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.
Episodes
455 episodes
#590 One Woman's Journey to Wellness - Featuring Kim Washington
Kim Washington built a successful career in public and higher education, including serving on President Barack Obama’s Presidential Inaugural Committee and supervising White House interns during President Obama’s administration. Her life later ...
#589 Re-Learning to Walk and Beyond - Featuring Bill Baker
From an upbringing in Central California to life now in northern Utah, Bill Baker has spent decades chasing adventure outdoors: road and mountain biking, climbing iconic spots like Yosemite National Park and Joshua Tree National Park, and livin...
#588 Are You Tired of Being Tired? - Featuring Carolyn Zaumeyer
Carolyn Zaumeyer is a nationally recognized nurse practitioner with more than 30 years of experience in women’s health and hormone optimization. As the Founder of LowTE Florida in Fort Lauderdale, where she specializes in personalized, evidence...
#587 Playing to Play vs. Playing to Win - Featuring Dr. Mike Studer
Dr. Mike Studer, PT, DPT, MHS,NCS, CEEAA, CWT, CSST, CBFP, CSRP, FAPTA is a nationally and internationally recognized expert in neurologic physical therapy, aging, and brain health. With over three decades of experience, Mike has spoken in all ...
#586 The Fast Fashionista: Style, Speed, and Self-Belief - Featuring Madonna Hanna
Madonna Boclair Hanna is a sprinter proving that speed has no expiration date. Over the past 15 years, she has competed in nine Washington State Senior Games and set a Women’s 70–74 50-meter state record in 2024, a mark that had stood for 15 ye...
#585 Neurofeedback for Training, Not Treatment - Featuring Lisa Cramer
Lisa Cramer, Master of Arts, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Board Certified in Neurofeedback, and Quantative EEG - Diplomate Level, is a nationally recognized speaker who makes neuroscience feel personal, practical, and deeply hopefu...
#584 NBA Injuries and Inflammation - Featuring Kristen Blake
This week’s Active Life podcast guest is Kristen Blake, functional nutritionist and founder of Kristen Blake Wellness, a virtual root-cause practice serving clients nationwide. With a Master’s Degree in Clinical Nutrition and Human Performance ...
#583 Pancreatic Cancer in the Rearview Mirror - Featuring Rich Marquez
Rich Marquez, AKA “Pono,” was diagnosed with stage 3+ pancreatic cancer, a diagnosis where only 15-20% of patients are even eligible for the life-saving Whipple procedure. Through what he calls a series of miracles, strong medical care, unwaver...
#582 Breaking Barriers as an Aboriginal Olympian - Featuring Wendy Lumby
Wendy Lumby’s journey into active living began almost as soon as she could walk. Adopted as a baby in Saskatchewan, she found her passion early: skiing just under 18 months old, excelling in figure skating, alpine ski racing, and soccer, always...
#581 Continuous Improvement in Swimming and in Life - Featuring Mike Smith
Michael Smith is a lifelong swimmer whose relationship with water began at age nine in a small Ohio town with no high school pool. Instead, he had a YMCA, grit, and a first-generation college mindset that later led him to a double major in busi...
#580 The Next Yes Can Change Your Life - Featuring Paul Soroudi
Paul Soroudi is someone whose life has been shaped by saying yes. He didn’t grow up in an athletic family, but a simple invitation to join cross country in 10th grade sparked a lifelong relationship with movement. After building a successful bu...
#579 From One Saddle to Another to Another - Featuring Dale Huckabee
Dale Huckabee became a professional Quarter Horse jockey at 16 and later set a world record in mule racing at the Aspencade Stakes in New Mexico that stood for decades, traveling 350 yards in 21.03 seconds. When health forced him to step away f...
#578 The Physical Path to Mental Balance - Featuring Jacquie Hertlein
Jacquie Hertlein is a powerful example of how leadership, service, and sport can shape a lifetime. A lifelong multi-sport athlete, spanning volleyball, soccer, gymnastics, track and field, and tennis, she spent 17 years with the Calgary Police ...
#577 Passion, Pursuit, and Perseverance - Featuring Pink Johnson
Janette “Pink” Johnson has been living an active life since childhood, from competitive volleyball and basketball in college to earning her first-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do at age 62 and competing in bowling against people across the nati...
#576 Lighting Things Up, On and Off the Field - Featuring Aileen Gaumond
Aileen Gaumond spent 20 years as an electrician at a time when women were rarely welcomed in construction, earning her place in the union and working on everything from high-rises to tunnels. Along the way, she raised two elite U.S. Figure Skat...
#575 Think Young. Move Often. Eat Well. - Featuring Stephen Matakovich
Stephen Matakovich, better known as "Tako" in the Senior Softball circuit, grew up just outside Pittsburgh as a proud Pitt fan and someone who still builds his daily life around staying active. He was a die-hard baseball player growing up, drea...
#574 Breaking Barriers for Latinas in Track and Field - Featuring Isabel Eliaschev
Isabel Eliashev grew up in Venezuela and came to the United States as an international student, eventually earning a track scholarship at the New York Institute of Technology, all before becoming a U.S. citizen. She went from learning English t...
#573 The Art of Reinvention - Featuring Michael Sharkey
A 75-year-old Army veteran and lifelong outdoorsman, Michael Sharkey spent years hiking, fishing, and skiing. More recently, he has taken up trap shooting, and he recently earned a silver medal at the Huntsman World Senior Games, hitting 80 out...
#572 The Universe Will Always Say Yes: What is Your Mindset? - Featuring Rocky Jackson
Rocky Jackson has always enjoyed staying active. He was an employment labor attorney for 43 years, and at age 19, he was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in 1969 out of Yakima Valley Community College, which he jokes makes him the oldest living...
#571 Precision, Perseverance, and Possibility of a Champion - Featuring Vera Koo
Vera Koo is a first-generation Chinese American woman whose life reads like an adventure in courage and reinvention. She is a 79-year-old wife, mother of three and grandmother of six, author, entrepreneur, and retired professional athlete who b...
#570 When I Could Run Again, I Didn't Stop - Featuring Margie Mettenet
At just eight years old, Margie Mettenet survived a devastating car accident that left her in traction for months. Once she could walk again, she learned to run and didn’t stop: competing in track in the Junior Olympics, high school, and colleg...
#569 Foundation of a Healthy Life: Consistency, Nutrition, and Optimism - Featuring Tim McMahon
Former Junior Olympian and college football player Tim McMahon has been a masters track athlete since age 32, having competed nationwide in sprints, hurdles, long jump, and decathlon. He recently expanded his athletic pursuits by competing in m...
#568 The Cardiovascular Conversation - Featuring James Neider
James Neider is the Executive Director of Cardiovascular Services for Intermountain Health’s Desert Region, leading a team of more than 75 cardiology providers and 300 caregivers. He focuses on advancing cardiovascular care, operational excelle...
#567 Buzzing Around the World for Pickleball - Featuring Bee Kilgore
At 70 years old, Bee Kilgore is proof that adventure doesn’t come with an expiration date. A retired trauma ICU nurse of 20 years who completed three international medical missions, she’s also a mountain climber and a regular on 100-mile cattle...
#566 I Brainwashed Myself into Loving Fitness - Featuring Debbie Barry
At 65, Debbie Barry is a powerhouse and benefactor of people who believed in her. Once a high school drum major and avid reader, she didn’t start her fitness journey until age 39, when she lost over 50 pounds with the help of a friend. Debbie r...