Podcast 329: Live Longer and Stronger – Avoiding Frailty with Dr. Linda Fried


On this month’s installment of our Longevity Series, WHOOP SVP of Research, Algorithms, and Data Emily Capodilupo sits down with Dr. Linda Fried. Dr. Fried is a geriatrician, Dean of Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, and Founder of Experience Corps, a nationwide volunteer program that empowers adults over the age of 50 to become literacy tutors in elementary schools.

Emily and Dr. Fried discuss the effects of frailty, how to prevent it, and ways to take control of the aging process. Dr. Fried also discusses her path to public health, the lifestyle changes that promote longevity, and the powerful role of purpose and intergenerational connection in healthy aging.

Episode Chapters

0:30 - Dr. Fried on defining and researching frailty

5:44 - Identifying frailty & frailty prevention

7:57 - Manifestations of aging in your 20s & 30s

8:58 - How much of the aging process is within our control?

11:34 - Dr. Fried’s journey to public health

13:58 - Positive lifestyle impacts on longevity

16:10 - Experience Corps and the influence of volunteer work

24:27 - What society is missing to support healthy aging

25:44 - Re-connecting across generations

34:02 - The starting points for change