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Welcome to The Not Old Better Show.  I’m Paul Vogelzang, and as part of our Smithsonian Associates Art of Living interview series, our guest today, Helen Lee Bouygues, is here to talk ‘Fake News,’ misinformation, and why it exists, but most importantly, how to stop it.

Helen Lee Bouygues will be presenting at the Smithsonian Associates program via Zoom, June 21, and the title of her presentation is Misinformation: Why it Exists - And How To Stop It.  More details are available on our website.

Conspiracy theories have been part of our culture for centuries, dating back to the American Revolution. But it wasn’t until the 2016 Presidential election that Americans began to see how the internet could gin up a toxic stew of misinformation powerful enough to drive public opinion and elect a president. Today, algorithms control our news feeds and encourage emotional thinking. Conspiracy theories that were once relegated to fanzines are now heard even on the floors of Congress.

Despite the wealth of resources that have been devoted to halt their dissemination, fake news, misinformation, and disinformation campaigns continue to attack democratic elections and unravel our social fabric. Banning liars and propagandists from Twitter and removing toxic websites won’t make the problem go away.

The Reboot Foundation, founded by Helen Lee Bouygues—which promotes critical thinking through research—and others have found that education must play a primary role in tackling this problem. Despite calls for more media-literacy education, research shows that more than a third of American middle school students have had little or no instruction in how to identify a reliable website.

Helen Lee Bouygues, president of the Reboot Foundation, discusses how to identify and combat fake news. She explains how society can balance free speech and new technologies, why people choose to reject or confirm information that competes with their worldview, and how media consumers can better resist becoming a victim of misinformation.

Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show via internet phone, Helen Lee Bouygues.


My thanks to Helen Lee Bouygues.  Helen Lee Bouygues will presenting at the Smithsonian Associates, June 21, 2021, and the title of her presentation is Misinformation: Why It Exists -  And How To Stop It.   You can find out more in our show notes.   My thanks as well to the Smithsonian Associates team for all they do to support the show.  Of course, my thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience.  Please be well, stay healthy and vaccinated, and remember, let’s Talk About Better.  The Not Old Better Show.  Thanks, everybody.  

For more information from the Smithsonian Associates website, please click here:  https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/misinformation-why-it-exists-and-how-to-stop-it

#552 Misinformation: Why It Exists - And How To Stop It - Helen Lee Bouygues

Welcome to The Not Old Better Show.  I’m Paul Vogelzang, and as part of our Smithsonian Associates healthcare innovation interview series,  we have an excellent interview with Dr. Barry Gordon, founder of the Memory Clinic at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.  Dr. Gordon will be presenting at the Smithsonian Associates program, June 22, and the title of his presentation is Making The Most of Your Memory.  More details are available on our website.

Are you worried about your memory or someone else’s? Do you want to understand more about how your memory works?  How you might help it work better, and stave off declines? Dr.  Barry Gordon, a nationally recognized expert on memory and memory disorders, explains how each of us has many different kinds of memories, our own individual patterns of strengths and weakness, and how we might better appreciate what these patterns are.

Dr. Barry Gordon tells us what memory and mental skills are likely to get worse with aging, which are incorrectly blamed on aging, and which may actually improve as we get older. Dr. Gordon describes useful memory and mental skills we should try harder to keep sharp, and Dr. Gordon suggests interventions and lifestyle changes that are most likely to help us to improve our ability to pay attention, to think, and to remember at any age.   

Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show, via internet phone, Smithsonian Associate, Dr. Barry Gordon.  

My thanks to Dr. Barry Gordon, and the team at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.  Hopefully today’s show will give you a sense ideas to keep in mind, and to memorize, about your memory, memory lapses, and how to improve.  My thanks to the Smithsonian team for all they do to support the show.  My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience…be safe, and remember let’s Talk About Better.  The Not Old Better Show. Until next time, thanks, everybody.
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#553 Making The Most of Our Memory - Dr. Barry Gordon

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German digital label Emerald & Doreen is celebrating its 400th release with a continuous 'Best Of' mix courtesy of Jerry Bouthier. 

The regular collaborator delivers yet again a vibrant rollercoaster mix, assembling and editing in one epic excursion some of the imprint's strongest tracks of late. In just over an hour the French DJ/producer, veteran Kitsuné stalwart, sound-designer for fashion and eternal advocate of futuristic emotions, expertly encapsulates this atypical label's diverse thunderous moods (from vocal-led biggies to heads-down stompers and back) notwithstanding all tied-up by the label's uncanny fondness for vintage synthetic sounds and inspired melodies at the crossroad of synth pop, new wave and electronic disco.

Starting humbly as eclectic refuge for bedroom creators of varied individual ilk, Emerald & Doreen, conceived almost a decade ago, has courageously carved out its own personal niche in the electronic music constellation and blossomed into a reliable stable of international talents originating from the four corners of the globe. Thanks to its relentless output and dedicated flair, it has developed into a consistent purveyor of some of the most exciting computer-based dance music around: a melting-pot of electropop, dark disco and other italo, cosmic, nu-disco, indie-dance. hybrids of today. In an increasingly compartmented music world, music fans could only wish for such kaleidoscopic proposition.

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8 Tips for Eye Health - Dr. Paul Karpecki The Not Old Better Show Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show.&nbsp; I’m Paul Vogelzang and as part of our science and healthy living series, today’s guest is Dr. Paul Karpecki, and we’re discussing a healthy vision for all, but focused on those of us over 60. Did you know that nearly&nbsp;65% of US adults complain of headaches, neck/shoulder pain, and eye strain&nbsp;when using digital devices, reading or doing detail work? Digital Vision Syndrome (DVS) is here and affecting thousands of us. We are at an unprecedented and critical point when it comes to the impacts of increased screen time. As our lifestyle shifts more to work from home, it puts increased pressure on near vision demands, optometrists are reporting record numbers of patients seeking a solution. In a recent study of over 110,000 patients, nearly two-thirds experienced painful symptoms often associated with eye misalignment. More than 55% of them experienced these symptoms on a daily basis.&nbsp;Optometrists across the nation are seeing an uptick of vision issues related to DVS including eye strain, which can lead to headaches, pain around the eyes and pain behind the eyes, as well as neck pain and other related problems. Our guest today is Dr. Paul Karpecki, who has over 20 years of experience running some of the largest dry eye clinics in the United States. Dr. Paul Karpecki is a noted educator and author of over 1000 papers on the subject of Dry Eye Disease.&nbsp; Dr. Karpecki currently serves as the Chief Clinical Editor for Review of Optometry, the most read journal in the profession.&nbsp; Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show via internet phone, Dr. Paul Karpecki. My thanks to Dr. Paul Karpecki.&nbsp; Hopefully, today’s show will help you understand and consider the effects of Digital Vision Syndrome.&nbsp; Remember to check out our website for more details about Dr. Paul Karpecki and Digital Vision Syndrome. &nbsp; My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience…be safe, and remember let’s Talk About Better.&nbsp; The Not Old Better Show. Until next time, thanks, everybody.&nbsp; Check out our new show on KSCW Radio, 103.1 FM Phoenix AZ every Saturday morning at 8:15 AM/PST, and, again, you can find links to listen to the show on KSCW on our website. https://suncitywestradio.com/our-shows/&nbsp; &nbsp;

#555 8 Tips for Eye Health - Dr. Paul Karpecki

Winning Independence - John Ferling The Not Old Better Show, Author Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show.&nbsp; I’m Paul Vogelzang and as part of our Smithsonian Associates Art of Living series, our guest today is historian . &nbsp; Throughout his long career,  has specialized in the American Revolution. He taught numerous courses on the Revolution, America’s Founders, and U. S. military history. He is the author of thirteen books, all but two of which have dealt with the American Revolution and its leaders.&nbsp; Many times when we think of the key moments of the American Revolution we overlook the latter half of the war. John Ferling is here to change that. Focusing on the later southern campaigns in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, John Ferling’s narrative history in his new book,&nbsp;, considers how rival commanders George Washington and Sir Henry Clinton faced challenges and setbacks at a time when American independence was far from certain.&nbsp; Yet another excellent work of early American history from one of its best practitioners, about the southern strategy, Gen. George Washington’s great political acumen but equally stifling risk aversion, and why America really did win the revolutionary war. That of course is our guest today, author and historian John Ferling, reading from his new book, &nbsp;. &nbsp; And now please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associate John Ferling. My thanks to author and  for his generous time and his new book, &nbsp; which is wonderful is on sale everywhere.&nbsp; Please check it out.&nbsp; My thanks to the Smithsonian team for all they do to support the show, and my thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience…remember be well, stay safe and let’s talk about better.&nbsp; The Not Old Better Show.&nbsp; Thanks, everybody. &nbsp; &nbsp;

#557 Winning Independence - John Ferling

Our Deceptive Universe - Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi

The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Inside Science Series

Welcome to The Not Old Better Show.  As part of our Smithsonian  Associates Inside Science Interview Series, we are talking to Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi, about his amazing life as an astrophysicist, cosmologist, inventor, educator, science communicator, actor, and author of the new book, A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey from the Street to the Stars

You’re going to love this interview, and Dr. Oluseyi’s book is amazing.  

Before Einstein published his theory of special relativity, Isaac Newton’s view from centuries earlier was accepted as fact: that we live in a “clockwork universe” where time and space are constant. What Einstein first imagined, and what quantum physics later formulated, is the possibility that we operate in a multiverse—potentially an infinity of universes where different versions of our lives are playing out in ways both imaginable and unimaginable.

Our guest today, astrophysicist Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi dives into this mystery—and why the universe we perceive is not the universe that actually exists. In trying to understand our deceptive universe, he examines spacetime, the illusion of mass, the large-scale structure of the universe, dark matter, and dark energy.  But, please don’t let the ‘quantum physics’ element here sound too deep because Dr Oluseyi explains the ideas with simple ease so all of us can understand, plus we talk about Dr. Oluseyi coming of age life, overcoming obstacles…crime, poverty, addiction, and work as a janitor, all to succeed beyond expectations.

Including the fact that Dr.Oluseyi recently served as the space science education lead in the Space Mission Directorate at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C., where he provided strategic leadership and management for the directorate’s investments in science education and communications.

Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show on KSCW, Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi.

Hakeem’s new book, A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey from the Street to the Stars (Ballantine Books) is available for purchase at Apple Books.

Find out more about Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi’s upcoming Smithsonian Associates presentation HERE:

https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/our-deceptive-universe

#558 Our Deceptive Universe - Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi

Spark - Claudia Kalb

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Welcome to The Not Old Better Show.  I’m Paul Vogelzang and it is so great to be with you today, following, of course,  another excellent Community Chat with Gary Cohen, and good morning and welcome to The Not Old Better Show on KSCW, and our guest today is New York Times best-selling author, and Newsweek Magazine Science writer, Claudia Kalb.  

Claudia Kalb is a New York Times bestselling author and journalist who writes about science, psychology, and human behavior. She is the author of the new book, Spark: How Genius Ignites, From Child Prodigies to Late Bloomers.

This will be a fun interview, and Claudia Kalb has graciously agreed to read a passage from her new book today.  Through engaging storytelling and historical, biographical, and scientific research, Claudia Kalb unravels the relationship between brains, talent, passion, creativity, willpower, and imagination. Claudia Kalb will tell us what propels some individuals to reach extraordinary creative heights in the earliest years of life while others discover their passions decades later? Claudia Kalb will answer our questions about whether prodigies are imbued with innate talent? And, for our Not Old Better Show on KSCW audience, how often are late in life inspirations triggered by propitious events, like Julia Child's first French meal at the age of 36? Do late bloomers reveal their talents because their skills require life experience and contemplation?  Pay attention…we’ll have fun and answer some important like knowing when you’ll know what you want to be, and more Not Old Better questions.

That of course is our guest today, author Claudia Kalb, reading from her new book, ‘Spark.’  Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show on KSCW, via internet phone, New York Times bestselling author, Claudia Kalb.

My thanks to Claudia Kalb, and her new book, ‘Spark.’   Hopefully today’s show will give you a sense of ideas to keep in mind, and how to generate your spark.  My thanks to the Smithsonian team for all they do to support the show.  My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience…be safe, and remember let’s Talk About Better.  The Not Old Better Show. Until next time, thanks, everybody.

#559 Spark - Claudia Kalb

How To Watch Movies Like a Film Professor - Marc Lapadula

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Welcome to The Not Old Better Show on KSCW on Sun City West Radio.  I’m Paul Vogelzang and as part of our Smithsonian Associates  Art of Living Interview Series,  our returning guest is Marc Lapadula.  Joining me again today is Yale University film professor Marc Lapadula, and we’ll dive into some remarkable examples of cinematic mastery that reflect technical innovation and complex thematic construction.  Marc Lapadula will be presenting at the Smithsonian Associates July 19, and the title of his Zoom presentation is How To Watch Movies like a Film Professor.

Great film directors all have one thing in common—lofty artistic ambitions. They take on the toughest issues and most provocative social themes of their day hoping to eloquently bring them to life on screen. Utilizing the movie screen the same way great artists gaze upon their canvases, cinema artists know that every inch of the frame offers a crucial opportunity to leave audiences spellbound by their handiwork.

The most challenging directors disguise their bold artistic intentions behind the mask of easily accessible genre forms, often burying something quite profound beneath a story’s glossy surface. This sort of subtext and the prospect of unraveling a hidden encoded message in the fabric of the film’s narrative is what drives some movie lovers (and film professors) to attempt to decipher what is really going on beneath the scenes playing out before our eyes and ears. There is always something mesmerizing to be uncovered in a great film.

Marc Lapadula and I will chat about how he selects films that accomplish their missions by creating some of the most memorable and timeless moments and performances ever captured on celluloid. Clips from You Only Live Once, Sullivan's Travels, Touch of Evil, On the Waterfront, The Night of the Hunter, Rebel Without a Cause, Birdman, and other films will be discussed today.

Please welcome via internet phone, film professor Marc Lapadula.

My thanks to Marc Lapadula.  Hopefully, today’s show will bring a smile on your face.  Remember to check out our website for more details about Marc Lapadula’s upcoming Smithsonian Associates presentation on July 19.  My thanks to the Smithsonian team for all they do to support the show.  My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience…be safe, and remember let’s Talk About Better.  The Not Old Better Show. Until next time, thanks, everybody.  

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# 560 How To Watch Movies Like a Film Professor - Marc Lapadula

Welcome to The Not Old Better Show.  I’m Paul Vogelzang and as part of our Newsmaker Briefing Interview Series, our guest today is David Andelman.  

David A. Andelman is a veteran foreign correspondent for CNN News, author and commentator who contributes frequently to CNN on global affairs. A member of the Board of Contributors of USA Today, David Andelman served for more than seven years as Editor & Publisher of World Policy Journal. David Andelman was executive editor of Forbes.com; a domestic and foreign correspondent for The New York Times in New York, Southeast Asia bureau chief, based in Bangkok, and East European bureau chief, based in Belgrade. David Andelman then moved to CBS News where he served for seven years as Paris correspondent. Andelman followed as a Washington correspondent for CNBC, news editor of Bloomberg News and Business Editor of the New York Daily News. In the course of his career he has traveled through and reported from more than 85 countries.
  

Interestingly, David A. Andelman has joined the Center on National Security as a visiting scholar and director of its Red Lines Project.  The project’s conception arose from President Barack Obama’s failure to enforce a red line in Syria when the dictator Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons on his own people, killing more than 1,400. Obama’s cabinet disagreed strongly with his decision to walk away from the red line without military action to remove al-Assad from power. 

David Andelman has that mindset, as does the Red Lines Project, as we try to better understand this very important global security issue, we need to do so right now.

This will be a fascinating interview and we’ll talk about the Red Lines Project, cyber-security, the world in a post pandemic state, Biden, Putin and heart health.  You’ll love this interview.  

Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show, CNN’s David Andelman.




My thanks to CNN’s David Andelman.   Hopefully today’s show will give you a sense of world events, national security, our place here and what’s going on.  My thanks to the Smithsonian team for all they do to support the show.  My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience…be safe, and remember let’s Talk About Better.  The Not Old Better Show. Until next time, thanks, everybody.

#561 CNN's David Andelman - post COVID, Heat Waves in Pacific Northwest, Putin and Ukraine

Elizabeth Barrett Browning: A Reinvented Life - Fiona Sampson

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Welcome to The Not Old Better Show, Art of Living Series with Smithsonian Associates.  Our guest today is author Fiona Sampson, who’ll be presenting at the Smithsonian Associates, August 17, and more details are available on our website.  The title of Fiona Sampson’s presentation at Smithsonian Associates is Elizabeth Barrett Browning: A Reinvented Life.  Fiona Ruth Sampson, a Member of the British Empire, and is a British poet and writer. Fiona Sampson has authored 28 books of poetry and nonfiction, including the acclaimed In Search of Mary Shelley.  Fiona Sampson’s new book titled ‘Two Way Mirror,’ the Life of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Britain’s most famous female poet.  

“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.” With these words, Elizabeth Barrett Browning has come down to us as a romantic heroine, a recluse controlled by a domineering father and often overshadowed by her husband, Robert Browning. But she defied cultural constraints—a modern figure whose life is a study in self-invention.

Born in 1806 when women were denied property, a university education, or the vote, Barrett Browning seized control of her private income, overcame long-term illness, eloped to revolutionary Italy with Browning, and achieved lasting literary fame. A feminist icon, political activist, and international literary superstar, she inspired writers from Emily Dickinson to George Eliot, Oscar Wilde, and Virginia Woolf.

That of course is our guest today, author Fiona Sampson, reading from her new book: ‘Two Way Mirror,’ the Life of Elizabeth Barrett Browning.  We’ll be discussing Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s extraordinary life, her prolific writing, and feminist icon.  

Join us today with our guest, acclaimed writer and poet Fiona Sampson for a nuanced, comprehensive portrait of Britain’s most famous female poet, a woman who invented herself and defied her times.

Please join me in welcoming you to The Not Old Better Show, Art of Living series, Smithsonian Associate Fiona Sampson.

My thanks to our guest today for her generous time and expertise, Fiona Sampson. Fiona Sampson will be presenting at the Smithsonian Associates, August 17, and more details are available on our website.  The title of Fiona Sampson’s presentation at Smithsonian Associates is Elizabeth Barrett Browning: A Reinvented Life. My thanks to the Smithsonian team for all they do to support the show, and my thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience.  Please be safe everyone, wear your masks when needed, encourage those who haven’t to get vaccinated, and let’s Talk About Better.  The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates series.  Thanks, everybody.

#566 Elizabeth Barrett Browning: A Reinvented Life - Fiona Sampson

RESPECT Movie Review and Jennifer Hudson Interview

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Welcome to The Not Old Better Show, brought to you today by Inside Tracker and NORD VPN.

I’m Paul Vogelzang, and as part of our Movie Reviews interview series, we have an excellent interview with Jennifer Hudson to share with you. Jennifer Hudson is the star of the new movie, RESPECT, the story of Aretha Franklin, and Jennifer Hudson stars as Aretha!

#569 RESPECT Movie Review and Jennifer Hudson Interview

The Benefits of Video Games for Older Adults
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Welcome to The Not Old Better Show.  I’m Paul Vogelzang and today’s show is brought to you by NORD VPN and Inside Tracker.  

I think you’ll enjoy today’s show as we’re talking about gaming, video games specifically.  When you think of a "gamer," you probably don't think of a 65-year-old man or woman spending their afternoon on the Wii, or PS 2, or X Box, or Nintendo Switch. But think again — an estimated 21% of people who play video games are over the age of 50. What’s more, it turns out that some of those older "gamers" are reaping very significant health benefits as a result.

Here are just some of the social, cognitive, and physical benefits that video games and virtual reality (VR) have to offer seniors.
1. BETTER EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING. Whether it's going for a walk, meeting friends for lunch, or seeing a movie, doing anything you enjoy improves emotional health. So it's no surprise many seniors who enjoy playing video games find themselves in better moods.  A study of 140 seniors over 63 years old concluded that both regular and occasional video gamers reported greater well-being, social functioning, and health than non-gamers. In addition, they reported significantly lower rates of depression among people who play video games than those who don't.
2. IMPROVED BALANCE. Video games can provide physical benefits, too, especially to seniors. Certain games that require physical interaction, like Wii Sports and similar titles, can help seniors improve balance, coordination, and reflexes due to the quick decision-making and action required to play. Some seniors have even reported faster walking speeds as a result of playing video games.  It may not be obvious at first, but improving cognitive skills can translate into improved balance and gait. And while fitness video games like Nintendo Wii and even the newer Nintendo Switch have revolutionized exercise for seniors, virtual reality (VR) is already leaving its mark on physical therapy. 
3. ENHANCED COGNITIVE ABILITY. Video games have the potential to support improvement not only emotionally and physically, but cognitively, as well. In fact, a University of California San Francisco study showed significant improvement in cognitive ability, effectively reversing signs of aging in seniors who played 3D video games.
4. REDUCED RISK OF ALZHEIMER'S  With an estimated 5.5 million seniors suffering from Alzheimer's in the U.S. alone, treatment methods are heavily scrutinized and highly valued. Amazingly, recent research has even demonstrated a link between playing video games and a reduced risk of Alzheimer’s.   The study looked at connections between gaming and tissue growth in different areas of the brain — especially the hippocampus, an area associated with memory and Alzheimer’s progression. 
5. ALL THE BENEFITS — PLUS LOTS OF FUN

Our “guest today, Andy Carle, from The Virginian in Fairfax Virginia, says “they love it,"   Andrew Carle, Executive Director, The Virginian, serves as lead instructor and founder of the nation’s only graduate Concentration in Senior Living Administration, within the Georgetown University Program in Aging & Health. In 2004, he coined the term “Nana” Technology and has consulted on technologies for older adults with companies including APPLE, Nintendo, GTX Corporation, and Vigorous Mind, among others. 

We’ll talk about that and more on today’s show, so please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show, Andy Carle.  

My thanks to NORD VPN and Inside Tracker for sponsoring today’s show.  Please support our sponsors.  My thanks to Andy Carle and his team for arranging this great topic.  My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience.  Please stay safe, be well and let’s talk about better.  The Not Old Better Show.  Thanks, everybody.

#571 The Benefits of Video Games for Older Adults

Pay Us To Exercise - Sabrena Jo 

Fitness Friday News 

What’s worse than losing your life? Losing a few bucks, apparently.

According to research conducted by the American Heart Association, threatening coronary-heart-disease patients with money loss could help motivate them to exercise more, according to new research published in Journal of the American Heart Association. 

Creating financial motivation for healthy behavior isn’t a brand-new concept. Insurance companies, for example, already use financial rewards programs to encourage folks to move more. 

Of course, today’s show is part of our Fitness Friday series, and it’s another great one in our Fitness Friday programs. We’ll be hearing from returning guest, Sabrena Jo, who’ll join us. 

Sabrena Jo is a favorite with our Not Old Better audience and is the American Council on Exercise, Director of Science and Research Content. Sabrena Jo will be here to share important information about recent research into fitness trackers, Fitbits, Apple Watches and whether the outcome of the fitness tracker is supported by evidence based research.

Enjoy.

#229 Pay Us To Exercise - Sabrena Jo

Paul Taylor Vogelzang is an award-winning blogger, podcaster, writer, producer and style fanatic, known for his down to earth accessible reporting and advice for men and women 50 + age, and their families. Paul was one of the founding editors of MommyCast & MommyCast Latina, the wildly popular, very first mom podcasts in audio and video, and its producer from 2004 to 2009. Paul’s current, but also award winning podcast, The Not Old - Better Show launched in 2014. Paul continues to share vibrant, focused, entertaining content on the show, and writes frequently about the subjects of fashion, grooming and the “senior man.”  Paul lives just outside of Washington DC, with his lovely wife, Gretchen (also a MommyCast founder), and where the two of them are active in many arts, business and philanthrophic organizations, love to feed the Northern Wren, and are the parents of two sons.


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