Our awareness of the prevalence of concussions in sports is increasing....Join us today as we chat with one of leading experts in rehabilitating athletes after concussion, Dr. Mickey Collins from the University of Pittsburgh.  It is a great conversation and one that all of us need to hear.

Recently CNN.com published a list of the top ten exercise myths.  But are those myths really myths?  We asked four bright, rising stars in Exercise Science - Brad Lambert, Emily Schmitt, David Ferguson, and Justin Dobson - for their take on the 'myths'.  It's a fun group, a fun conversation, and the first time we've had four guests on the podcast at the same time!

If you knew exactly what sport you were best suited for, would you be interested.  Several companies claim that they can tell you what sport you would be best at.  Join us today as we talk to Dr. Steve Roth from the University of Maryland who is an expert on using genetics to select for sport.   We have a great conversation that is extremely relevant to sports science and if you are a parent with a child interested in sport, you'll want to hear this podcast.

There are people that have the urge to run for long, long distances...We have the pleasure of talking to Ultra Runner Extraordinaire Dr. Mike Sandlin in the podcast this week.  Join us to find about what it takes to run extremely long distances (more than 26 miles!).  This is a great conversation filled with laughs....

It's summer!  Time to go swimming!  Today, we talk to Mr. Roy Fielding who has been named as one of the 25 most influential Aquatics professionals in the world.  Roy has a long history as a swimming coach, aquatic director, SCUBA instructor, pool-software developer, pool-operator instructor, and national guideline writer.  If it has to do with water, swimming, lifeguarding, or pool maintenance, you can bet that Roy is or has been involved with it. It's a great conversation in many ways.....

Cardiac Rehab - two words that are many times misunderstood.  Today, we have Dr. Steve Martin - yes, that Dr. Steve Martin! - here to talk to us about cardiac rehab and how a rehab program not only decreases future health problems, but also decreases health care costs.  Join us for this conversation about one of the critical therapeutic benefits of exercise.

In honor of Memorial Day weekend, we are privileged to chat with Brigidier General Joe Ramirez, highly decorated soldier and the Commandant of the Corp of Cadets here at Texas A&M.  General Ramirez is not only a highly decorated soldier, but has a degree in Physical Education and understands on many levels the importance of physical fitness not only in the military, but also in society.  Join us for a great conversation about the role and importance of fitness and human performance in the milita...

Join us today as we chat with Frank Thomas, former US National Archery team coach and Division Chair of the Physical Education and Activity Program (PEAP) at A&M.  We talk about the need for activity courses in college and how they encourage lifetime activity and learning.  And of course we chat about his experiences as the US National Archery coach, especially his experiences at the 2004 Olympics!

Join us as we talk with acclaimed author Dr. Danny Ballard about the role of health in life - especially how health can augment learning and increases well-being.  Plus, we work some sport in there as well!

Today we talk exercise genetics....don't run off! It's a great show and really one of the exciting futures in sports medicine.  Dr. Mike Massett joins us - it's fun!  Actually, understanding how and why we are fit is an important question to figure out because of all of the data showing how important it is for our health to be active.  So join us for the conversation!