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The source of the latest research findings in all things related to physical activity, exercise and health. World-renowned experts as guest. Includes Meaningful Sports and Practitioner‘s Viewpoint Series.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Research methods meet daily movement as the show tests how evidence, devices, and interventions hold up outside controlled settings.
Physical Activity Researcher treats movement as a research problem with consequences beyond the lab. Host Oli Tikkanen uses guest conversations to connect measurement choices with ordinary behavior, asking how wearable validation changes in free-living settings and why…
Washing dishes can masquerade as steps on a wrist tracker; your inner methods reviewer has questions.
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A practical look at disability, mobile health, and the measurement choices that shape the research.
The episode keeps its focus on practical research about physical activity for people with disabilities, with mobile health technology, daily habits, and the limits of self-reported measurement at the center.
A practical episode on accelerometry analysis, with a sharp focus on model choice and deployment details.
Dr. Alexander Montoye and host Oli Tikkanen spend the episode on where accelerometry analysis may go next and what counts as real progress. The discussion follows Montoye's move from early confidence in machine learning to a more careful view: model choice depends on the data,…
A patient philosophical turn through aggression, sport, and the ways human drive gets redirected.
The episode sits with a hard question in sport and gives it room: what happens to aggression and desire when they are treated as more than bodily acts. Dr.
Osteoarthritis exercise is treated as a whole-joint question rather than a narrow fix for one structure.
Osteoarthritis exercise is treated here as a question about the whole joint, and even the whole body, rather than a fix for one tissue alone. The discussion draws on more than 10 years of work on osteoarthritis, including trials comparing exercise with surgery, and a recent…
A careful research conversation that braids astronomy, sleep, and measurement into one problem.
Christina Reynolds draws on a wide technical background for a conversation about circadian rhythms, intraday stability, and intraday variability, with a practical focus on how sensor data can help characterize activity and sleep behaviors.
A careful look at prevention, app design, and how evidence reaches practice.
This episode sticks to the practical center of multimorbidity prevention: movement, diet, weight, and the reminder that behavior is never only an individual issue.
A method first look at how sleep and circadian rhythms become legible in data.
The episode does a good job of making sleep and circadian data readable, especially through the contrast between visual signal, EMG noise, and EEG as a tool for open-ended exploration. It also keeps the human and animal sides in view without flattening either one.
A careful look at what validation studies can show, and where they still break down.
Validation is the main subject here, and the strongest material comes from the gap between clean lab results and ordinary movement. Dr. Alexander Montoye and Oli Tikkanen spend most of the discussion on what carries over in practice, from sedentary behavior recognition to step…
Ira Glass frames weekly theme-driven segments spanning family secrets to Portland's protest conflict.
Shankar Vedantam unpacks the psychology behind relationships, careers, and money through researcher interviews.
David McRaney interviews researchers on cognitive bias, motivated reasoning, and why minds change.
Ryan Holiday pairs daily Stoic lessons with long-form guest conversations at his Texas bookstore.
NHPR's Jason Moon investigates the Bear Brook barrel murders and a New Hampshire wrongful-conviction case.
Russ Roberts interviews authors and economists on ideas from classical liberalism to AI.
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This episode explores the future of accelerometry analysis, focusing on the slow adoption of machine learning models despite their accuracy.
This episode features an interview with an osteoarthritis researcher discussing evidence that exercise is an effective, low-cost alternative to surgery for pain reduction, though healthcare systems often fail to prioritize it.
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In this episode, host Noora Ronkainen continues her conversation with philosopher Dr.
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A research-focused podcast discussing the implementation of wearables in rehabilitation settings, emphasizing the importance of early feedback and motivation.
This episode discusses functional imagery training and its applications in sports and performance, featuring Dr.
This episode discusses research on recruitment initiatives aimed at getting more children involved in sports clubs through partnerships between sports clubs, municipalities, and schools.
This episode discusses how children learn to be physically inactive from a bioecological perspective, featuring an interview with Dr.
This episode explores emotions in sport from a philosophical perspective, featuring Dr.
This episode discusses the evolution of sleep measurement from subjective reports to objective tools like actigraphy and EEG.
Host Oli Tikkanen interviews Steve Seo, a biomedical engineer and CEO, about healthcare and devices to measure physical activity.
This episode features a panel discussion on the role of physical activity and exercise in managing COPD, including insights from a medical expert, an educator, and a patient.
A podcast discussing research on physical activity, exercise, and health, featuring expert interviews and research insights.
Host Oli Tikkanen interviews Dr.