance recovery specialist, Zack Buechner where they discuss cryotherapy and its benefits.  They discuss what cryotherapy is and its uses as well as who should avoid cryotherapy.  Todd and Mike review some of the literature and research over cryotherapy and how it can improve respiratory function, prevent disease, and boost the immune system.  Cryotherapy and its effect on hormone and cortisol levels are also reviewed in this episode. 

In this episode of Optimal Health Uncovered, Todd and Mike discuss the top 4 most common injuries in sports and how to prevent them or take care of them.  1. Low back pain 2. Knee Injuries such as patellofemoral syndrome and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears 3. Shoulder injuries such as subacromial pain syndrome 4. Overuse injuries such as medial or lateral epicondylitis (golfers elbow or tennis elbow)

In this episode, Todd and Mike are joined by their first podcast guest - Zack Buechner. Zack is an athletic trainer certified and an expert in recovery, specifically in sauna heat therapies.  He joins the podcast to review the benefits of saunas and how they incorporate them into their practice.  Mike discusses types of heat therapy such as paraffin baths, infrared saunas, traditional saunas and steam saunas as well as their many benefits including lowering cholesterol, decreasing hypertension (high blood pressure), reducing risk of depression, combating disease and improving or enhancing immune function.  Zack and Mike discuss the variety of studies done on saunas and how they are being used in Finland as well as time and temperature recommendations.  Exercise and training inside saunas is also discussed. 

In this episode, Todd and Mike are joined by guest Zack Buechner who helps offer insights into the four pillars of Optimal Health (Nutrition, Stress, Recovery, and Exercise). They review each pillar in broad strokes to explain to importance of the balance, then detail their own experiences and personal tips and tricks from their own journeys to achieving optimal health.  

In this episode, Todd and Mike discuss exercise and how to maximize your training whether you fall into the sedentary group, moderate/healthy group, or the high-level athlete group. Training through injuries, losing weight, tracking data points or competing for an event are all discussed while Todd and Mike both emphasize the importance of recovery, sleep, setting reasonable goals, variety of training (cardiovascular, resistance or weight training, and cross training), and supplementing proper nutrition.  The 5 training zones are detailed as well as hacks and tips for optimal exercise.