The latest thinking on health, fitness. exercise, and injuries, with Paul Kedrosky and Howard Luks. Paul Kedrosky is a frequently injured athlete and, when not rehabbing from doing something dumb, a venture capitalist. Howard Luks is a top sports orthopedic surgeon. Podcasts come out weekly.
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Fitness and Heart Rate: What You Should Track — and Why
In this episode Paul and Howard talk about fitness and heart-related measures, from resting heart rate to heart rate variability.We will get into this topic in much more detail in some upcoming episodes. Topics: Recovery heart rate: Why it matters and how to measure it Resting heart rate’s importance in health and fitness Heart rate … Fitness and Heart Rate: What You Should Track — and Why Read More »
Why Does My Knee Hurt?
[podcast_subscribe id=”3568″] In a continuing series, Paul and Howard talk about parts of the body that sometimes hurt. This time we’re on about Why Knees Sometimes Hurt. There is a Fairly Crap Transcript™ here. Topics: What pain in the knee means Where the most common injuries mean Why surgery isn’t generally required Arthritis and the …
Metabolic Syndrome, Part II: Managing Metabolic Syndrome
[podcast_subscribe id=”3568″] In the second of a two-part series, Paul and Howard talk about metabolic syndrome, in particular about how its effects can be reduced, and even eliminated. There is a Fairly Crap Transcript™ here. Topics: What metabolic syndrome is, a review How “area under the curve” influences fixing the problem The relative role of … Metabolic Syndrome, Part II: Managing Metabolic Syndrome Read More »
Rest, Recovery, and Exercise Addiction
[podcast_subscribe id=”3568″] We have a new podcast episode out: Rest, Recovery, and Exercise Addiction. Overview: Paul and Howard talk about rest, recovery, and exercise addiction. We range across its causes, diagnosing it, and its consequences. There is a Fairly Crap Transcript™ here, as well as—drum roll!—a tool we created to help you assess how fatigued …
Metabolic Syndrome, Part I
[podcast_subscribe id=”3568″] In the first of a multi-part series, Paul and Howard talk about metabolic syndrome, from its rise, to its prevalance, to its causes, and its consequences. There is a Fairly Crap Transcript™ here. Topics: What is metabolic syndrome? How is it diagnosed? The causes of metabolic syndrome The rise to prevalence of …
Coronavirus and Fitness: One Year Later
Paul and Howard talk about personal fitness and mental health, one year after coronavirus lockdowns began. There is a Fairly Crap Transcript™ here. [podcast_subscribe id=”3568″] Topics: Assessment through quick condition tests The importance of having fitness objectives What have we learned about injuries and therapies because of pandemic Mental health, the other epidemic Related Readings: …
Ep 20: AMA on Strength, Longevity and Fitness
[podcast_subscribe id=”3568″] Paul and Howard take listener questions about strength, longevity, and fitness. There is a Fairly Crap Transcript™ here. Topics: How to stay motivated What being fit means How to sneak in enough activity Related Readings: Muscle mass, strength, and longevity Which Comes First, Cardio or Weights Bios: Paul Kedrosky is a frequently injured …
Muscle Mass, Strength, and Longevity
Paul and Howard talk about the relationship between muscle mass, strength, and longevity. There is a Fairly Crap Transcript™ here. [podcast_subscribe id=”3568″] Topics: Why muscle mass is important, and not just for bodybuilders The loss of muscle with age, the technical term for which is sarcopenia The many consequences of loss of muscle tone are …
Mitochondrial Health: The Path to Longevity and Performance
Paul and Howard have a special guest, the amazing Dr. Inigo San Milan from the School of Medicine at the University of Colorado, one of the top researchers in the world on this topic. We talk about all aspects of mitochondrial health, from what that means, to what we can do about it, to how … Mitochondrial Health: The Path to Longevity and Performance Read More »
Athletic Shoes: Their History, Benefits, and Consequences
[podcast_subscribe id=”3568″] Paul and Howard talk about shoes and their consequences.. There is a Fairly Crap Transcript™ here. Topics: Why do we wear shoes? The evolutionary history of the foot The anatomic consequences of shoe wear Mistakes people make buying athletic shoes The explosion is athletic shoe varieties, from minimalist shoes, to maximalist shoes, … Athletic Shoes: Their History, Benefits, and Consequences Read More »
Ep 16: Anesthesia: Why We Do It, How It’s Changing, and What the Future Looks Like
[podcast_subscribe id=”3568″] Paul and Howard talk about surgical anesthesia with a special guest: Jon Bauman, Chief of Anesthesiology at St. John’s Riverside Hospital in Westchester, New York. There is a Fairly Crap Transcript™ here. Topics: What is anesthesia? Are you asleep? Where does your brain go? What do anesthesiologists do when patients are out? Local, … Ep 16: Anesthesia: Why We Do It, How It’s Changing, and What the Future Looks Like Read More »
Rotator Cuffs: Why They Go Awry, and What You Should Do About It. Or Not.
[podcast_subscribe id=”3568″] Paul and Howard talk about rotator cuffs, those four muscles around your shoulder that often go awry and sometimes really hurt. There is a Fairly Crap Transcript™ here. Topics: What are rotator cuffs anyway? Tossing, tools, and trees: the evolutionary history of shoulders What happens if part of your rotator cuff goes, … Rotator Cuffs: Why They Go Awry, and What You Should Do About It. Or Not. Read More »
Episode 14 (A Brief Audio Footnote): A Deeper Dive Into Pulmonary Function and WIldfires
[podcast_subscribe id=”3568″] We got lots of questions on our recent episode about air, exercise, and wildfires, so here is a short, deeper dive into the topic. We gave Howard the episode off, so I have a special guest, Christopher T. Migliaccio, a Research Assistant Professor in Immunology at the University of Montana. His main research interest … Episode 14 (A Brief Audio Footnote): A Deeper Dive Into Pulmonary Function and WIldfires Read More »
Air & Exercise: Breathing in an Age of Wildfires and Coronavirus
[podcast_subscribe id=”3568″] Paul and Howard talk about air, exercise, lung function, and breathing in an age of wildfires and coronavirus. There is a fairly crap transcript here. Topics: Viruses and exercise A primer on lung function during exercise How much outdoor exercise is safe when air quality is lousy Best ways to limit your pollutant … Air & Exercise: Breathing in an Age of Wildfires and Coronavirus Read More »
Lifespan & Healthspan: The Science(s) of Healthier Aging, From Cells to Centenarians
[podcast_subscribe id=”3568″] Paul and Howard talk about healthy aging, from cell death, to diet, to centenarians, and exercise in-between. Financial geek that he is, Paul sneaks in a little riff about pension fraud too. There is a fairly crap transcript here. Topics: Healthspan vs lifespan, squaring the curve Cellular housekeeping and whether it can … Lifespan & Healthspan: The Science(s) of Healthier Aging, From Cells to Centenarians Read More »
The Doubt Industry, Coronavirus, and Dr. Google
[podcast_subscribe id=”3568″] Paul and Howard talk about the doubt industry, medical skepticism, and Dr. Google as a force for good. Sometimes. Maybe. You can find an error-filled transcript here. Topics: How views of medicine have changed over the last hundred years What is causing the current wave of medical skepticism? Data democratization vs … …
Imaging Injuries, or Why You Can’t Unsee an MRI
[podcast_subscribe id=”3568″] Paul and Howard talk about sports injury imaging, from x-rays and MRI, to ultrasound. You can find a transcript here. Topics: What are the main tools for imaging injuries? When are these tools most useful? When are they not? Why Paul thinks he should be on a frequent imaging program The future …
I’m Injured, You’re Injured, We’re Injured: Some Personal Perspectives
[podcast_subscribe id=”3568″] Paul and Howard talk about their own current injuries, how and why they happened, why it’s frustrating, and what they’re doing to get past it. Maybe. Topics: What happened to Paul (plantar fasciitis) and to Howard (stress fracture) Why these injuries happened How we respond to injuries, a phases of grief model, with … I’m Injured, You’re Injured, We’re Injured: Some Personal Perspectives Read More »
Why Do Injuries Happen, How Do You Know, and How Do You Make Them Go away?
Paul and Howard talk about injuries, how and why they happen, and why they keep coming back. You can also read a (rough) transcript here. Topics: Why injuries happen Acute vs chronic injuries The origins of overuse problems Training errors and injury cycles Becoming a resilient athlete Readings: Running. Back to Basics. Base Building Training … Why Do Injuries Happen, How Do You Know, and How Do You Make Them Go away? Read More »
The Fine Art of Balancing
[podcast_subscribe id=”3568″] Paul and Howard talk about balancing, but not the financial kind. Here is the full transcript. Topics: How we balance Why balance is overlooked but so important to health and fitness Why falls are so common and so hard on people as we age Myths about balancing How to improve your …
Unlearning Medicine: Reversals, Placebos, and Natural experiments
Paul and Howard discuss how medicine is changing, and how some common procedures and ideas that were once accepted practice are being abandoned. They also talk about the merits of shouting at your legs, and whether it’s possible to mainline red wine. Topics: Why some procedures become accepted practice, despite poor evidence The “six weeks” … Unlearning Medicine: Reversals, Placebos, and Natural experiments Read More »
Talking Exercise, Activity, and Injury in a Pandemic
My friend Dr. Howard Luks and I talking exercise, activity, and injuries in a pandemic.
Coronavirus, exercise, and injury
Paul and Howard talk about the effects of the current epidemic on exercise, fitness, and injury. Topics include: The difficulty some people have had getting enough exercise Overuse injuries The worried-well and over-thinking things Going to gyms in a pandemic Hikers with sharp sticks Lung function and pulse oximeters Bios: Paul Kedrosky is a frequently …
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