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Huntsman World Senior Games Active Life
The Active Life presented by the Huntsman World Senior Games is a weekly 25 minute podcast designed to help listeners get the most out of their life. We tackle all kinds of health and wellness topics including the value of competition as part of overall active aging.
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- Huntsman World Senior Games Active Life
#438 TOTAL Brain Health - Featuring Dr. Cynthia Green
Today we visit with Dr. Cynthia Green, a leading brain health expert who is passionate about making the brain health science accessible, sustainable, and fun…
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#437 It's Never Too Late! - Featuring Barb Broad
Today’s guest is 73-year-old Barb Broad, a grandmother and mother of 3 from Cleveland, Ohio. At the age of 40, Barb chose to take up running, so she joined her…
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#436 Sthira Sukha (Steady and Sweet) - Featuring Denise Druce
Today's guest is Denise Druce, who has been inspiring people to live healthier, happier lives for over 4 decades! Her students refer to her as ‘The…
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#435 Feel the Burn - Featuring Amy Twiggs and Dr. Mike DeBord
We have two fantastic guests today: Amy Twiggs and Dr. Mike DeBord. Amy is a former elite gymnast who competed on the National Team and went on to compete for…
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#434 Where There's a Will, There's a Way - Featuring Larry Bergeson
Today’s guest is Huntsman World Senior Games multi-sport athlete Larry Bergeson. An Idaho native, Larry played basketball for the College of Southern Idaho in…
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#433 Training Harder Isn't Always Better - Featuring David Blair
Today, we have with us David Blair, who was born with a clubfoot and was told by doctors that he would never be able to function normally. He had several…
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#432 Get Ready, Get Set, Sleep! - Featuring Dr. Jessica Payne
Today's guest is Dr. Jessica Payne, PhD, who holds appointments at Harvard Medical School and the University of Notre Dame where she is currently a Professor…
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#431 From Olympics to Masters - Featuring Marsha Mark-Baird
Today's guest is 2-time Olympian Marsha Mark-Baird, who competed for Trinidad and Tobago in Sydney in 2000 and in Athens, Greece in 2004. She is a heptathlete…
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#430 Worldwide Peace, Health, Friendship, and Softball - Featuring Vardell Curtis
One of our amazing athletes, Vardell Curtis, has competed in softball at the Huntsman World Senior Games for 16 years (this year will be his 17th). He is a…
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#429 Avoiding Injuries - Featuring Dr. Christian Millward
Today Dr. Christian Millward talks about avoiding sports related injuries. Dr. Millward is the Medical Director for the Huntsman World Senior Games and has…
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#428 I Can Do Particularly Hard Things - Andrea Poulton
Today we will be talking with Andrea Poulton. Andrea, is a certified health-coach in a variety of areas, but specifically with adults & seniors. She is also a…
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#427 Financial Health - Featuring Dr. David Evans
Today’s guest, Dr. David Evans, got his PhD at Ohio State University in the area of Family Resource Management and fell in love with the field of financial…
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#426 Visualize Success - Featuring Amy Twiggs and Lisa Lander
Today’s show focuses on mindset and what it takes to navigate preparation for competition as well as every day life. Kyle and Lil visit with Amy Twiggs, who is…
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#425 Speed and Power - Featuring Paul Holbrook
Today’s guest is another one of our amazing athletes. Paul Holbrook has competed nine times at the Huntsman World Senior Games. His event of choice is Track…
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#424 Straight Shootin’ - Featuring Joel LaBorde
Today’s guest is one of our amazing athletes. Joel LaBorde has been competing at the Huntsman World Senior Games in the sport of Cowboy Action Shooting for 17…
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#423 Walk The Walk - Featuring Maryanne Daniel
Today’s guest is one of our amazing athletes. Maryanne Daniel is a first-year competitor at the Huntsman World Senior Games, competing for the first time in…
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#422 The Canyons Complex - Featuring Kent Perkins
Today’s guest is one of our amazing sports directors, Kent Perkins. Before Kent started directing our road races events, he was highly instrumental in planning…
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#421 Shooting in the New Year - Featuring Blake Lulloff
Today’s guest is one of our amazing sports directors and when I say amazing, I mean it, because Blake Lulloff directs not one, but two separate sports. He…
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#420 The Future Of Medicine - Featuring Dr. Patrick Carroll
Dr. Patrick Carroll, the Director of Medicine at St. George Regional Hospital talks about a few ideas that he believes will be a big part of how receive…
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#419 I Enjoy Competing - Featuring Sue Reynolds
Today's guest, Sue Reynolds, is a 6x – Sprint Triathlon World Championship Qualifier , an Ironman 70.3 World Championship Qualifier, in the 2017 Sprint…
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#418 Resolutions - Featuring Stephanie Anderson
Did you know that the ACT of setting new year's resolutions can be healthy, even if you don't fulfill all of them? It's true. Listen to today's show to hear…
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#417 – Jumping (Back) Into the Pool
Michael Smith took a 42-year hiatus form competitive swimming, but he’s back with some unfinished business. Kyle and Mindy also talk about the benefits (or…
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#416 – Play (Soccer) At All Ages
Today’s guest is a longtime friend of the Games and a huge advocate for women in sports, specifically soccer. She’s is also a repeat guest on the show, Brandi…
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#415 – Is It Ping Pong or Table Tennis?
Today’s guest is one of our amazing athletes AND on top of that one our incredible sports directors. Jean Bulatao has competed at the Games for 9 years in the…
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#414 – It’s About The Friendships
Today’s guest is another one of our amazing athletes. Erin Burgess is a 6-year athlete who lives in Nevada and has competed in a number of different sports…
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#413 - Happy Thanksgiving!
Each of the Huntsman World Senior Games shares what they are thankful for this season. Happy Thanksgiving to one and all. Send us Fan Mail
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#412 – Let’s Take An eBike Ride
Bethany Price and Carrie King give us the low-down on the brand new Biek Tour event this year. Kyle and Lil also talk about how to make it through the winter…
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#411 - I've Got A Story To Tell
Today, Kyle does a show from Pittsburg Pennsylvania while attending a conference for the National Senior Games. He has a conversation with Del Moon, the…
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#410 - Put Me In Coach
Kyle and Lil talk with Allen Christensen about Health Coaching, what it is, what it isn't and how it might make a difference for you. Check it out. Send us Fan…
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#409 – You Can’t Call The Ball Back
Today Kyle and Lil visit with Wayne Barnes who is one of our amazing sport directors, helping us run social golf and gold skills. And if that’s not enough, he…
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#408 – Do The Walk Of Life
Today Kyle and Lil visit racewalk and powerwalk director, Marianne Hamilton, who also happens to be an athlete at the Games. We share a few memories from the…
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#407 – Saving Lives
Today Kyle and Mindy (still filling in for Lil) visit Dr. Ron Hager, Co-Director for the free health screenings available to all registered participants. He…
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#406 – Do You Remember?
At almost half way through the 2022 Games, let’s talk about favorite memories… so far. Because Lil is out running the Games, Kyle invited his wife Mindy to…
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#405 – An Olympic Dream
Shuffenhauer, Olympic bobsledder climbed to the top of the mountain in his sport. This will be a sneak peak of what’s to come at the Opening Ceremonies on…
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#404 – Standing In The Hall Of Fame
Dick Johnson is one of the most medaled players in the history of Pickleball. At The Huntsman World Senior Games, he has won 15 medals, including many golds…
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#403 – Play Big Because You Can and Because You Are Worth It
Today’s guest is one of our all time favorites. Tiffany Gust is an exercise Physiologist at Intermountain Healthcare, she’s an amazing athlete in her own…
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#402 – Find The Joy In Life
Seven-time Huntsman World Senior Games athlete, Sandra Zerner, shares how she overcame fear and trauma in her life to find real joy. Spoiler alert, the…
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#401 – Third Time’s A Charm
Today’s guest is another one of our amazing athletes. Suzanne Leonelli is a repeat guest on the show. This year will be her third time as an athlete at the…
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#400 – Take A Shot
Today’s guest is another one of our amazing athletes. Jenny Solyom grew up in Chicago, eventually migrated to Hurricane Utah. She’s an avid fisherman, love to…
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#399 – It’s About The Experience
Huntsman World Senior Games athletes come from all around the world to COMPETE in the sport of their choice. But in addition to the competitions, there are so…
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#398 – It’s A Lifestyle
Nicole Fellows, P.A., gives us a great look at Lifestyle Medicine and how it might differ from a traditional approach to health care. She talks about the key…
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#397 – YOU Get to Choose
Cody Sipe and is the co-founder and vice president of The Functional Aging Institute. Cody has an extensive background in the fitness industry with 20 years of…
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#396 – Seven Foods to Boost Your Energy
First and foremost, a huge reminder that early bird registration ends on August 1. Now, with that fresh on your mind, Kyle and Lil share seven nutrient-rich…
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#395 – The Heart Of A Volunteer
Did you know that volunteering is actually good for your heart? I mean that organ that pumps blood throughout your body. Yeah, that heart. Giving of your time…
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#394 – A Lifetime of Softball
Cathy "CJ" Taylor has competed at the Huntsman World Senior Games 9 times and she’s already registered for her 10th time this year. She’ll be playing softball…
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#393 – Flavonoids and Brain Health
Interestingly enough, it turns out that the stuff in fruits and vegetables that give them their color is also good for cognitive health. Those red strawberries…
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#392 – Girls Play Sports Too
Lisa Fisher had some pretty progressive and supportive parents in the 1960s when she was growing up. She was one of the “bridge generation” for Title IX. Today…
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#391 - What To Do During The Games
Competition during the Huntsman World Senior Games can take up a bunch of your time while in town. But, there is so much to do in the Greater Zion area that we…
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#390 – Are You A Slowpoke Diva?
Today’s guest has competed at the Huntsman World Senior Games for 12 years and she’s already registered for all three events in racewalking. She is the founder…
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#389 – What Are You Never “Gonna” Give Up?
Sharon Cleveland, on a whim, entered an essay contest from Frito Lay on something she was never “gonna” give up. She happens to be an incredible softball…
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#388 – Mindfulness and Sleeping
Chanda Vaniman is an Exercise Physiologist from Intermountain Health Care’s LiVe Well Center. In today’s episode, she shares how mindfulness might help you get…
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#387 – Just Keep Swimming
Cindy Gilmore is a 13-year athlete at the Huntsman World Senior Games. She’s a swimmer and a swim coach and she is joined by Bruce Schroeder, an 8-year athlete…
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#386 – Mental Health And Aging
Margie Manuele is a certified CNA and a true caregiver in every sense of the word. Julie Schaefer has 10 years in the senior living industry as a…
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#385 – First Time Around
Bob Cottrell is a first-time athlete at the Huntsman World Senior Games. He shares not only his first-year experience at the Games, but also some of his…
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#384 – The Mediterranean Diet Might Boost Your Mood
Kyle and Lil share some research on the Mediterranean Diet and how it might be a mood lifter. They also visit with Adam Ballenger from Intermountain Health…
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#382 – Racquetball - Doubles The Fun – PART 2
Last time on The Huntsman World Senior Games Active Life, we talked with Games athlete Fred Davis about a herculean effort by he and his partner in the 2021…
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#383 – Table Tennis Triumph
Alan Hammerand has been competing in table tennis at the Huntsman World Senior Games for the past six years. He’s also registered to compete in the 2022 Games…
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#381 – Racquetball – Doubles The Fun
Huntsman World Senior Games athlete, Frank Davis has competed at the event 24 times in a variety of sports. Most recently he’s excelled at racquetball. Today…
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#380 – Exercise Is Medicine
Allan Christensen from the LiVe Well Center of Intermountian Health Care takes an unflinching look at exercise and why we need to get on the bandwagon. Kyle…
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#379 – Behind The Volleyball
Ron Sereika is a volleyball player who has competed at the Games for 13 years. He, Kyle and Lil have a great chat about the ups and downs of organizing and…