Episode 69: Biomechanics On Our Minds Forever

Our guest in this episode is Jenn Heil, a Canadian freestyle skier, two-time Olympic medalist, and reigning world champion in dual moguls. Jenn is a Guinness World Record Holder, Canadian Order of Sport Recipient, Stanford Graduate School of Business Leadership Award Winner, Founder of a startup focused on improving maternal mental health, and a mother of two boys herself. We talk about Jenn’s experiences and perspectives from these roles and how she has used her learnings and expertise to improve performance for others. Even at eight years old, she had an intensity for chasing challenges and fighting fear and is a clear example of what greatness can stand on the other side of fear. Our conversation inspired us to “choose the impossible” and “take joy in the process.” We hope it inspires you too!

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The Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance: https://humanperformancealliance.org/

Connect with Jenn Heil!
Website: https://www.jenniferheil.com/
Instagram: @jennheil
Twitter: @JennHeil
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-heil/
KoKo Health: https://www.kokohealth.ai

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This is Part 3 of our series on human performance supported by the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance! In this episode, we talked with Dr. Satchin Panda, a professor in the Regulatory Biology Laboratory and the Rita and Richard Atkinson Chair at the Salk Institute, as well as the Director of the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance at Salk. Satchin is an expert researcher on circadian rhythms, even authoring a book on the topic called Circadian Code. We discuss everything from why circadian rhythms are important for our health, what we know and don’t know about these rhythms from scientific studies, and how we can experiment with our own systems to optimize our own health and performance.

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The Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance: https://humanperformancealliance.org/

Connect with Satchin Panda!
Twitter: @SatchinPanda
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/satchin-panda-926ba369/
Research Bio: https://www.salk.edu/scientist/satchidananda-panda/

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Resources:

Benefits of time-restricted eating depend on age and sex

https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(21)00977-3

Mobile app records our erratic eating habits

Welcome to Part 2 of the Human Performance Series supported by the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance! In this episode, we talked with NiCole Keith who is a Professor at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis and the current president of American College Sports Medicine. NiCole shared her research in health equity and physical activity and the importance of making physical activity accessible to everyone.

Thank you to our sponsors!
Delsys: Enter a prize draw to win a two-sensor Trigno Lite system: https://delsys.com/boom
The Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance: https://humanperformancealliance.org/

Connect with NiCole Keith!
Twitter: @nicolekeithphd
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-keith-2370083/
Research Bio: https://www.regenstrief.org/person/nicole-keith/

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Resources [ADD ANY RESOURCES USED HERE]
“Achieving Equity in Physical Activity Participation: ACSM Experience and Next Steps”: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27870795/
Duke presentation: https://sites.duke.edu/eimduke/files/2020/02/2020-Colloquium-Keynote-Slides-edited.pdf
“COVID-19: Implications for Physical Activity, Health Disparities, and Health Equity”: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/15598276211029222
“COVID-19: Implications for Physical Activity, Health Disparities, and Health Equity”: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/10/9/133

In this episode, we interview Caroline Kryder, the Women’s Health Lead and Product Marketing Manager at Oura, a company that makes a smart ring device to track sleep, physical activity, and much more. Caroline shares how Oura is working to close the gap in Women’s health research and how they use customer insights to provide meaningful and actionable data-driven health feedback. We learn about the results from studies on using body surface temperature to determine menstrual cycles and predict pregnancy in as little as 5 days after conception.

Thank you to our sponsors!
Delsys: Enter a prize draw to win a two-sensor Trigno Lite system: https://delsys.com/boom
The Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance: https://humanperformancealliance.org/

Connect with Caroline Kryder!
Caroline’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-kryder/
The Pulse Blog: https://ouraring.com/blog/
How Your Menstrual Cycle Impacts Your Entire Body: https://ouraring.com/blog/your-menstrual-cycle/

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LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/biomechanicsoom/
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Website and shop: biomechanicsonourminds.com

Resources
UC San Diego feasibility study on using the Oura ring for early prediction of pregnancy: https://journals.plos.org/digitalhealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pdig.0000034#:~:text=This%20preliminary%20study%20supports%20the,after%20self%2Dreported%20conceptive%20sex.