Move To Improve
Movement is the most effective therapy for physical health, mental health, and all-cause mortality. Although, it’s a challenging landscape with more nuance than we ever imagined. We are experts who aim to bridge the gap for ever day people.
Episodes
36 episodes
Bree Walker
This Australian underdog is turning heads in the world of women's bobsleigh. Positioning herself amongst the best after a strong 2023/2024; Bree reveals how she intends to carry the momentum into the upcoming season and what it means to be heal...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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27:17
The Nature on Injury
Ever wonder why injuries seem to occur completely out of the blue? When is it safe to get back to the activities you love? And how intensely should you push yourself?In this episode we explore return to sport criteria. The goal is to provid...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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36:28
Sleep Posture
The podcast you didn't know you desperately needed. It can be the secret to ending chronic pain or a shortcut to fixing lousy posture. Understanding the general spectrum of good to bad sleep positions can make a tremendous difference over the c...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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37:04
Risk or Myth? The Real Impact of Adjustments on Arteries
Cervical manipulation (neck adjustments) appears a crude or even barbaric practice. Many medical practitioners allege that it is unsafe and can cause strokes. It's commonly known to be an effective treatment, but is it safe?Thankfully we ha...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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53:53
The Truth about Arthritis
Osteoarthritis is a looming threat to all living beings and our understanding of it has evolved immensely. Although research and clinical expertise has outgrown the old wear and tear model we grew up with, the vast majority of people stil...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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19:14
Optimize Your Warm Up
If static stretching doesn't make for a good warm-up, what does? Today we go through the self-discovery process of warming up for exercise.
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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28:48
Is Stretching Useful?
Stretch before activity is advice as old as time. It's still the most common self-therapy everyday people use to help overcome injuries. So how do we reconcile the mountain of research and clinical expertise calling it into serious question?
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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29:47
Dr. Ali Chatha
As the world evolves and becomes increasingly specialized and interconnected, so has our healthcare. This holds a lot of promise for the future of patient health, yet still many barriers exist. Dr. Chatha has been instrumental in strength...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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19:33
Sachin Latti
Sachin is bodybuilder gone ultra-marathonist, a feat rarely thought possible. After struggling with mental health hardship during the pandemic, he found a new purpose. Compelled to transition out of Law Enforcement and run at insane lengths to ...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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40:25
Mikael Backlund
Mikael Backlund is a professional hockey player and alternate captain for the Calgary Flames. He has worked closely with our own Dr. Greg Uchacz to keep his body firing from all cylinders during that time. During out talk, he opens up about ove...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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36:15
Leo King
Leo King is a professional natural bodybuilder, powerlifter, strength coach and owner of Kings fitness and 5th Avenue Fitness. He gives us the ins and outs on his training approach and how to stays competitive in two very different weight...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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27:32
Joint Manipulation
Chiropractics has been around since 1895 and it is believed that joint manipulation was practiced by healers far before then. However only in recent decades has its benefits have largely studied and uncovered. Whether it makes you cringe or fee...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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17:08
Julia Shelley
Julia is a WBFF fitness champion, Women's fitness coach and former UN flight attendant. Despite living on the front line of war-torn countries with limited access to dietary needs, health care and exercise equipment; Julia's story reveals that ...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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21:29
Chronic pain
The thought of a never ending injury is an uneasy one. You likely know someone who suffers daily from chronic pain and have said to yourself, not me.Unfortunately more people today find themselves in this situation as any injury can spiral ...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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25:05
IV Therapy Explained with Dr. Jatish Kaler
If you've ever made an unfortunate trip to the hospital, one of the first line therapies used is the IV or "intravenous therapy". Now, what if we infuse that bag of salt water with critically essential vitamins, minerals and antioxidants? ...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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29:07
How to be a Desk Jockey 101
This is the ultimate pep talk for those who sit in from of a computer for multiple hours a day. You know it's the source of many of your aches and pains, and it's not getting any better on its own. It's time to switch it up.
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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22:13
Mobility Vs. Stability
Ever wonder why you stretch you hamstrings day after day and you never gain an inch of lasting flexibility? Like Yin and yang, mobility and stability are the core principles of how your body functions.Todays episode will fundamenta...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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22:59
Corticosteroids
Are steroid injections an effective treatment or do they mask the symptoms?Today we talk about why this standard of care stirs up some controversy.
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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14:39
Pain vs Function
A paradigm shift is taking place in the field of conservative health care. The wear and tear model of injury is out-dated and function reigns over pain. What does that mean?Well it means a completely ruptured muscle hurts less...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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18:00
Anton Joseph
Executive director of Strive Fitness, Alberta Sports Hall of Fame Inductee. Calgary Colts GM. Canada’s most sought after sport strength coach. Sport dream maker.Anton opens up about youth training and the formula for athletic success.
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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44:09
Brad Layzell and PX3 AMP
CEO and founder of PX3 AMP; Brad Layzell has bucked the status quo in youth sports. Brad explains why Canada is behind the curve when it comes to athletic development, resulting in an alarming amount of burn out and injury in our youth. <...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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59:48
Lynda Roberts and Calgary Canoe Club
Director of the Calgary Canoe Club, Lynda Roberts, shares her passion for paddling sports, unique challenges these athletes face, and the breathtaking facility that overlooks Calgary's beloved Glenmore reservoir.
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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24:50
Scott "Smash" Mackenzie
Known for his aggressive yet technical style and powerful knockouts, Scott is a professional Muay Thai fighter, strength and conditioning coach, nutrition coach, Muay Thai and boxing instructor, and speaker. He owns and operates Fight Fit...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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26:30
Duff Gipson and Kids sports
Canadian winter Olympian, Skeleton Gold Medalist, Founder of Dark Horse Athletics kids multi sport program, firefighter and family man; Duff Gipson joins us on the show.He opens up about his passion and vision for kids sport, the problem of...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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37:22