Live Long and Master Aging
The Live Long podcast is devoted to health optimization and mastering the aging process. Peter Bowes discusses lifestyles and science-based interventions that promote a long healthspan - i.e. the number of years that we enjoy the best of health, delaying chronic diseases for as long as possible. We are pro-aging, not anti. Growing older is a privilege and we approach it with ambitious but realistic expectations. Enjoy every minute.
Episodes
297 episodes
Balance Training: The Secret to Fall Prevention and Longevity | Shebah Carfagna & Nate Wilkins
Age-related decline in our ability to balance increases the risk of falls and loss of independence among older adults. But balance is a trainable skill. In this Move for Life episode fitness trainers Nate Wilkins and Shebah Carfagna di...
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Episode 295
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12:48
How Strong Relationships Add Years to Your Life | Ken Stern
Social bonds may be the most overlooked key to longevity. In this episode, Ken Stern, author of Healthy to 100, explains how connection, purpose, and community can profoundly extend healthspan. Drawing on insights from Japa...
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Episode 294
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35:32
Post-Workout Static Stretching: Reduce Muscle Tension, Pain, and Injury Risk | Shebah Carfagna & Nate Wilkins
Static stretching is a crucial, often skipped step in post-workout recovery, with benefits that extend beyond cooling down. In this episode of our 20-part series, Move for Life, Peter Bowes is joined by Ageless Workout coaches, Nate Wi...
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Episode 293
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10:26
From Stiff to Strong: Smarter Warm-Ups & Mobility Exercises for Older Adults | Shebah Carfagna & Nate Wilkins
Dynamic stretching is an essential warm-up tool, priming muscles and joints for movement by improving mobility, increasing blood flow, and preparing the body for safer, more effective exerciseAgeless Workout trainers Nate Wilkins and She...
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Episode 292
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9:31
Flexibility & Mobility: Non-Negotiable for Aging Well | Shebah Carfagna & Nate Wilkins
Flexibility and mobility underpin healthy aging and longevity. In this episode Peter Bowes explores practical steps to enhance our ability to move with ease and remain active for as long as possible. Fitness trainers Nate Wilkins and Sheb...
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Episode 291
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11:07
Is Society Shortening Lives? The Lifespan Inequality Crisis | Dr. Tyler Evans
Extending our healthy years isn’t just about eating well and exercising — it’s also about the systems around us. Social policies, public health programs, and access to care all play a huge role in how long and how well we live. In this episode,...
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Episode 290
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40:12
The Power of Cycling: Low-Impact Cardio for Longevity | Shebah Carfagna & Nate Wilkins
Cycling plays multiple roles in our quest to live longer, healthier lives. Both indoor and outdoor riding builds cardiovascular health, strengthens the lower body, and protects joints. In our latest Move for Life episode, P...
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Episode 289
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8:54
How Walking Can Help You Live Longer and Healthier | Shebah Carfagna & Nate Wilkins
Let’s go for a walk! In this episode we explore the benefits of a daily activity that most of engage in – if we can - without thinking. It certainly doesn’t require a gym membership or special equipment. Fitness coaches Nate W...
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Episode 288
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13:27
Push-Ups: The Ultimate Whole-Body Exercise | Shebah Carfagna & Nate Wilkins
Push-ups are a simple, equipment-free exercise and a practical tool to promote everyday health. Sometimes dismissed as old-school, they help us with whole-body strength, stability, and even longevity. In our latest Move for Life con...
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Episode 287
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12:37
The Smart Deadlift: Technique, Moderation and Mobility | Shebah Carfagna & Nate Wilkins
The deadlift, long seen as a raw test of human strength, has evolved from ancient feats of lifting stones and heavy objects into a cultural symbol of resilience, power, and mastery over one’s own body.Slightly less grand, yet no less imp...
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Episode 286
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9:13
Lunges: The Secret to Better Balance and Coordination | Move for Life (Part 3)
Lunges are a cornerstone of healthy aging - building lower-body strength, improving balance, and supporting joint health. This episode is the third in our twenty-part series, Move for Life, exploring the intersection of longevity, ...
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Episode 285
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10:11
Squats for Strength and Independence as We Age | Move for Life (Part 2)
Squats can be hugely beneficial for healthy aging. In this episode, Ageless Workout coaches Shebah Carfagna and Nate Wilkins focus on how squats mirror everyday movements—like standing from a chair or getting out of a car—supporting in...
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Episode 284
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8:49
Strength Training: The Foundation of a Long, Healthy Life | Move for Life (Part 1)
Setting aside fleeting trends and unproven “longevity hacks,” Live Long is returning to the fundamentals. In a new 20-part series, Move for Life, the focus is on movement and strength training — the cornerstone of healthy agin...
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Episode 283
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14:38
Step Count Science: Why 7,000 Is the New 10,000 | Melody Ding
A new study is challenging one of the most pervasive messages in health and fitness: the belief that 10,000 daily steps are needed to prolong life and prevent disease. Led by Professor Melody Ding at the University of Sydney and pub...
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Episode 282
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24:01
How Wearables Are Reshaping Healthcare | Marco Benitez
As consumer wearables track everything from our heartbeats to nightly sleep cycles, a new industry has emerged—one focused on making sense of this avalanche of personal health data. In an era when prevention is prized over cure, questions aboun...
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Episode 281
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30:20
AI and 3D printing deliver smart nutrition | Melissa Snover
Future nutrition should be personalized, with artificial intelligence as a key driver, according to Melissa Snover, founder of Nourished, a UK-based company that makes 3D-printed gummy vitamin and supplement stacks. She believes the curre...
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Episode 280
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37:57
The digital doctor in your pocket | Tyler Smith
Advanced biomarker testing and a personalized 100-day intervention to adjust biological age are at the heart of a new longevity venture called Hundred. The AI-driven platform uses data from wearable technology together with users’ medical histo...
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Episode 279
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39:03
Treating movement as a vital sign of good health | Andrew Menter
While most people regularly check their blood pressure or glucose, few consider routinely assessing their body's ability to move—and yet, this may be just as crucial to long-term health. Andrew Menter, CEO of Physmodo, joined Peter Bowes to exp...
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Episode 278
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26:37
Dumping zombie cells, ditching doomscrolling: A journey to better health | James Schmachtenberger
James Schmachtenberger has had quite a life, and we suspect he is only just getting started. The co-founder of Qualia Life joined us for a wide-ranging conversation about cognitive enhancement, sleep, doomscrolling, zombie cells, joint he...
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Episode 277
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42:19
Cultivating a Longevity Mindset | Nick Engerer
In this episode we explore the concept of a longevity mindset. Nick Engerer is on a mission to redefine human longevity not as a distant goal but as a present-day mindset—an approach that requires a shift in thinking. To help us in...
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Episode 276
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50:40
Practical lifestyle changes to become ageless | Dr. Michael Aziz
Think of aging as syndrome that can be overcome to live the best life possible. Dr. Michael Aziz, author of The Ageless Revolution, takes this approach to promote longevity and overall well-being, based on the principles of funct...
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Episode 275
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37:16
Fail, adapt, thrive for life | Prof. Manu Kapur
In this episode we explore how the skills needed to live a longer healthier life can be honed through our own failures. Prof. Manu Kapur discusses the concept of 'productive failure' and how learning from our mistakes can lead to deeper underst...
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Episode 274
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29:30
Redefining healthy eating | Elizabeth Borelli
How can a joyful and holistic approach to food help us to live longer and better? Elizabeth Borelli is a lifestyle coach, nutrition expert and author of Tastes Like La Dolce Vita, where she shares her mission to help us live not only long...
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Episode 273
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35:17
Stem cell therapy: Longevity’s next frontier? | Dr. Joy Kong
Stem cell therapy is a growing field of medical intervention that is being used to enhance longevity and healthspan. Advancements in research, biotechnology, and regenerative medicine have expanded its potential applications but it also r...
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Episode 272
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43:19
Longevity's true meaning | Dr. Darshan Shah
Does longevity science have a branding problem? Dr. Darshan Shah believe it does. In this interview the founder and CEO of Next Health discusses the evolving landscape of health optimization, emphasizing the importance of healthspan over mere l...
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Episode 271
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