How & Why to Strengthen Your Heart & Cardiovascular Fitness

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Intense Exercise & Potential Heart Damage (aka Athlete's Heart)

In this episode, I cover "athlete's heart" — the paradox where the same cardiovascular adaptations that make endurance athletes exceptional can also mimic, and sometimes mask, real risk. I trace the history of what’s now known as exercise-induced cardiovascular remodeling (EICR), ...  Show more

Hardship, Resilience & Competing at the Highest Level | Ken Rideout

In this episode, I sit down with Ken Rideout — author, elite masters marathoner, and one of the most compelling people I've ever had on the show — to discuss his journey from a difficult childhood and decade-long opioid addiction to becoming the Masters (50+) Marathon World Champ ...  Show more

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