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Joel Smith - Beyond Longevity: Aging Athletically vs Just Living Longer

Podcast: Future of Fitness · Eric Malzone

Opublikowano: 2026-07-03

Can you actually train yourself to age like an athlete instead of just "aging well"? In this episode, Eric Malzone sits down with strength coach and Just Fly Sports founder Joel Smith — eight years coaching at UC Berkeley, five Olympians, nine medals, a world record, and four national track titles under his belt — to unpack what real athletic longevity looks like beyond the buzzwords flooding the fitness industry. They dig into why "meaningful movement" beats generic training programs, how play, seasonality, and community pickup games might matter more than your macros, and why coaches and gym owners need to help...