Health. Fitness.
Longevity.
Smart, candid, and experienced analysis, ideas and tips about health, fitness, and longevity from two athletes—one a sports orthopedic surgeon, one an investor—and their guests.
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Why We're Doing This.
Basically, we wanted a chance to talk more about this important topic. We like to share the latest thinking on health., fitness, and longevity—and we do it all the time via email and social media—so this lets us do it another way.
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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 variability as a proxy for stress and fitness
Related Readings:
- Heart rate variability (HRV) for monitoring health
- Zone 2 heart rate training for longevity and performance
Bios:
Paul Kedrosky is a frequently injured athlete who, when he isn’t rehabbing, is also a venture investor. Howard Luks is a top sports orthopedic surgeon.
Music & Disclaimers:
- Crossing the Chasm by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3562-crossing-the-chasm License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Marty Gots A Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4992-marty-gots-a-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Disclaimers apply and can be heard at the end of the episode
Meet Your Hosts
Paul Kedrosky is a frequently injured athlete and, when not rehabbing from doing something dumb, is a venture capitalist.
Paul has competed regionally at many sports, from cross-country and downhill skiing, to trail running, and tennis. He lives in southern California.
Howard Luks is a top sports orthopedic surgeon, as well as a trail runner and prolific writer on fitness and longevity.
Howard is an active trail runner and tennis player, both sports at which he has competed.