The Mental Health Benefits of Movement
The Not Old - Better Show
Paul Vogelzang
4.7 • 106 Ratings
🗓️ 14 May 2026
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
The Mental Health Benefits of Movement
Live Long Better, Fitness Interview Series with Dr. Sabrena Jo
What if one of the best things you can do for your mood, your memory, your confidence, and your independence does not require a gym, a stopwatch, or a brand-new pair of shoes?
What if it starts with standing up, taking a walk down the hall, stretching while the coffee brews, or practicing balance beside the kitchen counter?
Welcome to the April Live Long Better series from The Not Old Better Show. Today, we are talking about "The Mental Health Benefits of Movement," and here is the provocative truth: after 50, movement is far more than exercise. It is a daily vote for steadiness, self-trust, sharper thinking, lower stress, and a stronger sense of possibility.
Our guest is Dr. Sabrena Jo, Senior Director of Science and Education at the American Council on Exercise. She joins us to reframe movement as something joyful, useful, and deeply human—not a chore, not a punishment, and never a test you have to pass.
We will talk about the brain-body connection, movement after a fall, balance training, fear, confidence, and the small steps that can help us feel more like ourselves again.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to live, long, better. |
| 0:10.6 | Live longer. Age better. |
| 0:12.7 | Live longer. Age better. |
| 0:14.7 | A brand new fitness feature from the Not Old Better Show and the American Council on Exercise. |
| 0:20.2 | This is where science meets strength. and aging is just another word for thriving. |
| 0:25.6 | Joining us always is Dr. Sabrina Jo, Senior Director of Science and Education at the American Council on Exercise. |
| 0:33.6 | She's here to break down the real research and share how movement, mindset, and motivation can help you live longer and age better. |
| 0:41.3 | Get ready to move smarter, feel stronger, and live fully. |
| 0:45.3 | And now, here's your host, the award-winning Paul Vogelzack. |
| 0:50.3 | Thank you and welcome to today's show. |
| 0:55.8 | Live Long Better, not a little better show. |
| 0:58.9 | I got a question for you right out of the game. |
| 1:01.5 | What if one of the best things you can do for your mood, your memory, your confidence even, |
| 1:08.6 | and your independence does not require a gym, a stopwatch, or a brand new |
| 1:14.1 | pair of shoes. What if it starts with standing up, taking a walk down the hall, stretching |
| 1:19.4 | while the coffee brews, or practicing balance beside the kitchen counter. Welcome to the May |
| 1:26.0 | Live Long Better Series from the Not Old |
| 1:28.5 | Better Show in the American Council on exercise. Today we're talking about the mental |
| 1:33.1 | health benefits of movement. And here's the provocative truth. After 50, movement is far more |
| 1:41.5 | than exercise. It's a daily vote for steadiness, self-trust, |
| 1:46.5 | sharper thinking, lower stress, |
| 1:49.2 | and a stronger sense of possibility. |
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