Building and Maintaining A Body To Live, Work & Play In with Dr John Panagopoulos

Here's my questions for you - how are you treating and looking after your body? That same body you rely upon to withstand the daily stresses of living each day? The body you want to take you over mountains or through the ocean or into races or to train in gyms? Well, for me. It's been a bumpy ride. Physical health and exercise have always been a part of my life, but as a result I've gotten injured a lot. There along the way for me for over 15 years has been today's Friend of the podcast - Dr John Panagopoulos.Pano is someone I have a very deep admiration of and going back to starting this podcast he was someone who was on the 'must chat to' wish list - and here he is. He's one of the best thinkers and greatest professionals I've had the good fortune of spending time with over the years, and he's kept me sane and working and literally moving - something that is vital for my own wellbeing and ability to show up as the attempted change maker I try to be. I have spent literally hundreds of hours with Pano over the years, and his medical records on my time in his practice must be very extensive.But why is a physio on the Finding Nature podcast? Well - we all need movement, we're born to move as humans and we do. As well though, not only do we need to manage the load of injuries from moving but when we're sedentary we're shifting into postures that can often induce musculo skeletal problems. Sore backs, sore jaws, sore shoulders, sore knees, sore ankles. Tune in now, where do you feel a soreness? A tightness? Somewhere that sparks up every time you try to do a certain movement or exercise? We all have them.And today's show is about expanding your aperture of how to think about and treat your body, what good physiotherapy is and enables, as well as what healthy behaviours and practices look like to take care of yourself.I could go on about Pano all day. A great friend, a wise counsel, a sage professional. He's treated tens of thousands of people over the course of a 25 year career.It's our job to make sure we can show up as best as possible to take on the challenges of our professional lives, and we all need help. Very few people have helped me as much over the years as Pano has.This chat made me so happy, and I'm so happy to be sharing Pano with you. A true master of his craft who is both someone to learn from in how he has built his mastery, but also the role a healthy body plays for any and all of us who want to go after our activities and goals and competitions, whether that's hiking in nature or being a weekend warrior.Today's show is delivered with Gilay Estate. Add Finding Nature to your booking reservation for a free dinner and breakfast for each night you stay. Today's show is also delivered with Souling. Head to Souling.au and add FindingNature to the checkout code for 10% off. Send me a messageThanks for listening. Follow Finding Nature on Instagram