Our guest this week is Dr. Mark Cucuzella – a man with more talents and accolades than we can easily fit into an opening sentence.
Here’s everything you need to know:
- Dr. Cucuzella is a professor at WVU School of Medicine
- He’s also a practicing physician and is responsible for the removal of sugar from WVU hospitals
- He’s a competitive runner with over 100 marathon and ultramarathon finishes
- Mark opened the nation’s first minimalist shoe store, Two River Treads in Ranson, West Virginia
- He designed the Air Force’s Efficient Running Project to promote healthier and better running
- And he’s the author of Run For Your Life, a book about, you guessed, running better & healthier
PRESS PLAY to tune into our conversation about eating less sugar, educating the public, creating institutional change, running better, and of course, minimalist shoes.
In This Episode:
- Meet “the man who removed sugar from WVU hospitals” (not a single soda in the drink machines!)
- The best 5-Minute Crash Course in Sugar Metabolism you’ll ever hear
- Using Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGM) for personal and coaching purposes
- No coincidence: the most obese states are also the least educated
- Making education accessible in order to affect change
- What it really takes to drive institutional change
- Movement, natural running and why most people “run wrong” (+ what to do instead!)
- The problem with most footwear and what to look for when choosing your shoes
- Building and leading incredible teams and business
- Using Elastic Recoil: Mark shares a few tips from Run For Your Life to help us run better and healthier
- Dr. Mark’s Top Tips to:
- Be Better
- Do Better
PRESS PLAY TO TUNE IN.
Links & Resources
- Dr. Mark Cucuzella’s Website
- The Nation’s First Minimalist Shoe Store: Two River Treads
- Mark’s Book: Run For Your Life
- Scott Dolly: Movement, Performance, and Longevity on the BHP
- Lauren Burgess: ULTRA Marathons and Self Discovery on the BHP
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