Won Body Won Life

Has an injury, strain, or pain ever plagued you for weeks or even months and it seemingly took forever to get past it? Do you often sit on the sidelines for an injury to fully heal, jump back into an activity, and then hurt yourself again? Listen in on a key concept called the Window Of Opportunity, which when mastered and utilized, can shorten your recovery from weeks and months to just days… Thi...

The absolute best approach to relieving your chronic pain is the active one. Active approach is where you are an active participant and you determine the outcome of your own treatment. You hold the keys to your success. The passive approach is where you are a recipient of treatment, submissive to someone else or thing, and therefore you have no control over the outcome. While one is easier, the li...

There are 5 critical mistakes most people over 30 make with their health and fitness. How can I say that with certainty? Because only 12% of Americans have gym membership, only half of those people use their membership, 80% of the working population have a job subjected to a desk, and there are over 25% of the world live with some chronic pain or ailment. The statistics don’t lie… At 34 years of a...

If you have pain, stiffness in your hips, or any catching or locking sensations with certain movements, this is the exact episode for you. I break down what femoracetabular impingement (aka FAI) entails, who is prone to getting it, what are the symptoms and ways to confirm if you have FAI, and the best treatment protocols to get relief from FAI. In general, this is what I refer to as hip impingeme...

Having trouble squatting deeper? Or maybe having pain or tightness whenever you squat? If so, this is a high level analysis on how to squat better and deeper! There are certain aspects around stability and mobility that many people don’t know about. Addressing 1 or 2 of the 6 things can allow you to squat pain and tightness-free. Note: there are definitely some high level verbiage I use in this ep...

“What can’t be measured can’t be managed”. I say this quote often to my clients because it’s true. You wouldn’t be able to keep a roof over your head if you didn’t (to some degree) track your finances. In the same fashion, we should track certain aspects of our health and fitness to elevate our health and fitness. What I go through are 3 important things I feel are non-negotiable to track daily. N...

Here are 5 tips to relieve pain from the comfort of your home, on your time, without manual therapy. Manual therapy is just one way to get relief. Oftentimes, it is more of a temporary solution because there is no active involvement in you doing much for relief. So these are all physical action-type items and mindset tools to keep you moving pain-free! Note: some of the tips I provide require purc...

Why does back pain always come back? Why are you not getting the long term relief you need and every time you get relief, the same back pain haunts you again and again? Here’s 8 reasons why + solutions to fix each reason. There’s so much you can do to reduce back pain or prevent back pain from recurring. You just need to know the right strategies and build it into your life. So let’s dive in. P.S....

Always feeling like you’re short on time? But you know exercise is important and want to get on a consistent training regimen? In this episode, I discuss 3 incredible tips you can start using today! Exercise is literally the #1 key to longevity and chronic pain relief, but it’s so gosh-darn hard to stay with an exercise plan. So by applying these 3 tips I discuss on this episode, you’ll be able to...

This is was a live recorded training with Dr. Sue May Yap, doctor of physical therapy, and a coach from my online coaching program, the Pain Free Academy. We talk about differentiating acute vs chronic pain and best research based interventions for both.  This interview was dated back in 2022 from my Pain Relief Support Group. If interested in joining, go to www.flexwithdoctorjay.online/group  Int...

Here are 8 fast tips to transform your body & get in the best shape of your life. When I mean fast, I mean that with consistency and some elbow grease, you can start to see huge changes to your health.  You'll start to see the weight loss, better strength, enhanced energy, etc.  All this can come if you follow these 8 tips, and take action on them  Support the show If you benefit from epi...

This episode is for those who want to get out of pain, but continuously get side tracked from doing anything meaningful or effective. You might see the title and think “sure Jay, just take action. Easier said than done!” But this will give much more meaning to why you are taking those action steps and what composes those action steps to get out of chronic pain long term. Your everyday actions dete...

Are you still looking for the fountain of youth? The holy water that can cure all disease and keep you young forever? Well, that fountain doesn’t exist…yet. Technology continues to push the boundaries for the sake of the human body. But what I can share with you are proven, research-based strategies to live longer and stray far away from early death. This episode is all about the pursuit of longev...

If you’ve ever been told, “if it hurts, don’t do it”… And you’re still continuing to have pain despite you following this statement, there’s a huge issue obviously. As a pain relief coach and clinical doctor, I hear this statement so often amongst my clients and many accept it to be true because everyone that you know including your grandma says this! I want to highlight 3 very important reasons w...

This was a phenomenal interview with Dr Amber Richard Bauer and speaking to the recovery from chronic pain through pain neuroscience education, and mindfulness based therapy. If you've ever felt that your emotions get the best of you, you feel like your world is collapsing, or if you feel that your chronic pain will never get better and you're always thinking about worst case scenarios.....

In this episode, I want to share with you 3 life long weight loss strategies that I used to lose 14 pounds in under 3 months. As of Dec 1st, I was 171 pounds after my Disney cruise with family. Now, I am around 157 with still some weight to lose before I decide I’m satisfied with my goal. I’ve heard of many fads out there, and I’m sure you’ve tried some with success but then the weight magically r...

Strength training is by far the best long-term intervention for pain relief and quality of life backed by high level research. In this episode, Dr. Alex Hu, a physician from UCLA, speaks about how he empowers his clients through strength training to relieve their pain and improve their quality of life. I truly enjoyed this episode as Dr. Hu and I are both huge supporters of strength training and w...

Is motivation a good thing to get you to exercise? I think it’s not the most useful tool and there are plenty better ways to exercise consistently without being motivated. I talk to my clients about this all the time because it’s often an issue for those that absolutely need a “kick in the butt”, a “push in the right direction”, but 100% of them always end up inconsistent with their exercise routi...

Happy Valentine's Day! I know I'm a day late, but I wanted to share 5 benefits to being in love and expressing love. Love is something that most people try to express or obtain for themselves; it is the essence of life, one of the most coveted feelings and expressions in the universe. But did you know that love has substantial, immense benefits to our health? You might try to guess them...

Have you ever gauged how happy you are in life? Have you ever thought how interconnected your exercise and level of activity is with being happy? Chantalynn and I have you covered! We have an in-depth chat on how mind, body, and spirit play pivotal roles in our physiological and mental well-being. She also speaks personally from when she immigrated from the Vietnam and how her life story transform...

I sit down with my client, Lieza Danan, CEO of LiVeritas Biosciences, to speak about her battle with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, peripheral neuropathy, weakness, and chronic pain. She details how social support, an incredible team of "heartbeats" around her helped her to regain her bodily health again and still lead a company to success. Her journey is inspiring, and I hope this brings cert...

Have you been told you have arthritis and to limit your activities or "stop doing X"? Struggling with pain in an area that has confirmed arthritis? If you said "yes" to any of the top questions, this episode is for you. Arthritis is NOT a life sentence. In fact, it can be well managed by changing your mindset and understanding the right information! Too many health practitioner...

In this episode, I dive deep into the research on stretching and seeing if it is effective for injury reduction, performance enhancement, or pain relief.  Some of the facts may surprise you. Countless things that I've been told about stretching are vastly different from what I thought to be true.  There are many forms of stretching, and some have been proven to be more effective than others....

Today, I'm sharing 8 simple hacks to fit in more exercise in to your life with very minimal effort. Too many people know that exercise is important for longevity and health but we always put it off to the side. In the short term, it might be okay. But long term, this dramatically increases our chance of disease, pain, and early comorbidities. We can obviously will ourselves to say "new y...

In this episode, Carly Brown, a current member of the Pain Free Academy community, shares her emotional journey through chronic pain. Carly is a busy mom and digital marketer from the UK; her journey is similar to many of our other clients.  For years, she struggled with chronic knee pain and felt disabled at the age of 21. She was diagnosed with early knee arthritis, and for close to 10 years, sh...