State of Health Podcast #21: Longevity Through Physical Activity with Ian McLeod (@stoicmobility)

State of Health Podcast #21: Longevity Through Physical Activity with Ian MacLeod (@stoicmobility) (YouTube)On this episode of the podcast, I am joined by Ian MacLeod also known as @stoicmobility on Instagram. After hearing my State of Health podcast episode with Wes Hendricks, Ian reached out to have a conversation about health span and longevity. As a 16 year veteran in the fitness industry, including opening his own world class training facility Nirvana Strength in Bali, Ian has a lot of insight on how to take a holistic approach to training with the goal of longevity. A key insight shared by Ian was to think of your health and longevity goals in the same way as your competition or performance goals. Have a target in mind of what you want your health to look like and break it down to individual achievable steps to work toward. We also discussed injuries and how to mitigate them, how Ian himself keeps his body mostly pain free, we talked about the importance of cultivating a deep sense of awareness of your body and the need for an additional outside perspective on your movement quality from a coach’s eye. I really enjoyed this conversation and I think you will get many useful tips about your personal health journey by listening in.QUESTION — Have you thought about what kind of physical abilities you want your 70/80/90 year old self to be capable of?Time codes0:00 - Start0:12 - Intro2:05 - Podcast starts2:56 - Ian’s background in the fitness industry11:00 - Taking a competitive approach to longevity20:50 - How much flexibility/range of motion do you need?27:30 - Bad technique vs mismanagement of load and frequency37:10 - Developing a sense mindfulness and awareness of the body during training45:25 - Soft tissue adaptations are slower than muscle size and strength adaptations58:40 - Ian’s state of health at the moment and how he remains pain free1:05:50 - Importance of addressing the nervous system to increase flexibility1:08:05 - J-Mart’s pillars of health1:12:00 - What balance should really mean with regards to training1:14:05 - What has Ian changed his mind on with regards to longevity1:24:27 - OutroConnect with J-Mart on Social MediaNostr - npub1cqfrrgxs6mwpl2xpmh2kzw322qv2n0e4r65jllzncv65krmvwhnsct3p5uEmail - jmartfit@substack.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/jmartfit/ ​X - https://twitter.com/jmartfit Facebook -https://fb.me/jmartmoves ​Medium - https://jmartwrites.medium.com/Also listen to JMART CAST, my Monday Morning Bitcoin Podcast about physical and financial health. Subscribe @ https://jmartfit.substack.com/ to make JMART CAST part of your Monday morning routine!YouTube - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZiptzWGRSXNYGgPEVFFzUGauXObYProZApple - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/jmart-cast/id1581359697Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5ZAV5xz6O51MyfovBO6c32?si=-lOyuEe7SNKt8J8oiz-TgQ&dl_branch=1 Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.ca/podcasts/53f3b6e8-ca9d-492f-bb68-0282d65344fb/jmart-castReferral LinksShakepay - Sign up with my link and we'll each get $10 to buy Bitcoin. Don’t buy Etherium.https://shakepay.me/r/HNT0N6QWild Meadows Farm — Amazing quality meat from a Southern Ontario farmhttps://wildmeadowsfarm.ca/register?referral_code=V2OMFtc5XYJdMusic: www.bensound.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jmartfit.substack.com