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The Aging Well Podcast
The Aging Well Podcast explores what it truly means to live well. Hosted by Dr. W. Jeffrey Armstrong, a PhD exercise physiologist, the show goes beyond traditional conversations about longevity to explore the science and philosophy of human flourishing. Through engaging conversations with experts, we examine the Spiritual, Physical, Intellectual, Emotional, and Social dimensions of well-being. Whether discussing exercise, nutrition, sleep, Purpose, resilience, relationships, or healthy aging…
Episodes
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Episode 95: Seven Habits of Highly Effective Aging—Habit 7: Planning for Fourth Age (Part 2/2)
Third Age is considered an era for personal achievement and fulfillment after retirement. The choices made in the First and Second Ages can affect and prolong…
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Episode 94: Seven Habits of Highly Effective Aging—Habit 7: Planning for Fourth Age (Part 1/2)
Third Age is considered an era for personal achievement and fulfillment after retirement. The choices made in the First and Second Ages can affect and prolong…
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Episode 93: Seven Habits of Highly Effective... Aging--Habit 6: Fighting for Rights
Third Age is considered an era for personal achievement and fulfillment after retirement. The choices made in the First and Second Ages can affect and prolong…
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Episode 92: Habits of Highly Effective...Aging--Habit 5: Being Happy and Making Others Happy
Third Age is considered an era for personal achievement and fulfillment after retirement. The choices made in the First and Second Ages can affect and prolong…
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Episode 91: Seven Habits of Highly Effective...Aging--Habits 3 & 4: Being Busy & Remaining Connected
Third Age is considered an era for personal achievement and fulfillment after retirement. The choices made in the First and Second Ages can affect and prolong…
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Episode 90: Seven Habits of Highly Effective...Aging--Habit 2: Maintaining Fitness
Third Age is considered an era for personal achievement and fulfillment after retirement. The choices made in the First and Second Ages can affect and prolong…
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Episode 89: Seven Habits of Highly Effective... Aging--Habit 1: Keeping Self-Esteem
Third Age is considered an era for personal achievement and fulfillment after retirement. The choices made in the First and Second Ages can affect and prolong…
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Episode 88: Fasting for Longevity and Aging Well?
Fasting is known to promote autophagy, which is the cellular process of recycling and removing damaged or dysfunctional components within cells. Autophagy…
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Episode 87: Don't Call Me a "Senior Citizen"
A regular listener recently shared a blog post by Sam Tetrault titled: "7 Alternatives to Calling Someone a 'Senior Citizen'." For some, labels such as "senior…
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Episode 86: Aging Well Mindset
We are often asked: “What advice would you give to your younger self?” I propose that the better question is: “Who do you want your future self to be?”Doing…
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Episode 85: Is the Glass Full?
In aging, years don’t matter. Performance matters. Quality of life matters. Dr. Rob Gilbert ("Success Hotline", Episode 11,762) tells us that showing up is…
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Episode 84: The Aging Well Decathlon: Ten Activities One Should Be Doing Weekly to Age Well.
What does aging well mean to you? Dr. Peter Attia's "Centenarian Decathlon" is the 10 most important physical tasks you want to be able to do for the rest of…
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Episode 83: Obesity and Aging (Not So) Well.
Obesity is a growing health concern in the US (and globally) for all ages. According to the CDC, as of 2020, 42.4% of persons in the US are classified as obese…
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Episode 82: The Proactive Approach to Aging Well.
Are you aging proactively or reactively?To be proactive means to take control of your life, work, relationships, etc. Whereas to be reactive means responding…
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Episode 81: Habits That Are Destroying Your Body (?)
We see a lot of articles about 'this' many of 'this' exercise for 'this' age group. In this episode, Dr. Armstrong and Corbin Bruton discuss an article titled…
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Episode 80: Embrace the 'Suck': Taking Responsibility for Your Aging
"Your outlook upon life, your estimate of yourself, your estimate of your value are largely colored by your environment. Your whole career will be modified…
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Episode 79: SuperAging Well w/ David Cravit and Larry Wolf
David Cravit and Larry Wolf are the authors of the newly released (April 25, 2023) book, SuperAging: Get Older Without Getting Old. In this episode, Dr…
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Episode 78: Habits for... Aging Well.
In this episode, Dr. Armstrong and Corbin Bruton discuss habits. What are they? How do we develop them? Can we develop habits after 60? As a bonus, they share…
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Episode 77: Own Your Aging.
What does it mean to "own your aging"?Jim Harshaw, Jr., host of Success Through Failure (and guest on Episode 22), encourages his listeners to "own your…
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Episode 76: Stop Taking Baby Steps to Age Well.
How beneficial is walking for aging well? In this episode, Dr. Armstrong and Corbin Bruton discuss how many steps one needs for health and the role of walking…
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Episode 75: What ChatGPT Says About Aging Well.
According to ChatGPT:,"the idea of aging well is to maintain a high quality life as one grows older, to avoid or manage age-related health problems, and to…
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Episode 74: Aging is a Bio-Mechanical-Psycho-Social Construct.
The host of ZDoggMD, Dr. Zubin Damania and his frequent guest, psychologist Dr. Rachel Zoffness, often us the phrase "bio-psycho-social" when discussing the…
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Episode 73: Why You Aren't Aging Well.
It can be said that "excuses are the enemy." In this episode, Dr Armstrong and Corbin Bruton discuss common excuses why people don't... age well.Send us a text…
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Episode 72: 12-Week Transformation at West Coast Strength w/ Alex Whitaker (2023)
In this episode, Dr. Armstrong is joined by Alex Whitaker, a former student and owner of West Coast Strength in West Salem, Oregon, for the annual 12-Week…
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Episode 71: Squats--The Exercise Every Senior (Everyone) Should Do (?)
Bob and Brad, the self-proclaimed "most famous physical therapists on the Internet", suggest that the squat is "The Most Important Exercise for Seniors to…
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Episode 70: Should You Avoid These Exercises to Age Well?
A recent article, 5 Exercises Men Should Avoid To Regain Muscle, Expert Says, suggests that men (and we would infer women, too) should avoid the following if…
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Episode 69: Creatine for Aging Well?
A recent Testosterone Nation article suggests that Creatine Deficiency is Real. Is creatine a supplement for athletes and body builders or is it also a…
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Episode 68: Alcohol and Aging Well.
Listener, Jodie K. wrote:“I’m curious as to why your recommendations for aging well don’t include reducing and or eliminating alcohol. So many people increase…
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Episode 67: Managing Back Pain for Active Professionals w/ Andi Clancy, DPT
In this episode, Corbin Bruton and Dr. Armstrong are joined by physical therapist, Dr. Andi Clancy. Dr. Clancy is a former student of Dr. Armstrong and host of…
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Episode 66: The 3-second workout?
Do you even lift? Lowering weights may be faster route to muscle growth.Recent studies (see below) suggest that there may be some benefit to performing just a…
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Episode 65: Resolutions for Aging Well, Part 2
In this episode, Dr. Armstrong and Corbin Bruton kick off season 2 by continuing their discussion of new year resolutions by sharing their thoughts on what…
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Episode 64: Resolutions for Aging Well, Part 1
In this episode, Dr. Armstrong and Corbin Bruton kick off season 2 by sharing their thoughts on new year resolutions. The hosts build off the Japanese concept…
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Episode 63: Menopause and Aging Well (with Ann Garnier, CEO of Lisa Health)
Menopause is an important issue for women as they seek to age well. In this episode, we have the pleasure to discuss these concerns with Ann Garnier, founder…
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Episode 62: Exercise is NOT Medicine
The American College of Sports Medicine promotes that "Exercise is Medicine." The state of Oregon recently became the first state to amend its constitution to…
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Episode 61: Age Well (and Prevent Falls) with Parkinson’s Disease
Inspired by Michael J. Fox’s declaration of his mission to “don’t fall down”, Dr. Armstrong and Corbin Bruton discuss Parkinson’s disease and preventing falls…
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Episode 60: Facts about Building Muscle to Age Well.
In this episode, Dr Armstrong and Corbin Bruton comment on the "15 Basic Facts About Building Muscle" and what is important for strength, hypertrophy, and…
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Episode 59: Light or Heavy Weights for Aging Well?
In this episode, Dr. Armstrong and Corbin Bruton consider the questions of how much weight and how many repetitions one should perform when weight lifting for…
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Episode 58: Squatting to Have a Back That Ages Well
The Aging Well Podcast considers the squat one of the "basic 5" foundational exercises for strength and muscle hypertrophy, but what does one do if they have a…
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Episode 57: Are You Wasting Your Time at the Gym?
Should you be doing cardio or weight training at the gym to age well. Are you wasting your time at the gym doing the wrong exercises. In this episode, Dr…
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Episode 56: What Men (and Women) Need To Understand to Get The Fitness Results They Want
In this episode, Dr. Armstrong and Corbin Bruton discuss "5 Things Older Men With Busy Lives Must Understand To Finally See The RESULTS They Want."Send us a…
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Episode 55: The "Suck Factor" and Aging Well
This episode is about the "Suck Factor." This is a concept (made up by the hosts, of course) relating to the relative exertion and effectiveness of the…
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Episode 54: Ordinary Aging v. (Extra)ordinary Aging
Successful aging is often defined as not getting sick, maintaining a level of cognitive function, and being active. As we age, we undergo physiological and…
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Episode 53: Egging Well
Eggs may not be as bad as we have been led to believe. This episode is about eggs. Dr. Armstrong and Corbin discuss some of the latest information on eggs and…
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Episode 52: Fitness Charlatans & Snake Oils
In this episode, Dr. Armstrong discusses the often-asked questions of “How do you find a good trainer?” and “How do you spot snake oil and charlatans in…
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Episode 51: The Best Exercise for Longevity?
In this episode, Dr. Armstrong and Corbin Bruton review an article from Eat This, Not That! titled: "The Best Workout To Slow Aging and Promote Longevity…
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Episode 50: Portals to Health
Fifty episodes!! To celebrate this milestone, Dr. Armstrong and Corbin Bruton revisit the first 49 episodes and share some of their favorites and what they…
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Episode 49: From Kidney Donor to Weight Lifter
In this episode, Dr. Armstrong is joined by a former student and owner of Seraphim, Oregon, Kandace White, and her client, Sue. Sue is a 58-year-old kidney…
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Episode 48: Fit Life Forever w/ Chris Hendren
Chris Hendren is a personal trainer in Colorado Springs, Colorado, a functional aging specialist, a one-time triathlete, an NPC bikini athlete, and author of…
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Episode 47: Overlooked Reasons for Lifting Weights to Age Well.
On the Aging Well Podcast, we often suggest the importance of strength training for aging well. In this episode, Dr. Armstrong and Corbin Bruton elaborate on a…
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Episode 46: Yoga and the Brain-Body Connection w/ Will Thomas (Yoga House Miami)
In this episode, I am joined by Will Thomas. Will and his wife, Mary Margaret, are the owners of Yoga House Miami and happyjointsclub.com have been stretching…
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Episode 45: Memory & Brain Training for Aging Well w/ Dr. Rob Winningham
In this episode, Dr. Armstrong is joined by Dr. Rob Winningham to discuss memory and cognitive function with aging. Like with physical performance it is…
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Episode 44: What are HIIT and HIIRT and How Can They Help You Age Well?
On the Aging Well Podcast, we often mention the "exercise continuum." In this episode, Dr. Armstrong and Corbin Bruton discuss low-intensity steady-state…
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Episode 43: How to Approach Core Training for Performance and Aging Well.
When many people talk about "core training" they often go to crunches and 6-pack abs. In this episode, Dr Armstrong and Corbin Bruton discuss the core and how…
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Episode 42: Variations of the Squat for Strength, Hypertrophy, and Aging Well.
We often discuss the "basic 5" resistance training exercises (squat, deadlift, bench press, row, and overhead press) for basic hypertrophy and strength. In…
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Episode 41: What You Should Know About the Physiology of Growing Muscle (In More Simple Terms).
In this episode, Dr. Armstrong and Corbin Bruton discuss the basics of hypertrophy, muscle memory, mTOR, and the importance of strength training for growing…
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Episode 40: Is a 10-pound Dumbbell All You Really Need for an Effective Workout?
In this episode, Dr. Armstrong and Corbin Bruton critique a collection of articles from LiveStrong.com that discuss: The 9 Best Exercises to Do With 10-Pound…
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Episode 39: Ageless? Aging prevention, treatment, or cure?
"Negligible senescence" is to age well--perhaps, better than well (by ordinary standards). For most, aging is marked by physical changes, declining function…
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Episode 38: Sleep well. Age well.
"Sleep is essential to every process in the body, affecting our physical and mental functioning the next day, our ability to fight disease and develop…
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Episode 37: Get Stronger to Live longer.
In this episode, Corbin Bruton and Dr. Armstrong discuss why weight training or resistance training is an important activity for those who want to age well…
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Episode 36: Redefining Health??
In this episode, Corbin Bruton and Dr. Armstrong discuss the results of the AARP-National Geographic "Second Half of Life Study" presented in the June 2022…