Huntsman World Senior Games Active Life

Ginny MacColl is an actress, dancer, and competitive athlete in both ninja and swimming. She began her career in NYC as a dancer in the hit Broadway show, “Pippin,” in 1974 and then played roles as a housewife and mother in over 100 national and regional commercials throughout the 70s and 80s. After a 20-year hiatus to raise her family, Ginny rekindled her acting career and began strength training...

Today's guest is world-renowned Table Tennis champion Lily Yip, who we are honored to have compete at our World Senior Games this year! Lily is a Chinese-born American table tennis player and coach who currently resides in New Jersey. Lily started playing the sport at 7 years old and became a member of the Guangdong provincial team at 15 years old. When she was 24 years old, she moved to the...

Freeman Linde is a Certified Financial Planner with La Crosse Financial Planning, a Fee-Only Fiduciary serving clients nationwide. He specializes in helping folks over fifty create a plan to reduce taxes, invest wisely, and retire securely. Freeman is the author of the book “3D Retirement Income, Creating a Retirement Income that Outlive You, Outpaces Inflation, and Outperforms Others.” He also ho...

Our guest today is Jeff Tidwell, who played on the same All-Star baseball team as not 1, but 2 future Major League Baseball players in high school: George Brett and Scott McGregor. Jeff was not just along for the ride; he is quite an athlete in his own right! Growing up, sports were his life: football, basketball, baseball, and track. His baseball team won the 1969 Babe Ruth World Series, and Jeff...

Trischa Zorn-Hudson was born with an eye disorder called aniridia, which is the lack of the Iris or color part of the eye which causes limited vision or blindness. This American swimmer is the most decorated and successful athlete in the history of the Olympic or Paralympic Games, as she won 55 medals (41 Gold, 9 Silver, and 5 Bronze) over 7 consecutive Paralympic Games from 1980-2004. Following t...

Vanessa Barben has lived in St. George for 33 years. She is a proud wife to Mike Barben and mother of 4 children. Vanessa has been a registered nurse for 23 years. She worked at St. George Regional Hospital for 18 years - 10 of which were spent in the Intensive Care Unit. She started working in hospice in 2010. Vanessa is the administrator for Dixie Hospice and opened her own hospice agency in Nev...

Rod Julian is today's guest. He grew up in a small Indiana town playing team sports year-round: football, baseball, and basketball. Conquering challenges and setting new goals drove him, and being out on the field was a fantastic way to channel his energy. After high school, physical goals took a backseat to completing a Bachelor’s degree in finance from Indiana University, a successful caree...

Today’s guest is one of our younger competitors at the Huntsman World Senior Games. Susan Hill was introduced to our annual event as a volunteer keeping bowling scores when she was 48 years old. She knew then that she would compete as soon as she was eligible; it would just be a matter of deciding which events to compete in. From the first year earning several bowling gold medals to winning a gold...

Listen to this week's guests, Stan and Sherril Rasmussen, to hear why Sherril made her husband a shirt that stated, "I'm not 50, I'm only 49.95!" Stan and Sherril Rasmussen have been married 53 years and have 3 children and 12 grandchildren. Stan started competing at the Huntsman World Senior Games 25 years ago playing softball, and Sherril cheered him on each year. 10 yea...

Today's guest is 80-year-old Derek Boosey who was born in India and has lived a life full of adventure and accomplishment. He has no intention of being done anytime soon! Though he is an American citizen and lives less than an hour from our headquarters in Southern Utah, he likely has more international athletic experience than most of our guests and listeners, as he has served in some capaci...

Today's guest is Dr. James Parker, an Air Force veteran and the owner of Parker Muscle and Sports Clinic in Kaysville, UT. A couple of months back on episode #433, we had 2-time Paralympian David Blair on our show, and he mentioned how pivotal his coach, Dr. Parker, has been in his continued success. Not only has Dr. Parker been an Olympian himself in the 2004 Olympics for hammer throw, he wa...

Today's guest is Jill Jaye, an accredited personal trainer with 40+ years of experience in the fitness industry. Jill is a former competitor who placed in multiple women's figure and bodybuilding events. Jill's interest in health and fitness started with an offbeat desire to prove doubters wrong during her teenage years when she faced numerous serious health problems. She went on to...

Olympic wrestling gold medalist shares some true behind-the-scenes memories of his gold medal run in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. But maybe more important, he also talks about his goal to make one more Olympic team at the age of 51! Check this one out!  Send us Fan Mail

Today we visit with Dr. Cynthia Green, a leading brain health expert who is passionate about making the brain health science accessible, sustainable, and fun for all. A clinical psychologist and assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, Dr. Green is the president of Total Brain Health, a leading provider of brain wellness training. She has authored 6 books on...

Today’s guest is 73-year-old Barb Broad, a grandmother and mother of 3 from Cleveland, Ohio. At the age of 40, Barb chose to take up running, so she joined her husband and his running friends. Five years into running, she ran her first marathon, the NYC Marathon, and it continues to be her favorite race. Barb has now run 23 marathons with a PR of 3:18. She has run the Boston Marathon 8 times, and...

Today's guest is Denise Druce, who has been inspiring people to live healthier, happier lives for over 4 decades! Her students refer to her as ‘The Elevator’…when you’re around her, you’re going up! She is a TEDx Salt Lake City speaker and a co-founder of the non-profit Yoga Forward, “taking yoga where it isn’t”…prisons, shelters, schools, and shopping malls. Her greatest life lessons came wi...

We have two fantastic guests today: Amy Twiggs and Dr. Mike DeBord. Amy is a former elite gymnast who competed on the National Team and went on to compete for Stanford University. Amy utilized that gymnastics experience to run a gymnastics facility, serve as a USA Gymnastics judge, and also help athletes through positive mindset coaching.  Dr. Mike DeBord is a former Chiropractor who owned his own...

Today’s guest is Huntsman World Senior Games multi-sport athlete Larry Bergeson. An Idaho native, Larry played basketball for the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls and then Utah State University for 3 years, where he was named to the National Academic All-American Team. Larry is a lifelong educator of 41 years: he was a high school and middle school principal for 20 years and the Superintend...

Today, we have with us David Blair, who was born with a clubfoot and was told by doctors that he would never be able to function normally. He had several surgeries and proved those doctors wrong by enjoying many sports as a child. Dave learned that he especially excelled at throwing and tried out discus in high school track and field, winning a high school state championship against able-bodied at...

Today's guest is Dr. Jessica Payne, PhD, who holds appointments at Harvard Medical School and the University of Notre Dame where she is currently a Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology and Director of the Sleep, Stress, and Memory (SAM) Lab. Dr. Payne is dedicated to applying her research findings to business organizations, striving to help leaders understand how to work with, rather than...

Today's guest is 2-time Olympian Marsha Mark-Baird, who competed for Trinidad and Tobago in Sydney in 2000 and in Athens, Greece in 2004. She is a heptathlete who retired after the 2004 season, but she resumed training and competing over a decade later. Since she first started Masters competitions, she has achieved 10 champion titles, including setting a world record in the women’s 4x100m rel...

One of our amazing athletes, Vardell Curtis, has competed in softball at the Huntsman World Senior Games for 16 years (this year will be his 17th). He is a lifelong player and respecter of the game, and he enjoys passing on this love of the game to his family. If you don’t see Vardell out on the softball field, you may see him out on his Harley or on his ATV. Kyle and Lil also share a few easy &qu...

Today Dr. Christian Millward talks about avoiding sports related injuries. Dr. Millward is the Medical Director for the Huntsman World Senior Games and has served in that capacity for over 10 years. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree in 2004 from the Medical College of Wisconsin. He then completed his medical residency and fellowship at Utah Valley Family Medicine in Provo, UT. He is curren...

Today we will be talking with Andrea Poulton. Andrea, is a certified health-coach in a variety of areas, but specifically with adults & seniors. She is also a runner, but a runner with a particularly difficult challenge. Andrea was diagnosed in 2007 with multiple sclerosis at the same time she found out she was pregnant with her third child.  Send us Fan Mail

Today’s guest, Dr. David Evans, got his PhD at Ohio State University in the area of Family Resource Management and fell in love with the field of financial planning while taking classes at the Fisher School of Business. He spent 12 years as a Purdue Faculty member where in his final four years he served as the director of the financial planning program. While there Dr. Evans became obsessed with t...