In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• How to improve your sexual performance in the bedroom
• Gaining control over your pelvic floor
• How to reduce pain and tension in your pelvic area
• The utility of breathwork to help last longer in bed and train your body

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Show Notes:

Want to take your performance in bed to the next level? Today is all about training and improving your pelvic floor so you can do just that, and more! We’re sharing the tips and tools you’ll need to reduce pain and tension, push past physical and emotional stressors, and gain control over your pelvic floor so you can start living the best life you can. Most of all, we’re answering the question all men want to know the answer to: how can you last longer in bed? Join us and learn how to step up your performance and your life!

01:00 How can we use our pelvic floor to enhance our performance?

03:30 What are some of the stressors and limiting factors that can cause pelvic pain?

06:15 How can you push past anxiety?

08:20 What can you do to start lasting longer in bed?

13:00 How to experience the best orgasm.

15:15 How can you gain better control over your pelvic floor?

16:55 Why should you begin making the change?

How do you feel? Where are you holding onto tension? How long do you last in bed? Being in constant Fight-or-Flight leads to burnout, and can affect so many different aspects of your life. In this episode, Dr Matthew Zanis is talking about Men’s pelvic health and ways you can improve sex drive, connection with your partner, and have deeper satisfaction and pride in your performance in and out of the bedroom. Tune in for ways to check in on how you’re thinking and feeling, avoid that little blue pill, get out of your head, and get INTO your breath and body!

01:30 What if you’re having pain down below?

04:00 Yes, guys have a pelvic floor too.

05:40 The social taboo’s around men talking about issues with their “tool”.

11:15 How to change patterns and get out of your head when making love with a partner.

13:00 Stress is killing your sex drive.

15:00 Ways to remove distractions and have deeper connection and pleasure with your partner.

19:50 That little blue pill is just a band aid. (How to ditch the pill!)

23:15 Get out of fight or flight and into a parasympathetic state.

25:00 Ask yourself these questions to take inventory of how you are feeling and performing.

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We’re here to break the stigma and debunk some myths about your pelvic floor! Pelvic pain isn’t just for women, and having conscious awareness of your pelvic floor has benefits from sex, to your sport. In this episode, Dr. Matthew Zanis is explaining the movement and function of your pelvic floor, whether or not you should be doing Kegels, and an exercise you can do right now to connect your breath as you contract and lengthen your pelvic floor. Just like strengthening any muscle, it takes intention, focus, and repetition. Tune in for ways you can improve this core element of your body, your movement, and your life.

01:00 The pelvis is the foundation of your health and the source of your power.

02:30 The stigma around pain in the pelvic floor.

04:50 How to know if you should see a doctor or specialist for pelvic issues.

07:15 Is hip mobility causing my pelvic pain?

10:40 The pelvic floor is a diaphragm. 

15:00 How the pelvic floor should lengthen and contract with movement.

18:00 How can I strengthen my pelvic floor?

21:00 Creating conscious awareness of our pelvic floor.

23:45 Are kegel exercises best for everyone?

26:30 Do this exercise to connect the diaphragms of your breath with your pelvic floor.

29:00 Benefits of starting your day with focusing on your breath and body without distraction.

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We’re back from the 2021 Tokyo Olympic games and have medals and life lessons to prove it! Our host, Dr. Matthew Zanis is sharing stories and lessons from his work with the US Olympic Shooting Team. This episode is full of amazing tips for athletes at every level, from making sure to move your body before a long flight, to getting into the right physical and mental game for your sport. It’s about mindset, movement, breath, and high fives! Tune in to hear what the process was like physically getting to the Olympics during COVID times, fun had along the way and moments that will be cherished for years to come!

01:15 Reflecting on the Tokyo Olympic Games.

02:59 MVMNT in the airport before sitting on a long flight.

06:00 Arriving in Tokyo.

11:20 Making it past Barnie the Beagle.

15:30 Three lessons I learned throughout my time at the Olympics.

20:00 Are you grounded in your purpose?

22:50 How many medals did the US Olympic Shooting team win?

23:40 The first gold medal that set the tone for what was possible.

26:00 What would it mean to dedicate yourself to your sport, and represent your country?

27:15 A typhoon, an earthquake, and more medals for Team USA.

32:00 The biggest lessons I’ve taken away from working with the US Olympic Shooting Team.

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Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. We’re no strangers to talking about pain here on Rooted in MVMNT, and in today’s episode, we’re diving into how we perceive and experience pain as athletes. Dr. Matthew Zanis is here to debunk more myths about pain, as well as explain how tissues send messages to your brain about pain. Can you tell if and where an athlete is experiencing pain by looking at an MRI result? Tune in to this episode to find out!

01:40 The financial burden of pain management.

03:50 Why do I hurt?

06:00 Myths about pain.

10:00 Examples of how your tissues are delivering information to your brain.

13:30 Can you determine pain an athlete may be having by looking at an MRI result?

17:00 Benefits of athletes being educated about their pain.

19:30 Going shooting with my uncle as a kid.

21:40 What about the idea of “no pain, no gain”?

23:30 What have I grown up to believe about pain? 

25:15 Do you shoot in any kind of discipline? 

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Your body needs movement. We’re kind of big on sharing that message here on the podcast! In this episode, our host Dr. Matthew Zanis shares why and rest is the enemy and why the results of your MRI are likely not as bad or scary as you have been led to believe. Matthew shares his own experience with an injury, ways we can learn from what our pain is telling us, and the benefits of moving through it. Wear and tear on the body is completely normal, and your physical and mental health depend on continuing to move and care for your body. You are not a victim to your pain and you owe it to your body and mind to keep moving forward.

02:00 Your pain or diagnosis does NOT change your identity.

05:00 Wear and tear is normal as an active human over time.

07:20 Pain is information, what is it trying to tell you?

11:15 Rest is the enemy.

14:20 How can stress cause dysfunction in the body?

18:00 Don’t wait for someone or something else to save you!

19:40 Movement is vital for mental and physical health.

22:00 You are not the victim to your pain.

24:20 The power of seeking to understand and move through pain.

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It’s time to take action! In this part 2 episode, our host Dr. Matthew Zanis is giving you actionable tips and exercises to strengthen your mind-body connection. When the mind and body are connected we see good movement, which is the seamless and effortless movement known as athleticism. Having good movement and energy flow not only helps you as an athlete, but has an effect on your mindset, emotions, perception of pain, and coordination. Make sure to take notes and listen back to this episode when you can pause and give the exercises in this episode a try. Applying these tips and practices will improve your mind-body connection. The energy ripple goes on from there.

01:15 Why should I do these exercises to improve my mind-body connection?

04:00 What happens if I don’t have a good energy transfer?

06:15 Your energy will flow to what you are focusing on.

10:00 How your breath controls the state of your nervous system.

12:30 How I start my morning with breathwork.

15:15 Why you should ditch your cushiony shoes!

16:30 Do these exercises to work IN vs working out.

18:15 How to combine breath and movement.

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Is the mind-body connection real or is it just in your head? In this episode, our host Dr. Matthew Zanis is diving into the mind-body connection and ways it affects you that you might not even be aware of. We’re breaking down the differences between your mind-body and mind-muscle connection. As well as when each of them comes into play, and how understanding each of them separately can give you valuable information about how you can intentionally use them. 

00:30 What exactly is the mind-body connection?

02:30 The difference between the mind and the brain.

05:00 How well can you paint with your feet?

06:50 The mind-muscle connection.

11:00 What the mind-body connection is NOT.

13:00 How the mind-body connection affects your mood, sexual chemistry, personality and decision making.

15:15 Is the mind-body connection real, or is it just in your head?

18:00 The difference between visualization and the mind-body connection.

22:00 What can I learn from the pain I’m experiencing about what my body needs?

27:30 How everyone can benefit from tuning into their mind-body connection.

30:00 Why am I experiencing the pain and tightness I am?

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Created with Brian Dunn. Find him on Instagram @lifewelldone

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Imagine getting the call of the lifetime offering you a job you love working with Olympic Athletes. This episode couldn’t be more fitting as our host Matthew Zanis is currently in Tokyo helping the US Olympic Shooting Team prepare for the 2020 Olympic Games. In this episode, Matthew shares his journey from dreaming of working with professional athletes as a kid, to graduating from Duke, starting his own practice, and genuinely investing in relationships that led to the opportunity to work with Olympic athletes. It’s more than just knowing your craft well. Going after a big goal, and building your legacy is about how you treat others around you. Tune in as Dr. Zanis shares more of his story, and some tips you can apply to the pursuit of your own goals!

01:00 Going to the Tokyo Olympic games!

03:15 Setting the intention to work in professional sports.

05:00 Finding out I got the job with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

08:30 Setting the intention again for the Arizona Cardinals to be my first clinical rotation as a Physical Therapist.

10:40 Graduating from Duke in 2014 and the decision to start my own practice.

11:40 “Do you want to work with the US Olympic shooting team?”

14:15 Making meaningful changes for Olympic athletes starting with the feet.

17:00 How the first trip with the Us Olympic Shooting team changed my life.

20:00 What is your role as a Physical Therapist for Olympic athletes?

23:20 What are you working to achieve?

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Your feet are your foundation. In this episode, our host Dr. Matthew Zanis is sharing his own story of growing up an injury-prone baseball player to becoming an expert on human performance. You can learn so much by tuning into your feet and what your body is trying to tell you. What trauma is creating stress in your body? When was the last time you trained barefoot? Listen in for questions to ask yourself as you get clear on what your feet need moving forward. 

02:00 How I went from injury-prone kid, to where I am today.

06:15 Where my own foot pain started.

10:00 What are feet made up of?

13:50 The trauma that is creating stress in your body.

16:00 How does your foot’s sensory system communicate with your brain?

18:40 When was the last time you trained barefoot?

24:00 How to access your feet and the pain you are experiencing!

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