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Amy Bender; PHD and sleep researcher.
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Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Aug 4, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Episode 55 is an interview with Amy Bender, sleep researcher.
Dr. Bender is Senior Research Scientist at Calgary Counselling Centre and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary. She received her PhD and Master of Science degrees in Experimental Psychology from Washington State University specializing in sleep EEG. She has helped develop the only validated sleep screening tool for athletes and has implemented sleep optimization strategies for numerous Canadian Olympic and professional teams. Her current interests focus on how sleep and exercise interventions can improve mental health outcomes. She was a former college basketball athlete, did an Ironman in 2009, and currently chases her 3 young kids around.
Do you have injuries or niggles ruining your enjoyment of running and hindering your performance? Get on top of these so that you can get back to the simple joy that is running!! I have been inrecently seeing Luke about a tendinopathy on my ankle. Never once did he say I had to stop running. With the work he is doing on my ankle and the exercises he has given me, my ankle is improving and my training is coming along nicely. Come in and see the specialists at Health and High Performance where they utilise the latest in technology, and experience to help you achieve the results you want and are capable of. So, head to www.healthhp.com.au/run
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Thank you so much for supporting my podcast! I love getting reviews!! Nygell says ‘Learning so much from Isobel and the variety of guests she chats with. I find myself taking notes everytime I listen…really enjoying these podcasts a lot!’ KP_bass says “Thank you for finding a variety of amazing educators to interview in the podcasts! Learning and being inspired which is great! Thank you” Thank you both so much, and for the 5 star ratings. To be honest, I am learning so much from all my guests and being inspired by them too! If you go to YouTube where I load the video recordings, you will see me taking notes too!
My YouTube channel is here.
Enjoy the interview with Amy!
Dr. Bender is Senior Research Scientist at Calgary Counselling Centre and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary. She received her PhD and Master of Science degrees in Experimental Psychology from Washington State University specializing in sleep EEG. She has helped develop the only validated sleep screening tool for athletes and has implemented sleep optimization strategies for numerous Canadian Olympic and professional teams. Her current interests focus on how sleep and exercise interventions can improve mental health outcomes. She was a former college basketball athlete, did an Ironman in 2009, and currently chases her 3 young kids around.
Do you have injuries or niggles ruining your enjoyment of running and hindering your performance? Get on top of these so that you can get back to the simple joy that is running!! I have been inrecently seeing Luke about a tendinopathy on my ankle. Never once did he say I had to stop running. With the work he is doing on my ankle and the exercises he has given me, my ankle is improving and my training is coming along nicely. Come in and see the specialists at Health and High Performance where they utilise the latest in technology, and experience to help you achieve the results you want and are capable of. So, head to www.healthhp.com.au/run
https://www.instagram.com/healthhighperformance/
Thank you so much for supporting my podcast! I love getting reviews!! Nygell says ‘Learning so much from Isobel and the variety of guests she chats with. I find myself taking notes everytime I listen…really enjoying these podcasts a lot!’ KP_bass says “Thank you for finding a variety of amazing educators to interview in the podcasts! Learning and being inspired which is great! Thank you” Thank you both so much, and for the 5 star ratings. To be honest, I am learning so much from all my guests and being inspired by them too! If you go to YouTube where I load the video recordings, you will see me taking notes too!
My YouTube channel is here.
Enjoy the interview with Amy!
Released:
Aug 4, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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