Episode 104: Are We Training or Are We Draining? How to Listen to Your Body
LONGEVITY with Nathalie Niddam · Nat Niddam
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Show Notes
My guest this week is Mike Salemi, performance specialist and Kettlebell Lifestyle Founder.
In this episode, Mike and I discuss intentional functional fitness, how to stay active well past your prime, the importance of listening to your body, and breathwork. We talk about how to avoid injuries in order to keep being active and mobile well into your later years. We also talk about his amazing men's retreat that focuses on the importance of somatic release breathwork and how to process big and little T trauma.
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Episode Takeaways
[06:00] How Mike got started on his athletic journey…
[11:26] How to use unconventional strength and conditioning…
[14:36] The impact of being an athlete on Mike's training style…
[17:30] Paul Chek, the father of functional movement…
[20:30] What is intentional fitness?..
[24:25] What is working in vs working out?..
[28:00] How do you balance working in vs working out?..
[38:36] Somatic response breath work…
[48:40] How do you incorporate somatic breathwork?..
[55:10] How breathwork specifically helps men…
[61:45] Men's retreat info...
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