Welcome to our podcast, UCLA LiveWell!

Hello, my name is Dr. Wendy Slusser and here at the Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center at UCLA we strive to be trailblazers in building a culture of health and well-being. Starting in our own backyard, Semel HCI transforms ideas into reality to create a campus-wide culture of health by promoting physical, emotional and social well-being. Welcome to our center’s podcast, UCLA LiveWell!

Join us as we interview leading experts and discover new perspectives on health and wellbeing. Each episode, we will bring to you scientists and world-class operators who will share with you cutting-edge research and practices, and never-before broadcasted tips to live a more healthful life for yourself, community and our planet.

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Episode 96 – Looking Under the Hood: Prepping Olympic and Paralympic Fencers

Welcome back to Semel HCI Center’s LiveWell podcast! Our latest episode features a deep dive into elite athleticism. We sit down with Dr. Derek Plonka to discuss his experience as a medical volunteer with USA Fencing. As a physical therapist, acupuncturist, and competitive fencer himself, Dr. Plonka has a dynamic understanding of what it takes to optimize the physical, mental, and emotional performance of some of the world’s best athletes.

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