Huntsman World Senior Games Active Life

Today we visit with Dr Cynthia Green. Dr. Green is a leading brain health expert who is passionate about making the brain health science accessible, sustainable, and fun for all. A clinical psychologist and assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Green is the president of Total Brain Health, a leading provider of brain wellness training. She has authored 6 books on the topic, including Yo...

Today’s guest is 73-year-old Barb Broad, a grandmother and mother of 3 from Cleveland, Ohio. At the age of 40, Barb chose to take up running, so she joined her husband and his running friends. Five years into running, she ran her first marathon, the NYC Marathon, and it continues to be her favorite race. Barb has now run 23 marathons with a PR of 3:18. She has run the Boston Marathon 8 times, and she has won her age group 4 of thos...

Today's guest is Denise Druce. Denise has been inspiring people to live healthier, happier lives for over 4 decades! Her students refer to her as ‘The Elevator’…when you’re around her, you’re going up! She is a TEDx Salt Lake City speaker and a co-founder of the non-profit Yoga Forward, “taking yoga where it isn’t”…prisons, shelters, schools, and shopping malls. Her greatest life lessons came with her journey with breast cance...

We have two fantastic guests today: Amy Twiggs and Dr. Mike DeBord. Amy is a former elite gymnast who competed on the National Team and went on to compete for Stanford University. Amy utilized that gymnastics experience to run a gymnastics facility, serve as a USA Gymnastics judge, and also help athletes through positive mindset coaching. 

Dr. Mike DeBord is a former Chiropractor who owned his own Chiropractic and Performa...

Today’s guest is Huntsman World Senior Games multi-sport athlete Larry Bergeson. An Idaho native, Larry played basketball for the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls and then Utah State University for 3 years, where he was named to the National Academic All-American Team. Larry is a lifelong educator of 41 years: he was a high school and middle school principal for 20 years and the Superintendent of Washington County School Dis...

Today, we have with us David Blair, who was born with a clubfoot and was told by doctors that he would never be able to function normally. He had several surgeries and proved those doctors wrong by enjoying many sports as a child. Dave learned that he especially excelled at throwing and tried out discus in high school track and field, winning a high school state championship against able-bodied athletes. This success led to an athl...

Today's guest is Dr. Jessica Payne, PhD, who holds appointments at Harvard Medical School and the University of Notre Dame where she is currently a Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology and Director of the Sleep, Stress, and Memory (SAM) Lab. Dr. Payne is dedicated to applying her research findings to business organizations, striving to help leaders understand how to work with, rather than against, the natural abilities of ...

Today's guest is 2-time Olympian Marsha Mark-Baird, who competed for Trinidad and Tobago in Sydney in 2000 and in Athens, Greece in 2004. She is a heptathlete who retired after the 2004 season, but she resumed training and competing over a decade later. Since she first started Masters competitions, she has achieved 10 champion titles, including setting a world record in the women’s 4x100m relay in her first competition! Marsha...

One of our amazing athletes, Vardell Curtis, has competed in softball at the Huntsman World Senior Games for 16 years (this year will be his 17th). He is a lifelong player and respecter of the game, and he enjoys passing on this love of the game to his family. If you don’t see Vardell out on the softball field, you may see him out on his Harley or on his ATV.

Kyle and Lil also share a few easy "swaps" to help us ...

Today Dr. Christian Millward talks about avoiding sports related injuries. Dr. Millward is the Medical Director for the Huntsman World Senior Games and has served in that capacity for over 10 years. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree in 2004 from the Medical College of Wisconsin. He then completed his medical residency and fellowship at Utah Valley Family Medicine in Provo, UT. He is currently the Director of Sports Medicine...

Today’s guest, Dr. David Evans, got his PhD at Ohio State University in the area of Family Resource Management and fell in love with the field of financial planning while taking classes at the Fisher School of Business. He spent 12 years as a Purdue Faculty member where in his final four years he served as the director of the financial planning program. While there Dr. Evans became obsessed with the idea of becoming a practitioner ...

Today’s show focuses on mindset and what it takes to navigate preparation for competition as well as every day life. Kyle and Lil visit with Amy Twiggs, who is a former Stanford Gymnast who competed on the National Women’s Team. She’s a #1 bestselling author, a certified life coach and a mother to four. She is joined by Lisa Lander who is also a mother to four, all of whom happen to be physicians. She’s a grandmother, a wife for 41...

Today’s guest is another one of our amazing athletes. Paul Holbrook has competed nine times at the Huntsman World Senior Games. His event of choice is Track and Field. In addition, Paul has a Master’s degree in Gerontology. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association and has worked as a personal trainer for over 25 years with over 45,000 personal training hours. ...

Today’s guest is one of our amazing athletes. Maryanne Daniel is a first-year competitor at the Huntsman World Senior Games, competing for the first time in 2022. But that doesn’t mean she hasn’t been competing. Listen to just a few of her accomplishments. Six-time National Racewalk Champion, former American and World record holder, 19-time USA Track and Field National Team member, Pan Am Games Bronze medalist in 1987. Presently co...