{"podcast":{"title":"Ageless Athlete — How to Stay Strong, Curious & Capable for Life","slug":"ageless-athlete-how-to-stay-strong-curious-capable-for-life-6749071","podcast_index_feed_id":6749071,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2300423.rss","website_url":"http://www.agelessathlete.co","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/tqqvh4m5vx19v6jsjmnjlgmyf9zp?.jpg","author":"Kush Khandelwal","episode_count":125,"summary":"For people who refuse to decline quietly. Conversations with top athletes, scientists, and thinkers who are still getting stronger, sharper, and more capable with age. What changes. What breaks. What actually works. Hosted by Kush Khandelwal — rock climber, athlete, and entrepreneur, a lifelong student of performance, and someone figuring this out in real time.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ageless-athlete-how-to-stay-strong-curious-capable-for-life-6749071"},"episode":{"title":"Why Some People Stay Sharp as They Age — And Why Most Don’t | Dr Tommy Wood","slug":"why-some-people-stay-sharp-as-they-age-and-why-most-don-t-dr-tommy-wood","published_at":"2025-12-17T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ageless-athlete-how-to-stay-strong-curious-capable-for-life-6749071/why-some-people-stay-sharp-as-they-age-and-why-most-don-t-dr-tommy-wood","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ageless-athlete-how-to-stay-strong-curious-capable-for-life-6749071","url":"https://pdcn.co/e/www.buzzsprout.com/2300423/episodes/18347880-why-some-people-stay-sharp-as-they-age-and-why-most-don-t-dr-tommy-wood.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdcn.co/e/www.buzzsprout.com/2300423/episodes/18347880-why-some-people-stay-sharp-as-they-age-and-why-most-don-t-dr-tommy-wood.mp3","summary":"What really keeps the brain sharp as we age — and what quietly puts it at risk? In this episode of the Ageless Athlete Podcast, host Kush Khandelwal speaks with Dr. Tommy Wood, neuroscientist, physician, and strength athlete, about the science of cognitive reserve and why long-term brain health depends on challenge, learning, and effort — not comfort or flow. Flow states feel rewarding, but as Dr. Wood explains, they don’t create the kind of stimulus the brain needs to adapt over decades. Ins...","meta_description":"What really keeps the brain sharp as we age — and what quietly puts it at risk? In this episode of the Ageless Athlete Podcast, host Kush Khandelwal speak…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5160,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ageless-athlete-how-to-stay-strong-curious-capable-for-life-6749071/episodes/why-some-people-stay-sharp-as-they-age-and-why-most-don-t-dr-tommy-wood/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ageless-athlete-how-to-stay-strong-curious-capable-for-life-6749071/why-some-people-stay-sharp-as-they-age-and-why-most-don-t-dr-tommy-wood.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}