Episode 31: Joe Holder—Intergenerational Health, Mindful Recovery & The Value of Therapy

 

On episode 31 I finally track down Joe Holder aka Ocho System, founder of Exercise Snacks, Systems of Service, Nike Master Trainer, consultant and overall impressive human being. We dive into his recent exploration of 'Intergenerational Health' and how health needs to be incorporated and democratized across all communities through movement, nutrition and education. Joe shares his experience of overcoming injury through mindfulness and with the support of his father. He also shares his commitment to mental health through therapy, which has become more of his focus during Covid, rather than his body, and how that in turn has created a healthier body by tending to the mind. Among other topics, Joe shares some influential books, resources and his overall ethos for living, learning and giving back.

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When you relinquish judgement especially when it comes to your workouts, to food and the way the body responds to stress, you automatically look better.
— Joe Holder

SHOW NOTES

• 4:00 What Joe’s up to behind the scenes of Instagram

• 6:00 How Joe plans to use health for long term cultural changes

• 9:00 Why government and corporations needs to take more responsibility

• 14:00 Learning through being humbled to move forward more mindfully

• 15:30 Getting closer and connecting with his dad through health

• 22:30 Importance of coaching yourself, being authentic and self-love

• 23:50 Difference between self-love and self-judgment and being honest with your health

• 29:40 Joe’s relationship with his father

• 35:40 Becoming vs Being, and the power of Tiny Habits

• 46:00 What is social entrepreneurship?

• 48:20 Can I use my skill set to work towards goals that can help companies, and the world?

• 51:40 “I get overwhelmed everyday”

• 54:00 Different mindfulness tools to stay grounded and get clear

• 65:00 Moving in ways you don’t expect and the power of sprinting

• 71:30 “Make movement a movement”

• 72:15 Joe’s approach to diet and nutrition

• 74:40 How important is connecting to nature