The Dr. Greg Wells Podcast

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I’m super excited to share my chat all around high intensity interval training with Paul Laursen.

Paul is an author, endurance coach, high-performance consultant, and entrepreneur. He was formerly employed as the Physiology Manager for High Performance Sport New Zealand, where he worked extensively with New Zealand Triathlon. He retained his role as Adjunct Professor of Exercise Physiology at Auckland University of Technology, where he was to reside at the nexus between theory, research and application of sport science and physiology for high-performance sport. He has a broad range of research interests including high intensity interval training, heart rate variability, thermoregulation, and health and artificial intelligence. He’s published over 125 refereed manuscripts in high impact exercise and sports science journal, with his work having been cited over 8,000 times.

Today, he is the co-founder and CEO of HIIT Science and Athletica. HIIT Science is an online educational platform that teaches the science and application of high-intensity interval training to professional trainers and coaches, while Athletica is an automated training program platform that uses the HIIT Science principles to maximize athlete health and performance potential.

If you want to learn about Paul you can check out hiitscience.com and his personal blog plewsandprof.com.

Enjoy this conversation with high intensity interval training expert Paul Laursen!

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This week I had the opportunity to talk with mental skills coach Jean François Ménard.

He is an internationally acclaimed mental performance expert who coaches high achievers in all walks of life. He’s the founder of Kambio Performance, a company specialized in mental training and leadership coaching. His clients are proven winners: Olympic gold medalists, Cirque du Soleil artists, Super Bowl and X Games champions, NHL players, surgeons, pop stars, and corporate leaders. He is a bestselling author, a radio personality, and an accomplished speaker who travels the globe to share his knowledge with high performance organizations.

His latest book is called Train (Your Brain) Like an Olympian: Gold Medal Techniques to Unleash Your Potential at Work. In this conversation we talk all about his new book, and strategies that you can use to keep your mind sharp and performing at your absolute best.

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This week I’m super excited to share my conversation with Dr. Gillian Mandich.

Gillian has a PhD from Western University in Health Science, specializing in Health Promotion. Her primary areas of research are happiness and health, and her work combines the latest research, practical wisdom, and engagement to help people live happier, healthier lives.

Gillian is the founder of The International Happiness Institute of Health Science Research, is part of the Meant2Prevent research team at SickKids, and is the co-lead investigator of The Canadian Happiness At Work Study.

She appears regularly in the media on shows such as The Social, Marilyn Denis, Breakfast Television, The Morning Show, and CBC, and was recently named the CanFitPro 2020 Canadian Presenter of the Year. She has given two TEDx talks: “The Surprising Truth About Happiness” and “The Two Things You Need To Know To Be Happier Today”.

You can lean more about her at her website gillianmandich.com. 

Enjoy this conversation all about happiness!

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This week I had an amazing conversation with Kari Schneider. Kari is one of the world’s top exercise and strength training coaches. She has devoted her life to high performance, strength and conditioning, research, and physiology. She has worked with elite level athletes through the Canadian Sports Centre Network including national and Olympic level athletes in swimming, rhythmic gymnastics, volleyball, triathlon, soccer, football, Paralympic tennis, aerial skiing, and many more.

She is also the founder of Empower Conditioning, a training centre that brings athletes and achievers to their goals in physicality, career, and life.

We had a really great conversation all about health and wellbeing, exercise physiology, training, and fitness.

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This week I’m excited to share my conversation with Mark Sutcliffe where I had the chance to be a guest on his podcast Digging Deep.

In this episode, we dig deep into a whole bunch of topics including action preceding motivation, sleep and recovery, regeneration practices, nutrition, fitness, managing stress, what the best athletes in the world have in common, and insights to keep ourselves moving forward.

You can find all of his other episodes on his website.

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This week I had an amazing conversation with broadcaster, speaker, and best-selling author Lisa Bowes.

Lisa is a pioneer in sports media. She’s worked for CTV, The Score, CBC, NCAA Productions, TSN, and was the host/reporter for Women’s Ice Hockey at the 2010 Olympic Games, including the gold medal final between Canada and the USA that drew 7.5 million viewers.

Lisa has created the “Lucy Tries” book series, which inspires children to read, be active, and persevere. The series focuses on participation and the importance of play. The books follow Lucy and her friends as they learn introductory skills in a variety of exciting sports, guided by coaches and teachers.

I’m really excited to share this conversation as we all have lost the opportunity to play sports during this time. The importance of connecting with people through sports and being active is something we all need as we come out of this pandemic.

Enjoy the conversation all about trying, failure, and perseverance with Lisa Bowes!

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This week I’m excited to share my interview with Kate Eckman.

Kate graduated with a B.A. in communications from Penn State University, where she was an Academic All-American swimmer.

She now empowers high-achieving individuals to actualize their full potential. With a results-driven method rooted in neuroscience, positive psychology, and whole-person coaching techniques, she helps her clients succeed in and out of the boardroom and on and off the field.

Kate leverages her experience as a communications, performance, and mindfulness expert, accomplished entrepreneur, and former elite athlete to equip leaders with the tools, methodology, and energetic boost they need to succeed.

She is the author of The Full Spirit Workout: A 10-Step System to Shed Your Self-Doubt, Strengthen Your Spiritual Core, and Create a Fun & Fulfilling Life.

In this conversation we dive into a whole bunch of topics including energy, performance, resilience, focus, relationships, confidence, wellbeing, and fulfillment.

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Today I’m really excited to share my interview with Dr. Jessica Potter. Jessica is a board qualified Forefoot and Rearfoot Surgeon with the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery and an Associate of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons.

She was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. She received a golf scholarship to the University of San Francisco where she obtained an undergraduate degree in Exercise and Sports Science with a minor in Pre-med while playing NCAA golf for four years. She played an additional two years on the Canadian Women’s National Team and was inducted into the 2018 Athletic Hall of Fame at the University of San Francisco for her contributions to USF Women’s Golf.

She attended the California School of Podiatric Medicine and after graduating she attended her top choice surgical residency program at Legacy Health/Kaiser Permanente in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Potter specializes in sports medicine, reconstructive surgery and trauma.

In this conversation, we dig into her knowledge all about the complexity of the foot, how the foot is so important for movement, and new technologies she’s using to help athletes recover from injuries and return to play.

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This week I’m excited to share my incredible conversation with mental health advocate Mark Henick.

Influenced by his direct experience with stigma and the mental health care system, Mark dedicated his life from an early age to opening minds and creating change.

Mark is the principal and CEO of Strategic Mental Health Solutions, a consulting firm that specializes in helping organizations and individuals to move strategically from basic mental health awareness toward meaningful, measurable action.

Mark is a sought after public speaker and active media commentator on issues related to mental illness and mental health. Mark’s TEDx talk, Why We Choose Suicide, is among the most watched in the world with over 6 million views. His story of searching for “the man in the light brown jacket” who saved his life from a teenage suicide attempt went viral around world.

In this conversation we discuss the art of failing, moving from resistance to growth, resilience, and embracing joy.

You can learn more about Mark and his new book So-Called Normal at his website markhenick.com.

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This week I had an amazing interview with Ben Titley, head coach for the Canadian Olympic Swim Team. Ben has coached dozens of Olympians, multiple Olympic medalists, and multiple World Record holders.

His repeated success demonstrates that there is something incredibly special about his coaching style, and his knowledge and expertise are fascinating.

We had an amazing conversation about his past, his coaching philosophy, his pursuit of excellence, and his insights into how to get the most out of his athletes.

If you’re into sports you’ll love this. And even if you’re not, the lessons learned from high performance sport and coaching can be applied to everything.

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