Karen Owoc | Source | Clinical Exercise Physiologist | Cardiology at VA Palo Alto Health Care
Karen Owoc
Karen Owoc, ACSM-CEP, ACSM-CET is a clinical exercise physiologist in cardiopulmonary rehabilitation at the Palo Alto VA Medical Center, author/speaker, and private medical fitness trainer. She promotes functional longevity speaking on How to Live Longer Without Growing Older™ and through her AgeStrong™ longevity program.
Karen has been the weekly TV health expert on KRON 4 News in San Francisco for the past five years, speaking on all aspects of healthy living in over 215 television interviews. Certified by the American College of Sports Medicine, Karen focuses on the fascinating findings of human longevity and the centenarian lifestyle.
Because of her love for sports and family history of early-onset heart disease and stroke, Karen focused on a career path where food and exercise are used to treat, manage, and prevent disease. She released her first book in 2022, “Athletes in Aprons: The Nutrition Playbook to Break 100” on functional longevity. Her motto: "Your age is a given. Growing old is a choice.™"
Online Courses and Workouts:
* AgeStrong™ Longevity Program
Book:
* Athletes in Aprons: The Nutrition Playbook to Break 100
Ebooks:
* The Why-Can't-I-Lose-Weight Troubleshooting Guide
* The Happy Brain Blueprint for Weight Loss (Weight Loss Is All In Your Head)
* How to Stop a Heart Attack
Personal Coaching:
* The 4-Week Longevity Launch
* 50+ Golfletics
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VA Palo Alto Health Care (https://www.va.gov/palo-alto-health-care/)
Clinical Exercise Physiologist | Cardiology
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KRON 4 | How to Increase Your Longevity With Better Balance
https://vimeo.com/833135298 Balance is a predictor of your longevity, and your ability (or inability) to balance could be an indicator of your brain health. Here's what …
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KRON 4 | How to Improve Your Grip and Longevity
https://vimeo.com/818239134 Here's Part 1 of my Longevity Series on KRON 4: "Why Grip Strength Is a Predictor of Longevity" What does an 'iron-grip' handshake say …
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KRON 4 | How to Improve Old-Age Neck (Tech Neck)
https://vimeo.com/826228202 Occupational, student, and recreational habits have led to real pains in the neck, known as “tech neck”, which also affect your longevity, how young …
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Karen really cares. She is motivating, very knowledgeable, and she’s fun. I lost 40 pounds…went off all medication and just on aspirin therapy now. - Kirk Brown | Cardiac Arrest Survivor (at age 59)
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Karen Owoc is one of the many great humans — docs, nurses, surgeons, and Karen — that I credit for keeping me alive. I just shot the best round in years today!" - Bob Schmidt | Open-Heart Surgery Survivor (triple bypass at age 58)
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Your age is a given. Growing old is a choice. - Karen Owoc
