About 20 years ago, I started writing about the 3 F’s of fitness: formal, fun, and functional. Formal is going to the gym or to a class. Fun is what it sounds like: running on the beach or doing a favorite activity, whether it’s going on a hike or swimming at the pool. And functional is fitting fitness into your everyday life.
When it comes to functional fitness, it’s all about the little itty bitty things you can do each day. I know, you’ve heard it hundreds of times - park further away from the store, catch up with your friends on a walk instead of sitting and chatting on the phone, and of course, take the stairs instead of the escalator!
So finding ways to move more throughout the day is the message and the mission of our next guest, Katy Bowman. She runs www.nutritiousmovement.com. You’re going to want to listen up because Katy has created a new movement vocabulary that is unique and original.
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In my 35 years of being in the health and wellness business, I’ve experienced a lot of strategies for staying healthy and living longer. But none more convincing that what we’re going to be talking about today.
Today’s guest, Professor Valter Longo, is going to talk to us about the latest findings related to FMD - Fasting Mimicking Diets.
It appears that by periodically adopting a diet that mimics the effects of fasting may yield a host of positive effects on aging, organ function, and weight management.
Professor Valter Longo is considered one of the world’s foremost experts on prolongation of lifespan and longevity. His work and discoveries are labelled as some of the greatest achievements in science. He directs a laboratory of twenty researchers at the Andrus Gerontology Center, one of the oldest and leading centers for research on aging and age-related diseases in the country.
For over 20 years, he's been studying the complex mechanisms which control aging. He’s an award-winning researcher, gerontology and biological sciences professor and director of the Longevity Institute at the University of Southern California. You can find out more about Fasting Mimicking Diets at www.l-nutra.com.
Today's guest is a woman who dares to be different. And what a life she’s had! Julia Child has made her breakfast. She’s been on a date with Woody Allen. And, if you look at the cover of her New York Times Best-Selling book, Find A Way, you’ll know why Bette Midler used to call her “Muscles.”
Her zest for life is infectious. We first met 25 years ago and, little did I know then, but when I saw this power-packed bundle of energy, vitality and pure goodness step on the stage, that she would eventually accomplish a seemingly impossible challenge. By completing her 40-year old dream to swim 110 miles from Cuba to Florida, in just under 53 hours, she became the ultimate champion. And along the way, she inspired us to feel like champions, and believe that we could accomplish anything we set our minds to.
And for her encore, she’s taking on an even bigger challenge -- stopping the obesity epidemic in this country. And you’re not going to believe how she’s going to do it… by walking across America. And she’s hoping to lure millions of Americans to join her team.
To walk with Diana, visit www.EverWalk.com.
Negativity is like a rock in your shoe - it will keep causing you pain until you find a solution. Luckily, this week's show is specially designed to you relieve yourself of those unwanted, negative thoughts. It's a good idea to listen to this first thing in the morning so you can turn negativity into positive action throughout the day.
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