Huntsman World Senior Games Active Life

Did you know that we offered Rugby for the first time at the Huntsman World Senior Games this year? You did? Well, find out how it all went. We visit with our Directors Jeffrey Owens and Ray Green about the behind-the-scenes details of the event. Kyle and Lil also share few fun and zany sport championships that are currently taking place around the world… There’s some crazy stuff going on out ther...

The title says it all, doesn’t it? There are significant and prolific health benefits to being grateful. Kyle and Lil review just a few science-based benefits and then each of the staff members of the Huntsman World Senior Games shares what they are grateful for. We would be grateful if you gave this show a listen and then a rating.  Send us Fan Mail

Irene is the Vice President of the Great Salt Lake Rowing Club. Irene says she fell in love with rowing while living in Connecticut some fifteen years ago.  What was supposed to be a recreational pastime quickly turned into a six-day-a-week training schedule and competitions up and down the East Coast.  Irene is also the director for the indoor rowing event at the Huntsman World Senior Games, whic...

Did you know that all the little things you do throughout the day, and we mean the little things, like fidgeting, chewing gum and walking to the restroom can all add up to activity that keeps us healthy? NEAT stands for Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis is the concept and our guest, Tiffany Gust explains all about it on this episode of The Active Life. Kyle and Lil also share a few tips on how t...

Rick Barry III is truly a basketball legend. He played in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in history by the NBA, he ranks among the most prolific scorers and all-around players in basketball history and is the only one to lead the NCAA, ABA, and NBA in points per game in a season. Barry also is th...

The Games are over, but we thought it might be fun to get some insights on how things went from our very own Director of Sports, John “Rosey” Rosander. He shares his thoughts on the new sports added this year including the ones he actually participated in. Kyle and Lil also share some hot tips on how to avoid the traditional holiday weight-gain that plagues so many of us. Send us Fan Mail

John Wunderli has been associated with The Huntsman World Senior Games from the very beginning. In fact, at 47 years old, he was the attorney who worked on the organizational bylaws as well as the tax exempt status for the Games. He serves on the board of trustees and is a Hall of Fame inductee. On top of all that, and maybe most importantly, he is an athlete at the Games and this year was awarded...

The 2021 Huntsman World Senior Games are approaching the half-way mark. Kyle and Lil share their favorite moments (so far) and have a chat with Steve Hammond who is currently competing for his very first time. Check out this fun show. Send us Fan Mail

Anne Abernathy has spent her life inspiring people with her incredible story of perseverance and determination. She we introduced to the luge in her 30s and fully embraced the adrenaline-inducing, fast-flying winter sport. Six Olympic games later, she has some stories to tell. Get a sneak peak of this year’s opening ceremonies when Kyle and Lil chat with Anne about what it takes to “keep on tickin...

For this pre-Games show, Kyle and Lil give you a behind the scenes peek at what it takes, year-round, to pull the Huntsman World Senior Games together.  You'll hear things you didn't know about organizing the event. In addition, they also give a highlight on the second largest sport at the Games, volleyball. Send us Fan Mail

Today’s guest is one of our amazing athletes. Sylvia Sawyer has played in the Games every year since 1990. That makes 30 years of competing in the Games. She is an incredibly accomplished racquetball player, has been nationally ranked and will be inducted into the Huntsman World Senior Games Hall of Fame this year.  Kyle and Lil also give an overview of Tennis at the Games. Send us Fan Mail

Jim Demet is a longtime friend of the Huntsman World Senior Games. From Salt Lake City, Utah, Jim has been involved in the game since 1991. He’s competed in a variety of sports including cycling, road races, track and field, swimming, and putting it all together, the triathlon. He is an ambassador of the games and was inducted into the Huntsman world Senior Games Hall of Fame in 2006. And this yea...

Today’s guest is Ernest Quiocho, a former Dixie State University football player. Currently a personal trainer at the Intermountain LiVe Well Center. He graduated form Dixie State University with a degree in kinesiology. He has two kids and loves to apply the lessons he learned playing sports to his training techniques. Ernest shares some insights into ho wexercise can make a difference in chronic...

Robert Hamilton Owens is a man of many hats. He’s been and done a lot – mountain climbing, radio and TV personality, keynote speaker, minister, Ironman, philanthropist, triathlete, Special Ops Pararescueman, and father of five – to name a few. But of all the pursuits he’s undertaken, there’s one title that best describes this literal force of nature: Robert is The Fittest and Mentally Toughest 66-...

Della Mitchell walked on for the world-famous Orange Lionettes, get this, when she was 11 years old. She survived the try outs and a few years on their farm team, the Cubettes, and then at 14 made the team. She played for a couple of national championships and had an incredible experience. And she still plays the game to this day. Her current team, the Colorado Peaches will take the field this yea...

Today’s guest, Stan Ford, spent much of his life in sports, either competing or teaching it. He got into cycling a bit in his mid-forties. But at age 55, he decided to buy a new bike and really go for it. He was rewarded with a California State Championship.  When he turned 60, he set his goals on the national and international levels.  He currently has two bronze medals at the UCI World Masters C...

Some variation of the sport of bocce has been around for more than 7,000 years. John Charles Carr is one of the directors of the bocce tournament that will be played for the FIRST TIME EVER at this year’s Huntsman World Senior Games. It sounds like it is going to a ton of fun. Kyle and Lil also chat about Pickleball at the Huntsman World Senior Games. Send us Fan Mail

It takes a truck load of volunteers to put on the Huntsman World Senior Games, about 3,000 actually. Today we visit with one of our valuable volunteers, Susi Lafaele. Susi started her “career” as a volunteer with the Games driving a shuttle for athletes. Now she helps with the check-in process. Almost 10 years of volunteering and she loves it. Kyle and Lil also chat about Cowboy Action Shooting at...

Today, we’re excited to welcome back to the show Ryan Otterson. Ryan grew up in St. George, Utah, and graduated from Snow Canyon High School, which by the way is where my kids graduated from.  Ryan is currently an Exercise Physiologist at Intermountain’s LiVe Well Center and was recently made the Clinical Supervisor over the team there.  He graduated with a Bachelor’s in Exercise Science from Utah...

Today’s guest is the director of one of our newest sports, Indoor Rowing. Irene Lysenko says she fell in love with rowing while living in Connecticut some fifteen years ago.  What was supposed to be rehab for an injured knee and a recreational pastime quickly turned into a six-day-a-week training schedule with competitions up and down the East Coast.  Irene joined Great Salt Lake Rowing nine years...

Louie Amelburu has been a health teacher for 32 years. He played baseball in college, he boxed and also trained professional fighters, cornering two world championships. But that’s not even his sport. He’s is a multi-time pan American masters gold medalist and world record holder in cycling. Louie is incredible. Listen to his story. Kyle and Lil also give some background on badminton and how it is...

Wendy Holt is a multi-sport athlete at the Huntsman World Senior Games. She couldn’t wait to turn 50 so she could compete in the swimming and track and field events. Since then, she’s added archery, shooting and more to her list of sports. She’s got a fun approach to the Games and to life. You’ll like her as much as we do. In addition, Kyle and Lil also give some background on archery at the Games...

Sue McDonald is an athlete and coach, a wife and mother of three, and someone who is passionate about motivating and inspiring everyone she come into contact with. She says she is one of those crazy USATF masters athletes who continues to strive to get faster and stronger each year, even though she keeps getting older.  She has competed internationally both as an open athlete (in the high jump and...

Hanna Matthias is originally from Logan, UT, and graduated from the dietetics program at Utah State University. She joined the nutrition department at St. George Regional Hospital in 2020 as a clinical dietitian and most recently took the position of an outpatient dietitian at Intermountain’s St. George LiVe Well Center. She shares with us some simple, easy and sustainable ways to make sure we are...

As she approached her milestone birthday of 50, Deborah Chambers (more commonly known as Deborah Darling to her tens of thousands of Instagram followers), felt like she was ready for a change.  She says she lost the extra weight she had been carrying around for years, got fit (even competing in quite a few events) left her job of 20-odd years, stopped coloring her hair and, at 53, registered with...