Mike Siemens, Director of Performance Science at Canyon Ranch, explains how performance science helps people train for what really matters—from lifting a suitcase to hiking at 90. He breaks down the importance of VO2 max, zone 2 training, and strength work, particularly for those over 50. Mike offers clear, actionable strategies for balancing recovery, building functional strength, and staying consistent. This is a highly informative episode for anyone who wants to age with power, purpose, and precision.How long will you live? Take our quiz today to find out at ageist.com/longevity-quiz!Special Thanks to Our SponsorsLMNT Electrolytes: Our #1 electrolytes for optimal hydration. Get a free 8-count Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular drink mix flavors with any purchase by using our link here. Find your favorite LMNT flavor, or share with a friend.Our Place: The top cookware brand for non-toxic, PFA-free pots and pans. Make the switch today. Plus, Our Place is having their biggest sale of the year right now! Save up to 35% sitewide now through January 12th. Head to fromourplace.com/AGEIST to see why more than a million people have made the switch to Our Place kitchenware.Maui Nui: The cleanest, most nutrient-dense red meat out there—high in protein, rich in antioxidants, and ethically harvested. Their new, subscription-only ‘Ohana Reserve Aged Cuts are aged for 14 days to make for unforgettable flavor, plus their to-go venison sticks are perfect for healthy snacking. Right now, Maui Nui is offering a free 12-pack of their jerky sticks with your first order of $79 or more. Just go to mauinuivenison.com/ageist to grab yours.Key Moments"Be an exercise participant, not an exercise perfectionist.""VO2 max is your aerobic horsepower—your body's ability to bring oxygen to your muscles.""If you want to age in a healthy way, you've got to lift weights. End of story, full stop."Connect with Mike SiemensJoin David and Mike at Super Age x Canyon Ranch Longevity8Canyon Ranch TusconConnect with AGEISTNewsletterInstagramWebsiteLinkedInClick Here for the full interview transcript.Say hi to the AGEIST team!
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Amy Hawthorne on Shame, Trauma, & Healing
Amy Hawthorne, director of mental health and wellness at Canyon Ranch, joins us on The AGEIST Podcast to talk about the real drivers of change, and why simply knowing what to do often isn’t enough. She explains how shame, trauma, and outdated emotional tools shape our habits and relationships, especially as we age. Amy introduces self-compassion as an essential tool, not a luxury, for building resilience and long-term health. Take a pause, tune in, and walk away from this conversation knowing how to better understand your emotional blueprint and start creating sustainable change in your life.How long will you live? Take our quiz today to find out at ageist.com/longevity-quiz!Special Thanks to Our SponsorsMaui Nui: The cleanest, most nutrient-dense red meat out there—high in protein, rich in antioxidants, and ethically harvested. Their new, subscription-only ‘Ohana Reserve Aged Cuts are aged for 14 days to make for unforgettable flavor, plus their to-go venison sticks are perfect for healthy snacking. Right now, Maui Nui is offering a FREE 12-pack of their snack sticks with your first order of $79 or more. Just go to mauinuivenison.com/ageist to grab yours.LMNT Electrolytes: Our #1 electrolytes for optimal hydration. Get a free 8-count Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular drink mix flavors with any purchase by using our link here. Find your favorite LMNT flavor, or share with a friend.fatty15: C15:0 is the first essential fatty acid to be discovered in over 90 years, and fatty15 is on a mission to optimize your C15:0 levels to help support your long-term health and wellness—especially as you age. You can get an additional 15% off their 90-day subscription Starter Kit by going to fatty15.com/AGEIST and using the code “AGEIST” at checkout.Key Moments“Self-compassion is not a luxury, but it's an absolute necessity.”“We pick people with whom we can suffer in a familiar way.”“You have never regretted pausing when you're agitated.”Connect with Amy HawthorneCanyon Ranch on InstagramJoin David and Amy at Super Age x Canyon Ranch Longevity8Connect with AGEISTNewsletterInstagramWebsiteLinkedInClick Here for the full interview transcript.Say hi to the AGEIST team!
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Mark Rampolla on Energy, Focus, and Meaning
What happens when you reach the pinnacle of business success—and feel completely trapped? We invited one of our recent featured profiles, Mark Rampolla, founder of ZICO Coconut Water and the author of The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Freedom, to join us on The AGEIST Podcast. He challenges the relentless drive that defines most entrepreneurial lives by opening up about the emotional and physical toll his hustle took and how he rebuilt his life around energy, discipline, and self-awareness. Mark also shares the surprising tools and mindset shifts that helped him regain not just balance, but meaning—and how others can do the same.How long will you live? Take our quiz today to find out at ageist.com/longevity-quiz!Special Thanks to Our SponsorsTimeline Nutrition: Our favorite supplement for cell support and mitochondrial function. Listeners can now get 20% off their first Timeline purchase by using the code “AGEIST” at checkout at TimelineNutrition.com/ageist.Maui Nui: The cleanest, most nutrient-dense red meat out there—high in protein, rich in antioxidants, and ethically harvested. Their new, subscription-only ‘Ohana Reserve Aged Cuts are aged for 14 days to make for unforgettable flavor, plus their to-go venison sticks are perfect for healthy snacking. Right now, Maui Nui is offering a free 12-pack of their jerky sticks with your first order of $79 or more. Just go to mauinuivenison.com/ageist to grab yours.LMNT Electrolytes: Our #1 electrolytes for optimal hydration. Get a free 8-count Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular drink mix flavors with any purchase by using our link here. Find your favorite LMNT flavor, or share with a friend.Key Moments“I realized I was still trapped—working crazy hours, drinking too much, my marriage falling apart—and I thought, this is success?”“Energy is the most valuable resource I believe we have. I build my life around it.”“Your company’s growth is highly correlated with your own personal growth.”Connect with Mark RampollaWebsiteLinkedInProject RegenerationConnect with AGEISTNewsletterInstagramWebsiteLinkedInClick Here for the full interview transcript.Say hi to the AGEIST team!
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Adam Smith on Spirituality & Aging
This week, spiritual wellness expert Adam Smith joins us from Canyon Ranch to talk about finding calm and clarity in today’s chaotic world. With clinical pastoral training and years of experience supporting people through trauma and hospice care, Adam offers practical ways to build presence, reduce anxiety, and develop spiritual resilience. He explains why embracing uncertainty can be more powerful than chasing control, plus how practices like walking meditation, mindfulness, and curiosity help. Whether you're struggling with burnout, seeking deeper meaning, or just want to feel more alive, this conversation is full of tools to help you reconnect.How long will you live? Take our quiz today to find out at ageist.com/longevity-quiz!Special Thanks to Our SponsorsLMNT Electrolytes: Our #1 electrolytes for optimal hydration. Get a free 8-count Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular drink mix flavors with any purchase by using our link here. Find your favorite LMNT flavor, or share with a friend.Timeline Nutrition: Our favorite supplement for cell support and mitochondrial function. Listeners can now get 20% off their first Timeline purchase by using the code “AGEIST” at checkout at TimelineNutrition.com/ageist.Maui Nui: The cleanest, most nutrient-dense red meat out there—high in protein, rich in antioxidants, and ethically harvested. Their new, subscription-only ‘Ohana Reserve Aged Cuts are aged for 14 days to make for unforgettable flavor, plus their to-go venison sticks are perfect for healthy snacking. Right now, Maui Nui is offering a free 12-pack of their jerky sticks with your first order of $79 or more. Just go to mauinuivenison.com/ageist to grab yours.Key Moments"Choose uncertainty over worry. It’s actually not a bad thing to not know, if we can allow it.""Flow state is an absolute cooperation with the inevitable.""It's very important that you do unimportant things. Otherwise, you can get dead serious."Connect with Adam SmithCanyon RanchSign up for the LONGEVITY8 Retreat with Adam and DavidConnect with AGEISTNewsletterInstagramWebsiteLinkedInClick Here for the full interview transcript.Say hi to the AGEIST team!
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Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer on Radical Aging
Heidi Clements and Constance Zimmer, co-hosts of the podcast Talk 50 to Me, are rewriting the rules of midlife and aging out loud. In this bold, unfiltered conversation, they unabashedly talk about why women over 50 are finally done staying quiet and what real empowerment looks like. From dismantling anti-aging myths to calling out the beauty industry’s obsession with youth, Heidi and Constance offer insights that are both rebellious as well as deeply inspiring and practical. So if you’ve ever felt unseen or unsure about aging, this episode delivers a refreshing, no-holds-barred perspective.How long will you live? Take our quiz today to find out at ageist.com/longevity-quiz!Special Thanks to Our Sponsorsfatty15: C15:0 is the first essential fatty acid to be discovered in over 90 years, and fatty15 is on a mission to optimize your C15:0 levels to help support your long-term health and wellness—especially as you age. You can get an additional 15% off their 90-day subscription Starter Kit by going to fatty15.com/AGEIST and using the code “AGEIST” at checkout.LMNT Electrolytes: Our #1 electrolytes for optimal hydration. Get a free 8-count Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular drink mix flavors with any purchase by using our link here. Find your favorite LMNT flavor, or share with a friend.Timeline Nutrition: Our favorite supplement for cell support and mitochondrial function. Listeners can now get 20% off their first Timeline purchase by using the code “AGEIST” at checkout at TimelineNutrition.com/ageist.Key Moments“We want to change the way the world looks at women over 50, and we want to change the way women over 50 look at themselves.”“I think the friendships that you form after 50 are all about the quality of time together, not the quantity.”“Putting yourself first is considered selfish—but I’m trying to disappoint myself less.”Connect with Heidi and ConstanceHeidi's Instagram (@welcometoheidi)Constance’s Instagram (@constancezimmer)Talk Fifty to Me Instagram (@talkfiftytome)Connect with AGEISTNewsletterInstagramWebsiteLinkedInClick Here for the full interview transcript.CybrocSay hi to the AGEIST team!
The AGEIST podcast is where we rewrite life after 50. Hosted by David Stewart, founder of AGEIST and Super Age, we talk with extraordinary people—scientists, creatives, and thinkers—about living vibrantly in your 50s, 60s, 70s and beyond. From longevity science to emotional well-being, fitness to purpose, we explore the tools and mindsets that help us stay curious, energized, and deeply engaged with life. This isn’t about aging gracefully—it’s about living boldly.
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