Mid Life Athlete
Jason Smith & Greg Ryan
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S1E4 Longevity
Mid Life Athlete
01/22/21 • 40 min
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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S1 E1 What exercise means to us
Mid Life Athlete
12/18/20 • 24 min
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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S3E9 How to train for aerobic & VO2 capacity
Mid Life Athlete
02/12/23 • 39 min
Aerobic and VO2 capacity training is important for mid-life athletes as aerobic capacity decreases after the age of 40 years and VO2 max decreases gradually with age. These declines can be slowed down by aerobic exercise, done correctly. The ideal training is a mix between "zone 2" training and high-intensity workouts like interval training. "Zone 2" is moderate intensity characterized by low blood lactate, controlled ventilation, and low perceived effort. This type of training facilitates a larger overall training volume and is favorable for inducing mitochondrial adaptations in slow-twitch muscle fibers. High-intensity training is also beneficial but may have different adaptations. The study by McMaster University in Canada showed that low-intensity and sprint interval training enhances mitochondrial protein content in fast-twitch type II fibers, while slow-twitch type I fibers require low-intensity training for adaptations. Training intensity is linked to adaptations to mitochondrial respiratory function, and overall, training volume is important for building mitochondrial protein, and intensity for tuning them up.
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S4E4 Conquering the Way of the Roses
Mid Life Athlete
05/09/24 • 7 min
Greg & Jason are back doing their own challenges. This is a short pod immediately after the guys just completed the Way of the Roses, a 275km (171 miles), a spectacular coast to coast cycle route which passes through both the red rose county of Lancashire and the white rose county of Yorkshire.
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S1E2 Novice to GB age group triathlete
Mid Life Athlete
12/26/20 • 36 min
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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S1E3 The Science behind Ageing Muscles
Mid Life Athlete
01/08/21 • 63 min
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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11/18/22 • 54 min
We've mentioned many times on this podcast the benefits of exercise on health. With significant behaviour change could we rethink healthcare as more of a prevention as a service rather than sickcare which is what we've got today. Dr Ramin Rafei thinks we can.
Jason and Greg chat to Ramin about how he came to rethink healthcare and what his interesting approach is via his start-up Unleash. Ramin is a passionate supporter of changing our view on healthcare and he has some ambitious goals.
For some accompanying reading:
- Latest blog from Unleash: https://unleash.health/unleash-blog/this-is-the-story-of-unleash
- Medium article by Ramin Rafei: https://medium.com/@drrafiei/prevention-as-a-service-a-business-model-that-will-fix-healthcare-166dad254ce5
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S3E3 Questions you may ask about a Mid Life Athlete Framework, with listener & mid life athlete JC Cangilla
Mid Life Athlete
11/04/22 • 45 min
Jason and Greg chat to JC Cangilla, a listener & mid life athlete who reached out with some questions following us publishing a newsletter on a draft mid life athlete framework: https://open.substack.com/pub/midlifeathlete/p/mid-life-athlete-framework?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
JC's original questions were how do you balance short term vs long term goals coupled with balancing stuff you should do but within life's constraints.
We were convinced that many of you would have similar questions so we got JC on the show to discuss in more depth.
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S3E1 Alternative truth
Mid Life Athlete
09/23/22 • 29 min
Mildly enraged by a few articles that came across Greg's screen this week, we unpick the central messages behind these articles and call out what we think are alternative truths. Extending these themes we talk about Stephen Seiler's recent interview with Kilian Jornet, which you can find on our substack: https://midlifeathlete.substack.com/p/training-lessons-from-the-lover-of?r=rxa77&s=w&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
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S3E2 Who would have thought of sweat as data?
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10/15/22 • 54 min
Greg and Jason chat to Stefan van der Fluit, Founder and CEO of FlowBio and 2018 Netherlands age group ironman champion. Who would have thought of our sweat as data. Well that’s exactly what FlowBio does. Through its innovative Flowpatch it measures our sweet in real time enabling athletes to understand their hydration and sodium levels. It’s a breakthrough piece of tech that is currently being beta tested with a few pro athletes, including the Brownlee brothers. What they have learnt so far about hydration and sodium is fascinating.
Check out https://www.flowbio.com/
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FAQ
How many episodes does Mid Life Athlete have?
Mid Life Athlete currently has 66 episodes available.
What topics does Mid Life Athlete cover?
The podcast is about Health & Fitness, Running, Marathon, Fitness, Podcasts, Sports, Health, Wellbeing, Cycling and Longevity.
What is the most popular episode on Mid Life Athlete?
The episode title 'S3E3 Questions you may ask about a Mid Life Athlete Framework, with listener & mid life athlete JC Cangilla' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Mid Life Athlete?
The average episode length on Mid Life Athlete is 49 minutes.
How often are episodes of Mid Life Athlete released?
Episodes of Mid Life Athlete are typically released every 14 days.
When was the first episode of Mid Life Athlete?
The first episode of Mid Life Athlete was released on Dec 14, 2020.
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