Podcast Guest “It's a long road” is the long-distance runner and doctor Stelios Pantazis.
Stelios Pantazis is a doctor specialized in Medicine nutrition and metabolic disorders. In 2012 he completed his Medical Specialization in the science of Antiaging Medicine at the American Academy of Antiaging Medicine and continuing his studies, he completed in 2017 a second Medical Specialization in Medical Nutrition and Metabolic Disorders at the Medical Institute of Metabolism.
These Medical specializations have allowed him to apply his most specialized knowledge in a new space for the study of metabolism, the Metabolic Lab, which became a reality in 2021 and is located at 303 Mesogeion Avenue in Chalandri.
Also from 2020 he holds a master's degree in obesity and overweight management from the University of South Wales, while recently, in 2023, he also holds a second master's degree from the University of Essex, in psychology with a thesis comparing psychological profile, motivation, resilience and exercise dependence among marathon runners and ultramarathons.
With Stelios Pantazis we will have an interesting discussion after we will refer to his thesis for his recent master's degree, which concerns a comparison between Marathon and Ultramarathon runners, we will talk about metabolism and nutrition and about other equally interesting topics concerning amateur runners.
Podcast Interview Highlights “It's a long road” with doctor Stelios Pantazis.
12:00 What people don't know is that, in addition to everything else, you are also a keen runner, and even long-distance runners with plenty of races to your credit, for a decade or so. What is it that drives such a well-known doctor to run? long distances;
13:46 What is the longest distance and longest time you have run?
14:31 Run on the mountain or on the road.
15:32 Would you like to tell us a little about yourself and your work with run;
16:36 Why in your master's degree in psychology did you decide to deal with them ultramarathons; Basically, would you like to tell us a few words about how this whole idea was born?
18:31 What was the purpose and goal of this research?
19:37 Basically let's start with the most important question, who is considered ultramarathon;
21:20 You're basically comparing Marathoners with Ultramarathoners, right?
24:33 What are the characteristics of a runner? long distance based on studies that have been done?
25:37 What does it mean mental resilience (Mental Toughness) and what is the mental endurance of the two types of runners?
27:18 Can Mental Resilience improve with training and does it change with experience and age?
28:25 What does it mean motivation, what is intrinsic motivation and what determines it?
32:11 What is the motivation for someone to run a Marathon and which for someone to run a long distance?
33:35 Does motivation in ultramarathoners change with age?
34:56 Can exercise be addictive? What do the surveys say?
38:11 How do you do this study? What methodology did you follow?
39:15 What were the results of this study?
40:34 Among the most troubling results of this study is the high likelihood of exercise addiction reported by both groups. Do you want to comment on this for me?
42:10 How reliable based on the scale can this study be considered and why?
44:00 How many participants did each group consist of?
44:28 What are the implications of this research for the future?
44:55 Finally, what are the final conclusions we can draw from this research?
45:22 Why in races long distances do older runners usually take part?
46:20 Stelio I have said a lot about what I am going to ask you, but what is it for you that makes you go out of your comfort zone and seek transcendence, adventure and anything that can be beyond the limits?
49:03 How does Stelio manage in a race that lasts more than 24 hours for example a runner to overcome his negative thoughts and not give up?
51:18 They are the long distances for all; What advice would you give to someone who wants to take the next step and compete in ultra-distance races? What should he do and how should he approach it?
53:25 Nutrition and running. How intertwined are these two concepts? Does nutrition play a role in long-distance runners?
55:42 The change in diet does it require a change in lifestyle? How we deal with it food, our relationship with it and our emotional needs?
57:50 You believe in her role diet in the prevention or better management of many diseases?
58:36 I found it quite interesting, I would say, and I can even say that what I found on your site is called Metabolic Lab. What is the Metabolic Lab?
01:05:10 What is the Center for Holistic Medicine?
01:06:34 Nutrition or diet? Which is correct?
01:09:07 How much did your involvement in Medicine help you with running?
01:11:25 In closing, would you like to tell us how and where someone can find you?
Stelios Pantazis
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Wednesday-Friday: 9am-3pm
Email: stpantazis@yahoo.com
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