Latest / Feedbag with Nat Lauzon / Episode 16: Why Gen X Refuses To Age Sitting Down
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- Nat Lauzon: Hello testing? Testing one, two, testes testes We're so childish. You speak for yourself. Okay. Okay. So I'm going to do a little intro. Okay. And then we're just going to do it. We're just going to do a little chit chatty. Okay. Ready? Yeah. Okay. We're playing. We're playing in my basement. I know. I like it. know! Okay. Here we go. I don't know if we're gonna get through this. We will! Okay, okay. We're gonna get through it. Okay, we're gonna get through it. That's where the people are, right in that little... I know, hi people. Here we go. Let's be serious. Hi, welcome to Feedbag. I'm Nat and today I'm joined by my friend Suzanne. That's me. Hi. That is her over ⁓ I have been wanting to have Suzanne on for a long ⁓ ⁓ we didn't know what we were going to talk about. were like, I want to come on, but I don't know what to talk about. Blah, ⁓ And then we realized one day as we were walking together, which is a thing that we do all the time. ⁓ my God, let's talk about fitness. we wanted to talk to you guys about fitness in midlife. I'm going to be right up front and tell you that we are not experts in anything in the health and fitness realm, but we are experts of our own bodies. And we are both in midlife. And for both of us, fitness has been a big part of our lives, but in different ways. I want to tell, first of, okay, first of all, I want to tell you how Suzanne and I met. Yes. And cause you're one of my closest friends and how many years have we been friends now? Before COVID. It was before COVID. Yeah. So at least I think seven. It feels seven-ish. Whenever you broke up with What's His Face. Yeah. That'll be for another episode. So it was before that. Yeah. Yeah. I feel like it's seven also, cause I've been in this house. It was eight years in December. Anyway, we've been friends for a few years now. And, ⁓ do you remember how we met? I definitely remember how we met. Okay. Tell the people. We went to, I was invited to dinner by Donna Saker. and Kim Kieran. That was the first time we met, I think. That's right. Right. Yeah, we went. Yeah. went for sushi. Yeah. And then it was a nice evening. It was good. And then we went out again. Yeah. And where was that? I don't remember. I think it was Del Frisco, I think. Yeah. The terrace. So we were sitting on a terrace and she and I were kitty corner from each other. And at one point, I don't know, food. in our mouth, like covering our teeth. And we both kind of just looked at each other and went like this. And right away, like I was like, ⁓ my God, I love her. Yes. Yeah. I remember instantly I'm sitting across from Suzanne and I'm like, okay. And I think it was a lemon wedge ⁓ that I did. anyway, it was food on the teeth. And without missing a beat, were like, ⁓ yeah, food in your teeth. And, people were. broken off having their own conversations and we were just doing this in our own little world, doing food on Just falling in love. Right? This is the second time that we ever met. And then we were like, okay. That's it. We're friends. We're friends. Yeah. So yeah, we've been friends since then and it's been great. And you're one of the coolest, nicest, most awesome people that I know. So thank you for being my friend. Thank you for being my friend. So yeah, so we want to talk about fitness. I think sometimes it's good to hear this kind of talk from people who actually are not experts. Yes, exactly. Yeah. Because it lets you know that like, it kind of like lets you know that, I can, I can do this too. Like if they can do stuff, I can do stuff and I don't have to be an expert, whatever. So, ⁓ I also want to talk about your background though, because you are a legit athlete. Okay. Listen, don't. Humble. Don't be humble. This is not the time to be... Because anytime you talk about how awesome Suzanne is with sports and everything, she's like, that's fine. She's amazing. Okay. And so this is the time to toot the horn, lady. Toot toot, sister. Toot the horn. right. So what do want to know? I want to know like your accomplishments in the sports realm. Squash, pickleball. Yeah. Okay. Well, let me start by saying since... I was five years old, I started playing soccer. And I played soccer until I was 50 years old and still like pretty high level as well. And I only stopped because I tore my hamstring. I couldn't sprint anymore. And then at the age of 11, my parents put me in tennis lessons while they were playing squash. I loved playing squash. So I asked them, can I switch? Cause whenever they went to shower, I'd go on the court, hit some balls and I'd be like, I love this. And so I picked up squash when I was 11. played on the Quebec junior team, traveled all over Quebec and that kind of stuff ⁓ and Ontario. And then as I got older, I continued playing soccer and squash my whole life. I also do a lot of other things. But squash, I was the 50 plus champion back in, I don't know, I'm 59. So whenever I was 50, that was. I've done a lot of squash tournaments. 50 plus champion of the nation, the entire country. Yeah, yeah. But I mean, I've also done a lot of ⁓ events. Like I go do nationals every year. ⁓ I went to New Zealand to play squash. I think I finished 17th in the world. Wow. How old was I? I was 50. And then I also went to Italy to play soccer in the World Masters games. Holy moly. Back in 2013, which was super fun. Yeah. So and now I still play squash. I play on the Masters, the Quebec Masters team. And we play every January. We play as a team of seven, four men and three women. And we go across Canada, depending where it is. And we compete that way. And I recently in the last couple of years started playing pickleball and I now play competitive with my son. So yeah, they have a team that you even have a sponsor, is so key. Yes. And we got sponsored, which is fun. So by RK4, which is a Canadian company. Yeah. Shout out to RK4 and my son and I, so he's 27 and we play in a 3.5 open category because, and when I play in the women's, I'll play 4.0 50 plus. So these are all numbers that I don't understand, but. It's a category, it categorized. You start at 2.5. So the better you are, you move up. Okay. So you can see that Suzanne has like an entire lifetime of like sports and competitive sports and being fit and being active and constantly moving her body. Whereas I am not a competitive person at all. I have never played competitive sports. I prefer solo activities. She keeps threatening to teach me how to play pickleball. It's going to happen this summer. Yeah. And sure, I'd like to, ⁓ but I'm a real, so it's it's a, it's a big difference between us in that way, but we connect on the fact that ⁓ it's important to move your body Yes, you have to move ladies. Even gentlemen, you have to move. You got to move. So as someone who has been active their whole life. So for me, for instance, I did not play sports as a child. hated any time that I hated gym class with a passion. Anytime we had to play like baseball or something. my God. Dodgeball, all those games, the worst for me. I remember if we had to play baseball, I would want to be like way far. I don't even know what it's called. Outfield? Yeah. Okay, I want to be the furthest I can be because kids can't hit for sh$# and I wouldn't have to do anything. So I always wanted to be where the ball would not contact me. I hated everything about sports. but when I, I think it was in my twenties that I started going to a gym and I was like, ⁓ I like this. I like how I feel. And so, and then in my thirties and forties, then I started like weight training. And that's really the thing that I do is like weight training. ⁓ But yeah, so as you can see, we come from two very different places, but ⁓ we still feel it's deeply important to... Especially as women in our 50s, when you're starting to get into peri, menopause, all that stuff, you need to have strong, strong bones. Yeah, so as somebody who has worked out and... been active their whole life. Did you notice that as you entered that transition, your body was different with exercise or you had to do things differently? I needed to do the weights. Like I always played sports, right? So I never really, I liked the gym, but I don't like the gym. I find it boring. I get it, yeah. But I knew, and I also, I was diagnosed with breast cancer four years ago and I take a medication called Letrazole that causes or exacerbates the joint pain, what do call that bone? ⁓ density. Osteoporosis. Yeah. So I needed to get into the gym. So I, four years ago, started pushing really hard, going to the gym two to three times a week and trying to lift heavy because you want your bones to bend, to call in the stuff that's going to replace all the holes that you might have. And you want to have muscle. so that you don't fall. And you want to be able to turn as you're older and not trip because that was too fast for you or your muscles can't keep you up. So it's really, really important to, and if you can't join a gym, just do it at home. You can, it's so easy. Just do some squats or just sit on the edge of your couch, get up, sit back down, get up, get these quads moving. Yes. There's so much stuff that you can do at home. And like you just said, like It's not about how you look, it's about longevity. It's about having strong muscles to keep your body stable as you move through life. It's like functional movement. You want to be able to bring the garbage to the curb or bend down and pick something up. Even just standing on one leg and trying to on that one leg, move sideways, move around, turn around. so that your body gets used to the pressure on your legs, So... I hear that one with, I haven't done it yet, I keep forgetting, is brushing your teeth on one leg. Yeah, a lot of people do that. To and stuff. or in the shower. If you have a good shower and it's not slippery, to just, you you're washing your hair, just stand on one leg, stand on the other, bend down to get something on one leg. Drop the soap, you're saying? Maybe. But I think too, and get little weights, like 10 pound weights. And you're watching TV, just do some curls. I know that you do a lot of stuff when you watch TV. Like you do stuff all the time. You literally, I think you literally do something every day. I work out. I have to force myself not to do something on some days because I do too much. See, that's not me. Like now I have a dog, so I'm out walking the dog twice a day, which is great. But I will weight train like three times a week. And for me, that's like... I'm okay with that. ⁓ But yeah, mean, like I'll be talking to Suzanne and she's like, ⁓ yeah, I went for a 25K bike ride and then I played pickleball. then after supper, I walked to, I walk, but you walked to the grocery store nearest in my neighborhood. She walked to the furthest grocery store and I'm like, who is this woman? Like I can't, I'm tired thinking about all the things that you do. So she's not a normal example, but. But sometimes I just think like, are really an inspiration to me because I know how much that shitty medication hurts you. And you'll just be like, my joints are so sore or like I'm not sleeping. But you still power through. Well, I heard a saying, motion is lotion. So the more you say, ⁓ it hurts, it hurts. But well, you... work through it and eventually it's like it's okay. You know? Because yes, my joints are... but I also changed my diet, which helped a lot. Tell people what you did for your diet. Yeah, so I was having so much pain. Everything I do is almost with my hands. Squash, pickleball, biking, golf, cross-country skiing, everything. Punching people in the face. Yeah, and I would get home and at night when I was sleeping, I'd wake up in the middle of the night with so much pain. I was like... this really is bad, you know? And I have bone pain, I have muscle pain, but this was something I could control. So my boyfriend's actually the one who said, let's cut out sugar, which is really bad for you, and grains, not gluten, grains. So we make our own bread now made of almond flour and stuff, but within one week, I was like, wow, this is amazing. The pain, there's a little bit of pain, my, I don't wake up anymore in so much pain. That's awesome. And I was kind of scared to tell him because he's like, no, I don't want to give up like cinnamon buns and pizza. But we've found recipes. There's always ways around it. There is. So we found recipes now if we can make our own pizza, which are really good too. So for me and for maybe other ladies who have joint pain, Try for one week and you'll see it's really tough. You have to be prepared. Know what you're going to eat. You can't just grab a bar that you used to eat or crackers that you used to eat. But it can be done. And it's such a good feeling afterwards. And no more bloating. I have a bloating thing. I was telling MF about this last night. My girlfriend who came over last night. I found this stuff. I should go get it, but I'll just I'll put a picture up. ⁓ Okay, I have been constipated my whole life and that's because I have a thing called redundant colon. I have excess colon. So even if I eat right and drink all the water and all the things, I'll still get bunged up. and I find that like Metamucil or psyllium husk, it just makes me bleh. But I found this new supplement, which is it's guar gum. It's like a natural occurring substance and It's a fiber supplement that doesn't cause bloat. It's amazing. It's so good. like now, even if I have like pasta or even like cruciferous vegetables that would normally make me bloated, the stuff like keeps it way down, which is amazing. It's called fiber four. It's so good. It really helped me a lot. Anyway. There you go. Fiber four. Yeah. Go for it. Side line. She loves to fart, by the way. Yeah. So why do I want to not have bloat? Exactly. So I don't know why she's doing it. But sometimes with bloat, the farts are stuck and you can't even, you can't even as much as you'd like relax. I had pelvic floor therapy for the first time in my ⁓ had two sessions ⁓ ⁓ I asked the therapist. I said to women, I said, I realized that I am clenching my butt hole constantly. And I said, Why am I doing that? And she goes, so many women are constantly clenching their butt. As you watch this, you're clenching. I'm clenching. You're clenching, right? Unclench. Just think about. Okay. unclenching it because I, even the other day I was walking around and I'm like, hang on a second. ⁓ unclench. so much better. And then gas can travel freely and like you don't get as bloated and pain. don't think I clench. I mean, I was clenching now because you said clench. Right. But. I'm a ⁓ butt hole clencher and I don't know why. And she said, so many women do it. And then you create issues with your pelvic floor and all kinds of things. So that is a ⁓ fun fact that I learned about myself that I clench my butt hole. But if you think about it and unclench, life is so much better. I'm super aware of it now. Okay, and so are you. Yeah, now I'm aware. And so is Bolt. And Bolt is definitely aware. He's not a butt hole clencher at all. Free and No, he doesn't look like it. He's freaking cute. ⁓ Okay, what else did I want to ask you? All right, so do you think that your joint pain was like a function of getting older or the medication? Or it's hard to say. I think it's the medication because I was 55 when I started taking it and I wasn't in menopause yet.