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I am delighted to connect with Brad Kearns today! Brad is a New York Times bestselling author, Guinness World Record setting professional Speedgolfer, #1 ranked USA high jumper, and a former US national champion and triathlete. He hosts the B.rad podcast covering healthy living, peak performance, and personal growth.\nBrad has always had high standards and a competitive edge that he never wants to let go of, especially as he ages. In this episode, we define fitness and dive into the cultural programming within the western medicine mindset. We talk about avoiding overtraining or training when we are stressed or sick, stress hormones, and the importance of having an ancestral health perspective on your physical activity. We also spoke about nutritional dogma, nutritional philosophies, critical thinking, and more.\xa0\nI hope you enjoy listening to today\u2019s conversation with Brad Kearns as much as I did recording it! Stay tuned to learn how to pursue peak performance with passion throughout your life!\xa0\n\nIN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:\n\nThe importance of preserving functional lean muscle mass throughout life for longevity.\n\nHow to improve your level of fitness in a healthy and stress-free manner as you age.\n\nFitness does not have to be an ordeal that involves struggling and suffering.\xa0\n\nThe benefits of sprinkling opportunities to be more active into your daily routine rather than going to extremes and pushing yourself too hard.\n\nWhat happens to your metabolic and hormonal processes when you over-exert yourself physically?\n\nBrad shares a formula to work out your heart rate limit for aerobic activities.\n\nHow to change your mentality and become more peppy and active throughout the day.\xa0\n\nHow to do more appropriate high-intensity workouts.\n\nWhat happens to your body when you go too hard for too long?\n\nOvercoming patterns of over-exercising, over-fasting, and avoiding certain macros.\n\nBrad discusses his nutritional evolution over the last ten to fifteen years, shares his personal alternative to fasting, and talks about his Carnivore Scores Chart.\n\nHow to maintain optimum metabolic health and avoid losing muscle mass as you get older.\n\n\xa0\nBio:\nBrad Kearns is a New York Times bestselling author, Guinness World Record setting professional Speedgolfer, #1 ranked USA age 55-59 high jumper and former US national champion, and #3 world-ranked professional triathlete. He hosts the B.rad podcast covering healthy living, peak performance, and personal growth with his carefree style and lively sense of humor.\xa0\n\xa0Brad has written over twenty books on diet, health, peak performance, and ancestral living, and is a popular speaker, retreat host, and host of numerous online multimedia educational courses at BradKearns.com. In 2017, The Keto Reset Diet (co-authored with Mark Sisson) became New York Times bestseller, and #1 ranked overall bestselling book on amazon.com for two days.\xa0\n\xa0Brad's main message is to encourage the pursuit of peak performance with passion throughout life. He promotes the importance of performing a daily morning exercise routine for a natural energy boost, improved strength, mobility, and flexibility, and better focus and discipline in all areas of life.\n\n\nConnect with Cynthia Thurlow\n\nFollow on Twitter, Instagram & LinkedIn\n\n\nCheck out Cynthia\u2019s website\xa0\n\n\nConnect with Brad Kearns\n\nOn the B.rad podcast\n\n\nOn his website\n\n\n\nResources:\nJay Feldman\u2019s The Energy Balance Podcast\nMark Sisson\u2019s Primal Essential Movements on YouTube\n\nBooks mentioned:\nMetabolical: The Lure and the Lies of Processed Food, Nutrition, and Modern Medicine by Robert. H. Lustig\nThe Keto Reset Diet: Reboot Your Metabolism in 21 Days and Burn Fat Forever by Mark Sisson