Sunday Pick: How to use your muscles — or risk losing them | How to Be a Better Human

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🗓️ 2 November 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Did you know that you start losing muscle mass as soon as the age of 30? Author and surfer Bonnie Tsui explores how to build strength as you age with Chris Duffy, host of the "How to Be a Better Human" podcast. Watch as Bonnie tries to teach Chris how to surf while weaving in lessons on the benefits of weightlifting, maintaining mobility and adding more movement into your life.

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0:00.0	Happy Sunday, TED Talks Daily listeners. I'm Elise Hugh. Today we're bringing you another one of our Sunday picks, where we share an episode of another podcast from the TED Audio Collective, handpicked by us for you. Did you know that we start losing bone and muscle mass as
0:22.1	soon as the age of 30? Well, in this episode of How to Be a Better Human, host Chris Duffy sits
0:28.1	down with Bonnie Tsui, Surfer and author of the book On Muscle, The Stuff That Moves Us and
0:34.2	why it matters to explore how to build strength as you age and everything
0:39.5	that comes with it.
0:40.8	This episode is part of something special that Better Human is doing, as podcasts aren't
0:45.3	just for the audio space anymore.
0:47.5	Chris took How to Be a Better Human on the road to film a series of bonus videos with
0:51.8	people exploring what it means to be better humans in their
0:55.0	own unique ways. And if you've ever wondered what it would look like to see Chris surf,
1:01.0	you're in luck. Head to TED.com to watch as Bonnie tries to teach Chris how to surf while weaving
1:07.8	in lessons on the benefits of weightlifting, exercise, and movement.
1:12.5	If you want to hear more insights like this, listen to How to Be a Better Human, wherever you
1:16.5	get your podcasts. Learn more about the TED Audio Collective at audiocollective.ted.com.
1:30.9	You're listening to How to Be a Better Human.
1:32.3	I'm your host, Chris Duffy.
1:35.9	This episode that you're about to hear is a really special one,
1:39.4	because we went out in person to meet with today's guest, Banishoy.
1:42.6	She's the author of the books On Muscle and Why We Swim.
1:47.5	And I got to talk to her about exercise and strength and the surprising ways that muscles affect all aspects of our lives.
1:49.6	But I didn't just talk to her.
1:51.1	I went surfing with her and I did a humiliating workout.
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