{"podcast":{"title":"The Run Smarter Podcast","slug":"the-run-smarter-podcast-530646","podcast_index_feed_id":530646,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-run-smarter-podcast","website_url":"http://runsmarter.online","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/GdTuMkum253BGsbV35qTv0-mbQGDSZEwmNZEx5RXRqw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM5ODgwLzE2Nzkw/MTQzMTYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg","author":"Brodie Sharpe","episode_count":444,"summary":"Expand your running knowledge, identify running misconceptions and become a faster, healthier, SMARTER runner. Let Brodie Sharpe become your new running guide as he teaches you powerful injury insights from his many years as a physiotherapist while also interviewing the best running gurus in the world. This is ideal for injured runners & runners looking for injury prevention and elevated performance. So, take full advantage by starting at season 1 where Brodie teaches you THE TOP PRINCIPLES TO OVERCOME ANY RUNNING INJURY and let’s begin your run smarter journey.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-29T02:17:51.295900+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-run-smarter-podcast-530646"},"episode":{"title":"Do We Really Need a Cool-Down After Running?","slug":"do-we-really-need-a-cool-down-after-running","published_at":"2026-02-15T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-run-smarter-podcast-530646/do-we-really-need-a-cool-down-after-running","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-run-smarter-podcast-530646","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/b3c1a58a","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/b3c1a58a/97ac8ea1.mp3","summary":"Learn more about Brodie's Research Database & AI Assistant 📄🔍 For MORE Run Smarter Resources 🏃‍♂️📚 - Including Free Injury Prevention Courses 🩹🎓 - The Run Smarter Book 📖 - Access to Research Papers 📄🔍 - & Ways to Work with Brodie 🤝👟 👉 CLICK HERE! 🎉✨ In this episode, Brodie dives into a long-awaited research review examining whether active cool downs actually do what we’ve been told they do. You’ve probably heard that cooling down helps “flush lactic acid,” reduce soreness, prevent injury, and speed up recovery. But what does the evidence say? This episode breaks down a comprehensive narrative review titled “Do we need a cool down after exercise?” and explores the physiological, psychological, performance, and injury-related effects of active cool downs compared to passive recovery","meta_description":"Learn more about Brodie's Research Database & AI Assistant 📄🔍 For MORE Run Smarter Resources 🏃‍♂️📚 - Including Free Injury Prevention Courses 🩹🎓 - The…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2388,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-run-smarter-podcast-530646/episodes/do-we-really-need-a-cool-down-after-running/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-run-smarter-podcast-530646/do-we-really-need-a-cool-down-after-running.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}