11 episodes
Movement Health Matters Aaron De Jong - movr Founder and CEO
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- Health & Fitness
Movement Health Matters is a limited series of interviews with the experts, leaders and pioneers in Movement Health, an area of health that is finally gaining the attention it deserves in recent years. Sitting is the new smoking. 10,000 steps per day. So many people live with physical dysfunction and pain, even with the advancements in fitness, health and technology. The status quo of assessment collection, exercise prescription and insights is lacking qualitative analysis, personalization and the ability to do this effectively at scale. Although the interest in movement health has increased, attention has largely been given to the associated problems (employer spend, medical costs, obesity, inactivity) - without an understanding of what preventative solutions are both available and actually effective. We're setting out to change that.
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Episode 10: Dr. Heather McKee
In this episode of Movement Health Matters, we talk with Dr. Heather McKee. Dr. McKee is a health behavior change specialist who is passionate about researching and implementing effective methods for creating lasting healthy habits. Her mission is to empower people to find freedom and joy in their healthy habits by utilizing research-driven approaches. Join Aaron and Dr. Heather McKee as they talk about all things behavior change and the importance of establishing lasting habits. Driven ...
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Dr. Duncan French (VP of Performance at the UFC)
In this episode of Movement Health Matters, we talk with Dr. Duncan French, Ph.D., the Vice President of Performance at the UFC Performance Institute and a world-class performance specialist. Dr. French shares his wisdom on high performance training, building movement quality in all people, and the importance of making exercise enjoyable and fun.Dr. French is a sports performance expert with decades of experience leading world-class athletes and programs across the globe. With the UFC, his go...
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Episode 8: Dr. Niranjan "Tex" Kissoon (Global Sepsis Alliance)
In this episode of Movement Health Matters, we talk with Dr. Niranjan “Tex” Kissoon, MD, FRCP(C), FAAP, FCCM, FACPE. Tex combines a unique journey in life with incredible credentials and experience in global health leadership and an unwavering focus on improving the health and lives of young people all over the world. His conversation with Aaron goes into the role that government and the WHO play in setting health goals, strategies, and systems, and the importance of movement and activity in ...
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Episode 7: Silvia Blemker (Springbok Analytics)
In this episode of Movement Health Matters, we talk with Silvia Blemker, PhD, the Chief Scientific Officer and Co-Founder of Springbok Analytics. Silvia is well known in the field of muscle biomechanics and physiology for developing novel computational and experimental approaches to study muscle, with applications ranging from muscle disease to athletic performance. She has held a lifelong curiosity around the human body, muscle and movement, making her a great person to join Aaron for a disc...
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Episode 6: Tom Waller (Global SVP Innovation at adidas)
In this episode of Movement Health Matters, we talk with Dr. Tom Waller, the Senior Vice President of Innovation at adidas. Previous to his leadership role with the global apparel leader, Tom was the Chief Science Officer at lululemon, and a client of Aaron’s at his Vancouver-based movement training studio. Tom was a major reason behind Aaron taking his movement training principles and bringing them into an app (movr the app). Equal parts scientist, engineer and designer, Tom has ran innovati...
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Episode 5: Ben Kenyon (Philadelphia 76ers)
In this episode of Movement Health Matters, we talk with Ben Kenyon, the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach of the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers. Ben is also the Founder of Great Day Squad, as well as an accomplished speaker and author. He is passionate about movement-based health and wellness and works with all types of people, from NBA stars like James Harden, Joel Embiid and Damian Lillard to the general population, all with the goal to motivate and help them perform and feel their best eac...