{"podcast":{"title":"The Better Man Podcast","slug":"the-better-man-podcast-5344990","podcast_index_feed_id":5344990,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/404744/rss","website_url":"https://manflowyoga.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/7/f/f/d/7ffda4e2b8d13990d959afa2a1bf1c87/The-Better-Man-Podcast-Dean-Pohlman.jpeg","author":"Dean Pohlman","episode_count":181,"summary":"The Better Man Podcast is a podcast redefining what it means to be better as a man. In it, we'll discuss how to balance success with our overall well-being, take on a more comprehensive understanding of fitness to include our physical, mental, and emotional well-being, and strive to align our actions with who we are at our cores. We can be successful and proud of who we are without sacrificing our core values or our well-being. Dean Pohlman is known as THE yoga expert for men. His unique fitness-centric, strength-based approach to yoga—exemplified in his yoga workouts, programs, books, videos, blogs, and more—has helped to transform the lives of hundreds of thousands of men [and women] worldwide. Join Dean as he explores the habits, mindsets, tools, and tactics that lead to health, happiness, and fulfillment for men. You'll hear interviews with world-class experts who pull back the curtain and share their proven strategies for taking your body and mind to the next level. More significantly, we'll discuss the challenges they faced that truly tested them on an emotional level, and work to better understand what they did to work through those events, and how it helped them to grow fo…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T20:20:58.087303+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-better-man-podcast-5344990"},"episode":{"title":"156: How To Stay Active As You Age With Dr. Kelly Starrett (A \"Founding Father\" of Mobility Training)","slug":"156-how-to-stay-active-as-you-age-with-dr-kelly-starrett-a-founding-father-of-mobility-training","published_at":"2026-01-09T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-better-man-podcast-5344990/156-how-to-stay-active-as-you-age-with-dr-kelly-starrett-a-founding-father-of-mobility-training","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-better-man-podcast-5344990","url":"https://f6d0de76-c646-4c1b-a139-27635e6276b3.libsyn.com/156-how-to-stay-active-as-you-age-with-dr-kelly-starrett-a-founding-father-of-mobility-training","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/f6d0de76-c646-4c1b-a139-27635e6276b3/Ep._156_-_Dr._Kelly_Starrett_-_The_Better_Man_Podcast.mp3?dest-id=3345071","summary":"Today's episode features a legend in the mobility space, one of the \"founding fathers' of mobility training himself, Dr. Kelly Starrett. Besides being a renowned mobility expert, Kelly's also the founder of The Ready State. In this episode, Dr. Starrett shares practical strategies for adapting workouts, prioritizing mobility, nutrition, sleep, and recovery, and building a resilient, adventure-ready body. We also cover the evolution of fitness, the pitfalls of outdated routines, and the importance of foundational habits over trendy hacks, offering actionable advice for lifelong health and functional movement. If you want to keep your mobility as you age (so you can do all of your favorite activities and hobbies), listen now. The highlights include: How to adapt your workouts as your body changes: Learn specific modifications for joint health, muscle maintenance, and injury prevention tailored to each decade of life (3:15) Step-by-step mobility, warm-up, and recovery routines proven to reduce injury risk if you're over 35 (6:30) The essential \"NSM\" trio: Here's exactly how much sleep, what types of foods, and which daily movements are most effective for boosting long-term health (10:00) The weird reason we're not getting healthier even as fitness knowledge peaks (and how to create a wellness blueprint that actually makes you healthier in your real life) (16:54) The \"8's Plus Weights\" method for totally simplifying your fitness without sacrificing your results (and, in most cases, actually improving your results) (21:18) Why you need to eat more protein, not less protein, as you get older (23:55) Simple ways that don't take any more \"time\" from your regular life to walk at least 8,000 steps per day (this is the \"magic number\" of steps per day because it drops your all-cau…","meta_description":"Today's episode features a legend in the mobility space, one of the \"founding fathers' of mobility training himself, Dr. Kelly Starrett. 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