251. Prioritizing Connection & Joy: Tools for Longevity & Well-being with mindbodygreen's Jason & Colleen Wachob #WellnessWednesdays

Be Well by Kelly Leveque

Kelly Leveque

Education, Nutrition, Alternative Health, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 17 May 2023

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

On today's podcast, I welcome back Jason and Colleen Wachob, the co-founders and co-CEOs of mindbodygreen, the leading independent media brand dedicated to well-being with 15 million monthly unique visitors. I'm welcoming them back on the show to talk about their newest book, The Joy of Well-Being: A Practical Guide to a Happy, Healthy, and Long Life.

I look up to them both, not only in the business they've built, but more importantly, the balance they've created for themselves and their family. On today's podcast, we'll talk about achieving 80% of your maximum health and eight practices that will help you get there. We'll also explore how spirituality and human connection have a major impact on your longevity and your health.

Let's welcome Jason and Colleen back to the show.

We also cover…

00:01:00 — Finding The Joy In Your Wellness Journey

Not getting caught up in wellness trends
What Jason and Colleen’s days look like and how they’ve evolved from their early twenties
The importance of connection, sleep, and movement
Easy ways to incorporate wellness into your daily routine
Scientific reasons why you need to do resistance training
Why it’s so important to eat enough protein and nutrition advice for longevity
Sarcopenia: causes, rates and prevention
Thinking about wellness as how you want to feel as you age

00:29:00 — The Impact of Connection & Community on Longevity

8 practices that can help you achieve 80% of your maximum health
Nasal breathing and how it affects your sleep
Filtering which wellness trends work for you and bring you joy
Creating rituals to manage stress and anxiety
The Roseto study and importance of community
What Made Maddy Run by Kate Fagan

00:49:00 — Spirituality As An Antidote To Depression

Spiritual practices Jason and Colleen participate in with their kids
Their experience of moving their family from New York to Miami
Science of spirituality and studies by Dr. Lisa Miller
Redefining purpose and a higher calling
The pressures of social media and its impact on mental health
Identifying your personal mission statement
Homework for implementing some new practice for your well-being

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0:00.0	30 years ago, 55% of men reported at least
0:03.0	having six close friends.
0:04.5	Today, that's essentially,
0:06.0	cut in half, 27% of men of six or more close friends.
0:09.9	And if you think about, like, in the context
0:11.6	of how do we think about, like, our pillars
0:13.6	or pyramid and what we prioritize,
0:16.8	a study that says essentially,
0:18.1	exercise can lower mortality risk by 20 to 40%,
0:21.9	having a good diet is more or less the same at 30,
0:25.0	but being a good romantic relationship,
0:26.9	having friends and being connected to your community
0:30.3	can lower mortality risk by 45%.
0:36.2	On today's podcast, I welcome back Jason and Colleen
0:39.4	woke up the co-founders and co-CEOs of Mindbody Green,
0:42.6	the leading independent media brand dedicated to well-being
0:45.8	with 15 million monthly, unique visitors.
0:49.6	I'm welcoming them back on the show
0:51.1	to talk about their newest book, The Joy of Well-Been,
0:54.6	a practical guide to a happy, healthy
0:56.8	and long life.
0:58.5	I look up to them both, not only in the business they built,
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