Building the Health Foundations In Midlife - Duncan O'Brien

It's episode84.   This week Dave is joined by Duncan O'Brien, a PT who works with clients of all ages and has a great take on wellness and movement as we age. His phrase, 'walk your way back to the gym' is on that strikes at the heart of the 'no pain no gain' mantras that many of us can fall for. As we enter and travel through midlife it's important to work with not against our body and build slowly and steadily, ensuring our health is grounded in a good fitness base level. Dave also shares his thoughts on aligning our focus, with the factors in our life and our feelings and emotions.Duncan is a Personal Trainer, Coach, Mental Fitness Practitioner and Whole Hearted Leadership advocate. He is a recovering academic, who is now 10 years into embracing his passion for health and well-being.  After spending 9 years at university studying chemistry, a year traveling and 3 years in biomedical sales he finally took the plunge. Before and Beyond Fitness: Move, Play, Engage and Enjoy. The Present:Bodyguards Training Studio - PTYesWeCan CIC - Coach and Action Learning Facilitator Connected Coaching NE - Coach and Leadership FacilitatoruS Active - PT <br/>You can conect with Duncan on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/duncanobrien and Instagram https://instagram.com/duncspt?....igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=D Algeo is a Restless Midlifer, searching for answers and adventure. His mission, should you choose to join him, is to seek out ways to get life back on his terms, heading in a more fulfilling direction and enhancing his health in the process. Dave is a writer, coach, and constantly curious person, striving to encourage others to live big - by identifying the small but significant things that can transform the life we are living. Join Dave as he explores how to regain the spirit of adventure and childlike curiosity whilst managing the "grown-up" responsibilities of life. Dave's approach to making changes in life, health and direction, are rooted in his 'sprout sweater philosophy. Check out his 'Crackerjack' video here https://youtu.be/OZM4ObMSu6U to learn more about the basic metaphor. Check out episodes 30 and 31 to learn more about Dave's approach.Visit podcast or search for 'Restless Midlifer' in your favourite podcast feed. To find out more about the podcast, and episode show notes visit www.restlesmidlifer.com/podcast. Drop Dave a line at dave@restlessmidlifer.com to ask questions, offer feedback or suggestions for future podcast content.Don't forget, a great review really helps the show reach more people. If you are enjoying the show and haven't already, please visit review to rate and review.