UPDATE - How to overcome this COVID-19 crisis - Stay STRONG, SAFE, PRODUCTIVE & POSITIVE!
The Hard Way With Joe De Sena
Spartan Races
4.8 • 874 Ratings
🗓️ 20 March 2020
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Obstacle immunity is a credo of this community and together we will adapt and overcome! Now more than ever we need to be positive and beacons to those around us. We must be solution focused and not fall into the traps of fear. You've got this Spartans. Together we are Spartan Strong and will overcome this invisible obstacle. Now is the time to be of service and retrain yourself in the new skills needed.
In this special episode we will hear advice from 10 EXPERTS in medicine, mindset, food, business, community preparedness and mindfulness. To the Spartan Community, globally we are facing an obstacle like never before and never has it been more important to remember and implement all the resiliency lessons we have learned over the five years of doing this podcast. In this special episode we check back in with experts across the fields of physical, mental and medical wellness to give you the best tools for your toolbox to accept and adapt to this challenge. The overarching message is to stay informed, but still stay productive!
These experts have excellent advice that will give you great strategies to implement a healthy and productive response to this pandemic.
Don't be scared, be prepared! And don't forget to breathe!
EXPERTS & TOPICS FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE:
EXPERTS & TOPICS FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE:
- Dr. Paul Kilgore - Infectious Disease specialist // Medical info for Spartans
- Joe Polish - founder Genius Network & Genius Recovery // 4 tools to stay balanced + book recommendations
- Corinna Coffin - Spartan Pro Athlete & Registered Dietician // Easy healthy recipes you can make even if you have limited access to ingredients.
- Dr. Stephen Cabral - Board-certified doctor of Naturopathy // De-stress protocol
- Nada Milosavljevic MD host of Spartan Health //Natural Immunity boosters
- Jesse Levin - Founder of Tactivate // Community action & the Readiness Collective - Your responsibility
- Zach Even-Esh - Underground Strength // workouts anywhere
- Lonnie Mayne - Red Shoes Living // putting things in a positive light
- Amy Swift Crosby - Co-Founder Body Squad and Host of State of the Universe // Suggestions for Small Businesses navigating a Complicated Time
- Johnny Waite - Spartan Up co-host // What next?
Stay Strong. Stay Positive & Wash Those Hands!
LINKS:
Dr. Paul Kilgore http://quantitative-health.com/
Genius Recovery https://geniusrecovery.org/
Corinna Coffin https://www.instagram.com/cscoffin13
Dr Nada mentioned these episodes
ZINC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBseaQTBh3E&t=84s
Natural Treatments to Boost Immunity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8mCc5nwcyE&t=3s
Dr. Stephen Cabral https://stephencabral.com
Jesse Levin - Tactivate https://www.tactivate.com/
Zach Even-Esh https://www.instagram.com/zevenesh/
Lonnie Mayne https://lonniemayne.com/
Amy Swift Crosby http://www.smartypeople.com/
Stay Strong. Stay Positive & Wash Those Hands!
Thank you for listening. Let us know what you think, should we do more episodes like this? We're easy to find on twitter @SpartanUpPod and instagram at @SpartanUpPodcast
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CREDITS:
Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc.
Host: Joe De Sena, Colonel Nye, Dr. Johnny Waite & Sefra Alexandra are doing immunity burpees & washing their hands :)
Synopsis – Sefra Alexandra | Seed Huntress
Production Assistant - Andrea Hagarty
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Spartan Up. I'm Joe Descenta, founder and CEO of Spartan. |
| 0:04.7 | Look, things may seem really confusing right now, uncertain, even fearful. |
| 0:10.1 | But you've been listening to this podcast, you've been training for Spartan, and this is what we do. We face and tackle obstacle. |
| 0:18.5 | You made a commitment to yourself, and we're committed to you. |
| 0:22.0 | All right, I'll meet you on the Spartan Facebook and Instagram |
| 0:25.0 | every morning at 6 a.m. for a morning workout. |
| 0:28.0 | You're not alone. |
| 0:29.0 | I'll be there with you, and there are tons of Spartans taking this time to get stronger, smarter, and |
| 0:35.6 | survive. We're here to feed your mind, your body, your spirit with a dose of grit and |
| 0:41.0 | resilience. We put together a special episode with |
| 0:44.8 | information from experts who... Sorry that's my bird in the background. So here's |
| 0:49.8 | a deal. Wash your hands and start listening and meet me and my bird at 6 a.m. on |
| 0:56.1 | Facebook we will get through from a bunch of experts. |
| 1:09.0 | Feel free to skip around to find what you need. |
| 1:11.0 | We're going to start with our friend Dr. Paul Kilgore. You may remember him from our last special episode. He's going to share the current medical advice, but tailored specifically for Spartans. After him, we're going to hear from Joe Polish. He's got advice on keeping in balance, calm, and positive. |
| 1:26.0 | We'll also hear from registered dietician Karina Coffin. |
| 1:29.0 | She's got recipes to help you stay healthy, even when you might have limited access to ingredients. |
| 1:33.7 | Next, naturopath Dr Stephen Cabral is going to share his de-stress protocol |
| 1:38.8 | and our Spartan health host Dr Nautomilosovicik will talk about natural immunity boosters. |
| 1:44.0 | Jesse Levin, the founder of Tachovate, will share his insights on community readiness and |
| 1:48.7 | responsibility. |
| 1:49.7 | Zach Evenesh from Underground Strength will help you design home workouts. |
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