Avoid Injuries and Increase Physical Fitness | Doug Kechijian

The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show

Dr. Gabrielle Lyon

Medicine, Science, Health & Fitness, Life Sciences

4.6 • 911 Ratings

🗓️ 27 December 2022

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

Doug Kechijian is a physical therapist and CEO and co-founder of Resilient Performance Systems. Resilient’s clientele includes athletes and operators from Major League Baseball (MLB), National Basketball Association (NBA), mixed martial arts, X Games, Olympics, Major League Lacrosse (MLL), National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), federal law enforcement tactical teams, and military special operations forces. Doug was a Pararescueman in the U.S. Air force where he deployed throughout the world to help provide technical rescue capability and emergency medical care to U.S and allied forces. In 2015, he was selected as one of the U.S. Air Force's Outstanding Airmen of the Year. Doug received his AB in Biology from Brown University and MA in Exercise Physiology/Doctor of Physical Therapy from Columbia University.

In this episode we discuss:

How do you build and maintain physical resiliency as you age?
Ways to create sustainable fitness routines
Why “normal” standards for movement and fitness are too low
How much training do you really need for good health?

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show, where I believe a healthy world is based on transparent conversations.
0:14.6	In today's episode, I sit down with Doug Kachigen. He is a physical therapist and CEO co-founder of resilient performance
0:23.6	systems. Now, Doug is amazing. Before beginning his sports medicine practice, Doug was a parrescuman
0:32.6	in the U.S. Air Force. He deployed throughout the world to help provide technical rescue capabilities and
0:39.6	emergency medical care in the U.S. and Allied Forces. He also was selected as one of the U.S.
0:46.5	Air Force's outstanding airman of the year in 2015. Doug really has a level of expertise that is unparalleled in a way that he has physical experience, not only as a therapist.
1:02.2	So he went to Brown for his undergraduate, then he went to physical therapy school at Columbia, in addition to being a pararescue men, really, really profound. So basically, what does this mean for you?
1:13.5	It means that he's seen all kinds of extremes. And we learn a lot from extremes because the answer
1:19.1	truly oftentimes lies in the middle. In this episode, we talk about what you need to do for
1:26.6	longevity, what you need to do for longevity, what you need to do the core foundational practices
1:31.0	that need to happen in a very, very busy world. Also, we talk about risk mitigation,
1:37.9	risk mitigation in wellness and in health, and what does that look like over the span of one's life?
1:43.1	He gives some very practical insight.
1:46.1	In addition, we hear a little bit about Doug's own story and the way in which he practices,
1:51.3	physical therapy, and all of the domains of fitness. I really hope you enjoy this podcast.
1:57.0	If you have a moment and want to push this forward, please rate, subscribe, review, share it
2:03.8	with a friend, share it with a friend of me, anybody that you would like. I truly appreciate your
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