Mountain Wellness Podcast
89 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago -Optimizing human performance to extend longevity for mountain athletes
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John Minor - Don't Try and Stop Me
February 21, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBExploring the path to a fulfilling life, Mike and Corey engage in a conversation with John Minor on the vital elements of longevity. Mike, inspired by John's triumph over his fear of heights on Mt Whitney at 14,000 ft, discovers the significance of incorporating weight training into one's life for an enhanced quality of life.
From Pounds Lost to Miles Gained: Kelby Garman's Inspiring Wellness Journey
January 22, 2024 23:00 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBExplore the extraordinary transformation of Kelby Garman in this Mountain Wellness Podcast episode. Hosts Corey Reed and Mike Maina take you on a journey from weight loss to trail running triumphs. Delve into the psychology of Kelby's 100-pound transformation, emphasizing the significance of family, friends, and community support. Gain valuable insights as Corey, Kelby's coach, imparts practical tips on performance breath work, recovery, nutrition, and strength training. Join us for a compel...
"Unlocking the Secrets to Longevity: The Shocking Truth Revealed in the Life Insurance Report 2023!"
December 06, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBEmbark on a journey with Corey and Mike as they dissect the factors driving the 2023 mortality surge in Episode Two of the Mountain Wellness Podcast. Gain insights into historical context, financial implications for insurers, and global perspectives. Gary's expertise in "Bio-Hacking" and "Functional Medicine" provides actionable health advice, covering exercise benefits, red light therapy, sunlight exposure, nutrient optimization, and methylation tests. Explore the complexities of long COVID...
Stress Resilience - The Breathing Tool You Need!
November 20, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBMike and Corey Talk about the respiratory system and how it is closely linked to the body's stress response, and stress can have a significant impact on breathing patterns and overall respiratory health. When the body experiences stress, the sympathetic nervous system is activated, triggering a series of physiological changes known as the "fight-or-flight" response. This response prepares the body for physical exertion or danger, and it can also affect the respiratory system in several ways.
Mt. Whitney - No Fall Zones - Snow Bridges - Risk Mitigation - Extreme low 02 levels
August 28, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 64.1 MBDo you cross a snow bridge with water running underneath in a no-fall zone? with or without proper gear? The dreaded headache at 12,500 Feet with no acclimatization. Broken sleep, Gastrointestinal issues from altitude. How the right gear can make you feel safe even though the reality is you're untrained.
Stay Out Of The Sun! What? - Why Sunlight is Actually Good For You!
July 15, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBHow to work with sunlight for optimal health and longevity.
Do you need the gym?
May 22, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 63 MBCorey and Mike discuss how the Kettlebell has transformed their routines and much more!
Keyes To Longevity
April 17, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 52.4 MBSpecial guest and best-selling author Adam Hart reveals one of the keys to longevity.
What Matters To You Most?
April 03, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 42.4 MBCorey and Mike examine how to get clear on the essential things in your life.
Do You Need A Morning Routine?
February 27, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBMike and Corey look at the most important tools to jump-start your day.
Coach Educator - Emily Hightower - Mastery of the Stress Response - Disrupting Limits - Aligning With Nature
February 13, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBAs an Educator and Coach at SH/FT, Emily Hightower leverages her expertise in the neurophysiology of trauma and resilience to help clients master their stress response and improve their quality of life. By combining over 25 years of experience as a breathing expert, yoga instructor, river guide, and wilderness EMT, Emily empowers high performers to disrupt limits, align with nature, and heal their bodies and minds.
Brian Mckenzie - Human Performance Specialist - Pioneering work in optimizing human health and performance
January 30, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 76.4 MBBrians's protocols have been used to accelerate and raise mental and physical performance in world-class Olympic and professional athletes, top executives, and elite military operators, as well as to improve the health of people suffering from various chronic and pathological issues.
Easy Metabolic Reset for 2023 Going Fast!
January 09, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBMike hides his cinnamon roll as Corey breaks down an easy-to-follow, metabolic reset. This four week package will launch your metabolism into a fat-burning machine. https://www.mountainwellnesslife.com/pages/health-performance-coaching What you get: 1. FOUR consecutive weekly coaching sessions with Corey. These can be in person at the Recovery Den or remote telehealth. 2. Our Mountain Wellness Daily Essentials nutritional supplement bundle includes: * Thorne Creatine * Pure Encapsulati...
Best Moments of 2022!
December 19, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 42.2 MBMike and Corey recall a crazy year with the best moments from thought leaders and world champions. Plus, Corey and I, when things get out of control in the mountains.
Just Eat the Damn Christmas Cookie!
December 05, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBAfter years of pursuing health and wellness, Mike and Corey have learned just to eat the damn cookie!
Just Eat the Damn Christmas Cookie!
December 05, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBAfter years of pursuing health and wellness, Mike and Corey have learned just to eat the damn cookie!
How to Self-Optimize Your Health and Longevity
November 21, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 50.2 MBThe Mountain Wellness team begins their journey with InsideTracker to further self optimization and longevity.
Deep Survival - Who Lives, Who dies, and Why.
November 07, 2022 09:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MB"Mike and Corey exchange experiences as they profile the book "Deep Survival," Who Lives, Who dies, and Why by author Lawrence Gonzales. 1. Be here now—no other thought than the present. Keep an up-to-date mental model of changing conditions. 2. Everything takes eight times as long as it’s supposed to. It’s the friction rule. 3. Mistake - Make a plan and worship the plan despite changing conditions. More and more effort will somehow overcome the friction. 4. The more complex the plan for o...
Nick Heath Ph.D. - The Breathing Diabetic
October 17, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 49.8 MBWhy do we take respiratory performance seriously? You will hear from breathing expert Nick Heath in this episode, who has benefited from his breathwork practice to reduce the effects of diabetes.
Davis Hermes - Freestyle Highline World Champion
October 03, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour - 42 MBAt the GoPro Mountain Games, Corey and Mike are captivated by Davis Hermes's trajectory before he becomes a world champion. At twelve years old, Davis found his calling in the world of slackline. By twenty-two years old, he takes the world champion freestyle Highline in Switzerland.
Mark Divine - Retired Navy Seal Commander, NYT Best Selling Author, Leadership Training. Founder of SealFit
September 05, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 74.3 MBA generation has leaders, and we believe Mark Divine is one of the best. Whether pursuing purpose, mindset, resilience, or being of service to humanity at the highest levels, this conversation has it all. https://sealfit.com/ https://www.amazon.com/s?k=staring+down+the+wolf&i=stripbooks&ref=nb_sb_noss NYT Bestseller, WSJ Bestseller, and #1 Amazon for books Ranked the #1 trainee of SEAL BUDS/class number 170 Served nine years on active duty and 11 years as a Reserve Seal, retiring as Comma...
World Champion Kayaker Nick Troutman - The Mountain Mindset
August 15, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 71.5 MBMike and Corey find out what it takes to launch off an 80-foot waterfall as Nick Troutman takes us inside his preparation for freestyle Kayaking.
Mark Healey - Legendary Big Wave Surfer, Free Diver, Spearfisherman, Conservationist.
August 02, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBMark has dove as deep as 135 feet, all on a single breath of air. An astounding breath hold of six minutes underwater. “As a waterman, Mark is unrivaled,” says big-wave icon Laird Hamilton. “When it comes to riding giant waves, diving deep, and hunting fish, he’s the total package—unique even among us.”
It all Falls Apart on the John Muir Trail
August 01, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBCorey Reed makes another round with COVID, while Mike, who believes he's mastered the backcountry, gets humbled on the John Muir Trail.
Mt. Whitney - Dangerous 02 levels at the Summit 14,508 Elevation.
July 22, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBCorey gets the low down. In another attempt at the Mt. Whitney Summit, 14,508 Oxygen saturation levels dropped to as low as 75% as Mike and the athlete team worked to raise oxygen saturation levels. Bear encounters, Crazy Jack, Mike, John, Chad, Seth, and Jonathan all make summiting another unforgettable experience.
Lung Capacity - The Key to Endurance and Longevity
July 04, 2022 09:00 - 57 minutes - 39.8 MBEndurance - The ability or strength to continue or last, especially despite fatigue, stress, or other adverse conditions. Mike and Corey wrap up with the third biomarker from their premiere online respiratory performance online course. Oxygen utilization is foundational to the mountain athlete in all endeavors.
GoPro Games Vail - Athletes First Look At Moutain Wellness Performance Breathwork
June 20, 2022 09:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MBMike and Corey share their foundation for human performance beginning with the highest oxygen transfer possible. Oxygen powers every muscle, cell, and vital organ in the body. Simply put we can potentially raise an athlete's performance by as much as 20% with our closed balanced system.
Mountain Wellness® Performance Breathwork Series - Force Rate
June 08, 2022 09:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBLINK: Mountain Wellness Performance Breathwork Mike and Corey are off to the GoPro Mountain Games Vail to introduce their proprietary Closed Balanced System of breathing for the first time.
Mountain Wellness® Performance Breathwork - Series CO2 Tolerance, why you need it.
June 01, 2022 09:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBMike and Corey dive into the world of carbon dioxide to explain the vital connection to the oxygen in your system. This is a game changer!
The Governor's Cup 48th Marathon - June 11 - 2022
May 30, 2022 08:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBRegistration link: https://govcupmt.com/ Mike and Corey get the run down on the biggest race in Montana from director Bryan Haines and elite athlete coordinator Jesse Zentz. See the link in this post for registration and you can support your local montanans community June 11, 2022.
Mountain Wellness® Performance Breathwork Launches at the GoPro Mountain Games
May 20, 2022 13:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBMike and Corey with the support of a great team effort put the gas pedal to the floor to Make it to this years 2022 GoPro Mountain Games in Vail C0. Looking back Corey recognizes Mountain Wellness was born at the GoPro Mountain Games.
Elkhorn Endurance Run - (50M, 50k, 13.1M)
April 20, 2022 17:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBRegistration link: https://hurlelkhorn.com/ It's time to dust of those shoes and get after it! Mike and Corey talk to John Hallsten and John Fitzgerald from the Helena Ultra Runners League (HURL).
Is There A Better Way to Drink Your Coffee?
April 04, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 42.2 MBWhy do Sherpa's put butter in their coffee at high altitude? Is there mold in coffee? In pursuit of raw energy, Mike and Corey dig into the complex world of coffee.
Your Journey Into Breathwork
March 21, 2022 09:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBMike and Corey dig into the foundation of human performance.
How to Address Knee Pain and Recover from Knee Injuries
March 01, 2022 10:00 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MBIt’s winter! Mountain athletes are knee deep in fresh pow pow! But even for the pro skier knee injuries lurk around every turn. Corey Reed founder of mountain wellness gives us the inside scoop to help bombproof the knees.
How to Address Knee Pain and Recover from Knee Injuries
March 01, 2022 10:00 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MBIt’s winter! Mountain athletes are knee deep in fresh pow pow! But even for the pro skier knee injuries lurk around every turn. Corey Reed founder of mountain wellness gives us the inside scoop to help bombproof the knees.
Mountain Stories - Code Brown Emergencey
February 07, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBWhen nature calls.
Mountain Stories - Code Brown Emergency
February 07, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBWhen nature calls.
Mountain Athlete Recovery
January 24, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 52.4 MBAfter Mike and Corey experience COVID -19 they share their experiences of top recovery protocols.
2022 Begins!
January 03, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 42 MBAs Corey waits for his scent to return after a bout with COVID, Mike begins a russian protocol in his sauna.
George Dallam PhD - Breathing for High Performance
December 13, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 74 MBMike and Corey talk high performance breathwork with Dr. George Dallam PhD. George is an exercise physiologist at Colorado State University Pueblo and former US national triathlon coach of elite athletes. George and his research team have done some of the early research on the benefits of nasal breathing for athletic performance.
Kelly Gores - Co-create the life you want
November 22, 2021 10:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBHeal and create the life you want with Kelly Gores. Documentary filmmaker, Author, and podcast host.
Kelly Gores - Co-create the life you want
November 22, 2021 10:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBHeal and create the life you want with Kelly Gores. Documentary filmmaker, Author, and podcast host.
Emily Hightower - Intrinsic Way, Shift Adapt - A new approach to managing your stress
October 31, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 64.2 MBThis week, we spoke with human performance coach, Emily Hightower. Emily takes an integrative science based approach with her clients combining embodied movement, yoga, nutrition, bio feedback, and what she calls, medicinal breath work. Emily is recognized as one of the top performance breathwork coaches, working alongside founders of The Art of Breath, Brian McKenzie and Rob Orlando. Emily is especially passionate about high performers that have been exposed to trauma, teaching them Intrin...
Why Intermittent Fast?
October 19, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 52.2 MBFast track to a healthy winter. Corey breaks down the best way to eat for health and longevity. Mike worries about his food during an 8 hour feeding window.
How to become metabollicaly flexible and optimize cellular metabolism for mountain athletes
October 04, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBThis week we're talking fueling, nutrition, and how to develop metabolic flexibility.
Moose Mutlow Author "When Accidents Happen" Search and Rescue
September 15, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 61 MB(Resources below) When we think of the mountains, we think of our playground and a place we find solitude, but the other side that we don’t give much thought about is when adventures go bad and The individuals that show up if something goes wrong. On this episode, we talk to Moose Mutlow. Moose has been a member and senior trainer at Yosemite search and rescue since 2002, which is one of the busiest SAR operations in the world. He has over 2000 days of field instruction in a wilderness set...
Kurt Wedberg Mountaineer Founder of Sierra Mountain International Inc.
September 06, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 46.3 MBKurt founded Sierra Mountaineering International, Inc. (Link) in the fall of 1995 after returning from his first of three successful expeditions to Mt. Everest. With over 40 years of mountaineering experience in the Sierra Kurt has also guided 120+ expeditions to high peaks in Africa, Alaska, the Alps, Antarctica, Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Indonesia, Mexico, Nepal, Peru, Russia, Tibet, and Turkey. He completed the Seven Summits in the Summer of 2012 after summiting Carstensz Pyramid in In...
California to Montana
August 30, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBMike visits the Mountain Wellness Recovery Den in Helena Montana for the first time.
Rose Grant - XC Pro Mountain Biker and 2021 Leadville 100 Champion
August 15, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 48 MBRose Grant, defending champion and winner of the 2021 Leadville 100 Mountain bike race, sits down with us just before the race and takes us inside her intense training and high risk strategies to dominate the sport.