"Functional Longevity" with Karen Owoc

Karen Owoc, ACSM-CEP, ACSM-CET is a clinical exercise physiologist in cardiopulmonary rehabilitation at the Palo Alto VA Medical Center. Because of her love for sports and family history of early-onset heart disease, Karen focused on a career path where food and exercise are used to treat, manage, and prevent disease. She just released her first book on functional longevity, “Athletes in Aprons: The Nutrition Playbook to Break 100”. In this conversation we talk about functional longevity - living a vibrant, active and independent life for as long as possible. Karen describes the importance of engaging in 9 fundamental moving patterns - pushing, pulling, pressing, carrying, hip hinging, squatting, lunging, twisting, moving on foot. She emphasizes different aspects of physical fitness - mobility, strength, power, cardiovascular conditioning and recovery. Rooted in Karen's personal journey, and blooming into inspiring stories of Karen's patients, this conversation will move you (pun intended!) to get up from your desk and get active. Tune in to learn more! This podcast is brought to you by Emory Lifestyle Medicine & Wellness. To learn more about our work, please visit https://bit.ly/EmoryLM

Episode 172 of the The Whole Health Cure podcast, hosted by Karen Owoc, Sharon H. Bergquist, Krystyna Rastorguieva, titled ""Functional Longevity" with Karen Owoc" was published on July 28, 2022 and runs 36 minutes.

July 28, 2022 ·36m · The Whole Health Cure

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Karen Owoc, ACSM-CEP, ACSM-CET is a clinical exercise physiologist in cardiopulmonary rehabilitation at the Palo Alto VA Medical Center. Because of her love for sports and family history of early-onset heart disease, Karen focused on a career path where food and exercise are used to treat, manage, and prevent disease. She just released her first book on functional longevity, “Athletes in Aprons: The Nutrition Playbook to Break 100”. In this conversation we talk about functional longevity - living a vibrant, active and independent life for as long as possible. Karen describes the importance of engaging in 9 fundamental moving patterns - pushing, pulling, pressing, carrying, hip hinging, squatting, lunging, twisting, moving on foot. She emphasizes different aspects of physical fitness - mobility, strength, power, cardiovascular conditioning and recovery. Rooted in Karen's personal journey, and blooming into inspiring stories of Karen's patients, this conversation will move you (pun intended!) to get up from your desk and get active. Tune in to learn more! This podcast is brought to you by Emory Lifestyle Medicine & Wellness. To learn more about our work, please visit https://bit.ly/EmoryLM

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