When you mentioned that you didn't do any skin picking, it feels like you've really started healing, not only in health but also on a deep personal level and that's so beautiful. I hope in 2025 you can continue to going towards your best self.
I'm seeing some comments about challenges overlapping and thats a great question! Let's dive into it! I plan out my videos anywhere from 3 to 12 months in advance so I know everything thats happening for about a year. Then I account for it all and make sure challenges align with each other vs overlap if that makes sense. Example during this year I did bare footing running = that was my Peter Attia zone 2, weight vest = Peter Attia love of rucking, ballet = my mobility and stability for Peter Attia etc etc. I you watch my 14 - 30 day challenges carefully you'll get a sneaky peak of what my 1 big year challenge is :) As I usually plan them to be the building blocks of my bigger challenges, Takes a TON of planning but I do try my best to structure it all so everything aligns. Also sometimes if i am doing 2 challenges at a time I make sure they are something that doesn't conflict, example testing legging while I test a type of workout 2 birds 1 stone, and they wouldn't influence the results. Hope that clears it up! Anddddd yes as someone that went to college for science and respects the scientific method it would be technically more accurate to only test 1 thing a year and have that be the only variable BUT then that'd mean 1 video a year, andddd this channel is meant more for entertainment + using science best I can to wade through the BS, not a scientific study ☺️ i’ll always do my best to try and communicate how they overlap and how they align for you all ❤️
It’s the journey I look at, not the results! If I was your neighbor you’d never get rid of me!! I mean in a friendly way. I’d totally go home. Sometimes 😁
Hearing you talk about stress management, being overwhelmed, triggered, and your do nothing video is so validating for me. 2024 was an awful year for me that was full of anxiety and panic attacks. I did not enjoy my job and was having the Sunday scaries every single night before work. Then in late September someone close to me suddenly passed away which really shook me. In early November I was fired and the immediate sense of relief and peace was shocking. I felt like I had shed a huge weight I didn't even know I was carrying. I'm a single income household and am not wealthy by any means but none of that even mattered to me. I felt free, and I could finally get a good nights sleep. I also made the decision to do nothing for at least a month and give myself time to recenter and take care of myself. Now two months later I have lost 18 lbs without trying, visited my sister and brother in another state for an extended holiday stay, andI have decided to move here which I have been considering for years. I am so excited and relaxed entering the new year and I feel like a totally different person.
Stress management is the real struggle for me. I have been diagnosed with GAD and been on medication for it for years, which helps immensely, but I’m still just a naturally anxious person and it takes a toll on you. I’m on a mission to redesign my life to be a beautiful, calm, happy place.
Dude. Stress management should have been taught to us in school. Definitely seeing how my lack of emotional regulation is NOT HELPING. Also coming out of rough/rough spell and I’m trying to chill TF out. I can definitely relate to the “do all the health things!” It’s exhausting. But so is giving yourself a hard time. 🥲. Great video. ❤
Keltie, you are only 1 of 3 TH-cam channels I consistently watch week by week. I appreciate your honesty, and authenticity. You are inspiring me to be better each week. Thank you for this. Keep up being you. You are amazing!
For my age my, my vo2 max is good to excellent woohoooo!! My Ultra Human ring says superior, but the charts show more like that high “good” range, low “excellent” range
This is such a relatable journey. In 2020 I left an abusive marriage and leapt into holistic health. I overdid it/stressed myself out and became underweight and never had treats. I saw a chiropractor who although I was very health-conscious told me, “You HAVE to calm down. Whatever it takes.” Then I whiplashed in the opposite direction. Now I’m finding balance. We can’t be so hard on ourselves.
Love all of this. As someone who is close to 20 years ahead of you, keep going! I wish I would have made these changes in my 20s but here we are doing the dang thing anyway! ❤
Oh no! I'm sorry to say there is a worse Freudian slip at 7:25 Which I'm SURE Keltie did not mean as we ❤ her and want her to actually AVOID chronic illness 🤩
Skin picking is something I have really struggled with lately, so that hit home with me, thank you for sharing this video. I also love the quote, "What's the point of living longer if you're not happy?"
You introduced me to Huberman's world and now I've got into the endless loop and bought my parents a copy of ' Outlive' so they can improve their routines in their 60s!! I'm even more addicted to these videos than to the real thing!! Love them! Kudos to you for all the effort and research behind the scenes!
Something I'll be carrying into 2025 and hopefully will continue to develop is my morning routine and balance of my sleep schedule. I started working out actively and regularly in January last year but realised combining it with my full-time bachelor studies became more difficult. On a whim, I threw my morning routine upside down for my last exam week. I started waking up at around 5:30, starting my days with a workout or run, and then studying for the major chunk of the day after returning home. This has provided me with more energy, routine, and improved sleep. There are other many issues unmentioned in this comment that I would like to improve, but making exercise, study, and sleep my main priority is something I'm quite proud of :)
Just have to throw in that you are NOT a default screwed up person! You are a default lovely, wonderful person who cares so much and deserves the world♥
Thanks for sharing your journey, Keltie. I've been following along, making my own little changes, inspired by your example. I just want you to know how much better these protocols have made me feel. It's hard to describe, cause day-by-day, nothing seemed to change, and then I finally noticed how happy and healthy I feel! This is the first winter of my life that I didn't struggle with SAD. I didn't even notice until the solstice occurred. I used to count down the days until there would be more sunlight, looking for some sort of relief lol. I'm 38, and feel better than I ever have before. Thank you!
Hey Keltie, thanks for your amazing videos! Could you focus on more women oriented scientists like Dr Stacy Sims? Most of the studies are done in men and extrapolated for women 🙏 keep the good vibes ❤
My goal is finding balance! I’m 30 almost 31 and I work full time and I’ve gone back to school. Last semester I stopped working out because I wasn’t balancing things in my life to make sure I was set up to take care of myself and I refuse to fall back into that pattern when this next semester starts so my goal is balance 😊
I’m so glad this works for you, but Dr Sims goes into great detail about how zone 2 is fine for active recovery but it’s not great for female longevity. Atilla’s studies tend to mainly use male subjects. “Women are not small men”
great point about males vs females. i never put it together that most of this research is probably done on males especially back in the day. i remember reading recently that heart attack symptoms are different for men and women. the left arm pain thing ive heard all my life is typically a male symptom. do you know of anyone online i can follow who focuses on research in womens health?
@@xintheshower Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be any women focused on women's health using research based on women, but Dr Stacy Sims has been on quite a few podcasts on TH-cam and her book Next Level is extremely informative and research backed.
Stress management is exactly what I’m trying to do in 2025! 2024 was extremely rough, I developed panic attacks and had to get off my birth control, since then I’ve been learning to live with my anxiety and let me just tell you, it’s not easy. Now I have a subclinical hypothyroidism and PCOS diagnosis which helps, but I know stress is the root of this all (except… there are thyroid issues in my family). I will definitely be taking the mental hobbies aspect into my own hands for this year, thank you keltie!! Love this video!
Just wanted to say I know you had a rough year, but people grow when times are tough. And this year.... YOU HAVE GROWN! You are FLOURISHING! So excited to see where this year takes you, you seem so much HAPPIER than previous years. I'm so proud of you, I hope you are proud of yourself! Thank you for sharing your journey, and I'm excited for your content in 2025
I have worked on my stress soo much last year. I noticed that it helped me in my recovery from long covid a lot. Step 1. Noticing the stress response (in all it's different forms) 2. Figure out what you are responding to 3. Find out if the stress is helping the situation or not 4. Calm down if necessary. Sounds easy, it's not. I have used several techniques and practices to implement these things. Practice is key. ❤
Some things I don't stress about anymore, that might sound trivial, but do add up I believe. 1. I am not a bad dog mom if I don't walk the dogs 'on time' (they don't even care that much) 2. Nothing crazy is going to happen if I arrive late, so I stop hurrying. 3. My world doesn't end if a person doesn't like me. I will live. 4. If I don't want to continue eating, I stop. In an hour or so I will be hungry again, I will finish the dish than. 5. I will not be frustrated with the mess in the house. It will be cleaned up at some point this week. And it will become messy again. That's life. 6. I am not a bad person for having some food waste. I do my best to look inside the fridge, sometimes you miss something. It's oke. 7. I will not be stressed by my work. If things don't get done, they don't get done. People will deal with it, life goes on. 8. I will not stress myself out with the possibility that my boss is not satisfied with my work and will let me go. I do what I can, if it happens, it happens, and I will find a new job. ❤
I've been going through my normal winter rut... Luckily this video is exactly what I needed! I'm very thankful for your content and feel like I'm not alone!
I’m not the target audience but you’ve really helped and inspired me recently. I have been taking better care of myself - RLT, following protocols suggest from the gurus, and generally being kinder to myself. We consume a lot of the same media and I was shocked at how simple the advice was, it is a shame there isn’t a silver bullet. Just time and discipline. I’ve stayed sober since Boxing Day as I don’t have time to be hungover. This has the added fact of alcohol not ruining my other health and fitness goals
This was a great video! I even took notes. I am on a little bit of a health kick after a year of burn out, stillness and doing less. This has helped frame what I want to focus on again. I love the list of 10 things you want to do at 100. I have recently been telling people that one of my goals is to going skiing for my 90th birthday. But that means getting back into my exercise routine, doing yoga, eating well, and focusing on my mental health with means meditating and journalling everyday. Thanks for the great video. You are doing a good job and I can't wait to see what you come up with next.
What made me enjoy working out again after being chronically ill was primal movements, stretching and stabilizing excercises from Zuzka Light. She talks so much in her workouts about form and taking it easy on yourself. I needed that. Now back to strength training, trying to find balance. :D My goal for 2025 though is to incorporate meditation and stress management. I think your videos will be "must watches" for at least another year. ;)
Interesting, will check her out! I just found Julia Reppel and she uses animal / primal in some of her video-thumbnails (?) and I’m having soo much fun that I have to force myself to stop and I do feel younger by moving my body in that way. Was on the look out for new similar channels, never heard of her. Wishing you a balanced workout routine, finding that balance is hard, but we can do it!
@@Spydeberg7876 The only downside to Zuska is that most of her content can be found and accessed only through a membership and her website. It's 15$/mo, which I found alright since her workouts are very enjoyable (atleast most of them). But I'm open to other good fitness influencers as well. :) Will give Julia Reppel a try!
This is exactly why I love watching your videos, just so encouraging and you make your routine easy to explain. Thank you for taking us along for the ride on your journey!
Thank you for staying the course. It is so helpful to see a real example, that its small and simple and little improvements that can make big impacts later on.
I could just sense your body was so thankful for everything you’ve been doing for it. Love the information and will be getting the stillness and outlive book 🙏🏻
No way Keltie! I’ve been trying to do his routine for over a year too. I’m also planning on incorporating Cycle Syncing into my whole fitness longevity regimen, once I finish the book. Love this video!
I'm glad you mentioned picking your skin. I have been trying to reduce my crazy cortisol level for a year and a half. Sometimes I feel like it's not helping that much, but I haven't picked for a loooong time.
this vid was really amazing. please make more of these long form videos. these are the best way to get to know things in detail from you. truly appreciate the amount of time and effort for this. Thanks Keltie
I was also on a cholesterol journey this year and was able to make improvements Im super proud of! Definitely possible. Definitely Omega 3s. Also Fiber! Love having a safe place to go for this kind of content thats about stuff to add and not just stuff that Im doing thats bad ❤
This is amazing! Thank you for sharing this with us. :) A year long reflection on these lifestyle changes is fabulous and perfect for January, since people are more motivated.
My BIG win for 2024 is that I started climbing, at first bouldering and then top-rope. I found a passion and addiction to keep getting better at it. My artrosis back loves it. I never felt SO STRONG in my live! Only regret I have is not having found my way to it sooner, I'm 36 now. I also combine this with mobility training but I'm having a harder time staying consistent with that because, yeah, I get bored!
Keltie, you're such an amazing human being. I love watching you get so excited with your progress and I'm over here getting so excited with you! I also appreciate your realness in showing your struggles. Keep it up, I always look forward to your videos 💜
Keltie! Just wanted to say your mental transformation is just as important and impressive as any physical one! Proud of you! Last year my big goal was to fall in love. I made a little “altar” towards dating and read some books about intimacy to get over my fear of commitment and now I have the best boyfriend! Thank you for inspiring me to try new things even if they’re not exercise or nutrition related ! This year I also want to improve my V02 max and try being outdoors more!
I enjoyed this video so much! I love how you summarized it by saying that if you’re already doing a lot of these things, then we don’t need to add anything else. We just need to stay the course! Although it’s tempting to always be looking for a way to level up, it’s important to take a pause and realize that you’ve arrived! Cue the celebration 🎉 Now stay the course!
This was such a sweet and inspiring video! You should be so proud! This year I want to find a way to spend more time with my friends and less time online 😭
I've always believed that there's no way to adapt to stress, specifically to the stress caused by a highly demanding job. You think you've figured it out because mentally, you are sane, but you never know what your body really feels about it until it's too late. So in 2024 I've switched my crazy stressful job to a more chill one as soon as I could, started ceramic classes, tennis and padel. I've started those sports because I suck at them. Honestly, being 30 and getting better at new things is an amazing feeling. Now I'm not overworked, more energized and overall happy.
Dang… I have been putting my health off for sooo long. It’s time I get my shit together. This video was so needed… and I need to watch it every month to stay motivated lol
Thank you for your video's. I naturally don't have much energy and therefore spend most of my days bed rotting. But your videos always gave me motivation and encouraged me to change things up. Since half a year I try my best to have a "active day" every other day. So I'm doing weights (3 kg) at home, going on a walk with my family, visiting a museum... Your lifestyle is very aspiring and I love the messages you promote. ❤
i love your channel SO much!! you inspire me as a small youtuber! i’ve learned so much from your channel and i can’t wait to learn more :) thanks keltie!
I'm in my 40s and I am in way better shape/heathier now than I ever was in my 20s. So don't get too hung up on "age". Also there are lots of studies about "high LDL" that show that it is not necessarily bad. If your triglycerides are in a good place, then the higher LDL really isn't that bad of a thing. Consider a CAC test to really see the health of your heart. Love your content! Keep crushing it girl!
Seriously though taking my mental health seriously has been the best thing I have done for myself. Like I feel like I finally have the mental energy to care for myself.
You're always super transparent about costs of things in your videos. If you can share, I'm super curious about the costs of your consultations and tests with "heath care 3.0". As a fellow Canadian, getting all those tests looked like a dream!
Just bought this book... I will be binging too! Also, Lions Mane is AMAZING for cognitive and brain health... I put it in my coffee or tea everyday. Also, you are NOT a nerd, biochemistry is VERY interesting! CoQ10 helps give your cells more energy... I've been taking that since March of 2021!
Following along with your videos it is so cool to see glimpses of those routines and programs that you are implementing over time and then, after a year or longer, you finally get the result. The quality and time investments of your content is truly amazing.
Thank you for sharing all this! I’ve really enjoyed your last few videos! So nice!! Also - this was the perfect amount of time to accompany my leg strength workout today!
I'm sure you've had this idea before, but I would love these longer videos in podcast form to listen in the car. I struggle to watch/listen as a sole activity, also can't listen to speaking while I work, but on my commute this would be awesome!
This video motivates me sooooo much more than a big flashy 'before/after video" ! It was really interresting and touching ! I was so happy for you when you said you have'nt picked at your skin in months, you go girl ! Thannk you for it and let's see what 2025 brings, 1 new habit at the time :)
I'm struggling not to feel very down on my recent lack of progress in health areas. 2023 was the year of me working on being able to walk again for more than about 2 minutes at a time after a spinal injury in 2021 that I couldn't get proper treatment for because of the panini. The first 6ish months of last year, I did really well, and lost about 40 pounds mostly through diet - notably, being able to cook for myself again since I could finally stand for lengths of time, which means it was easier to be mindful of what and how much I was eating. Then in the second half of 2024, I hit a wall that I'm still trying to get over. I had some major work-related stress that threw off all of my (still fairly new) habits, and all progress ceased. I haven't back-slid too much, thankfully, but it's just felt absolutely impossible to get back into moving the right direction. I still have another 80ish pounds to lose to be in a healthy range again, but getting back in the groove feels like an impossible task.
Such an incredible journey!!! Thank you for creating such meaningful content. I'm inspired to read the book and incorporate what I'm missing currently from my routine ( improve VO max).
For women, not eating a little bit when you wake up keeps cortisol/the stress hormone high, especially if you work out fasted. Maybe having a protein shake with some chia seeds for omega 3s and a small carb when you wake up would help with managing stress. Dr. Stacy Sims talks about women’s hormones and how some mainstream advice is suited for men and not women and she mentions eating within 30-45 minutes ish of waking up
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this video ❤️ I ended up buying this book since you've mentioned it several times over the last few years. I'm the book he said that he was a Dr at John's Hopkins in Baltimore, MD. That hospital is 10 minutes from my house! It's one of the best hospitals in the US. I just thought it was kinda cool 😊
But we just love Keltie. She’s just the best you’re doing all the homework for us, and then explaining it in simple terms. I want to see Kelty’s hair like with warm, low lights… I think they’re calling it a lived in blonde, but one of the examples I can think of is Heidi Summer‘s had that really blonde hair and I just love how her hair is now I think Kelsey should go into a colorist and Got a picture of Heidi now because I just love that look I think it would. I don’t know B really gorgeous on her.❤
Watching my 81-year-old dad age has shown me how essential mental health is. His wife had a stroke, which limited her in some ways and severely impacted her mental health and she has dragged my dad with her into her pit of depression and it is so sad to watch and accept. Physical changes like pain and mobility loss are inevitable, but the ability to adapt to "new normals" is what really matters. If I lose the ability to do activities that I feel define my identity, can I accept that? What if my dental health declines and I lose some of my teeth? If I'm incontinent will I let that prevent me from being social? Will I be able to accept somebody else helping me if I need it? If I lose my mobility (I have an autoimmune disease and this is highly likely) can I deal with that? How do people with constant pain deal with that and still live a fulfilling life?
Keltie You mentioned strengthening your back. Would you consider doing a really detailed video on how to strengthen the back, and specifically make it something that can be done at home with simple equipment for people like me who can’t or don’t go to the gym? The reason I ask is because I have no knowledge of the lingo and I don’t know what you did based on the things you said. Thx for reading. x
Always loved your videos!! Great job on this one! I read Outlive the past summer and I have been talking to people about the amazing stuff I discovered! One win of 2024 was my 3rd marathon in November! I agree it's not healthy to run a marathon but the discipline you gain through the tough training and the boost of getting to the finish line have made me to run a marathon every year (just one though😂). However, in my case the marathon made me think about food in a different way. Because I had to eat if I wanted to survive the process, this made me see food as fuel. So, since 2021 I have not had any issues regarding my previous eating disorders. So, I love running because it saved me in a way.❤ Have a great and healthy new year girl!
Just some video idea . I would like to know what is your strength weight training routine and mobility routine. I would also like to know how do you make good use of your Apple Watch to track your lifestyle and your workout statistic which could be very helpful 😍
AG1 used to be made in New Zealand only a few hours from me. Funnily enough you've never actually been able to buy it here, although recently they've moved production to the USA
You should do a challenge like this for Dr. Daniel Amen! He focuses on brain health, and I feel like some of this would align! He’s a bit more extreme in terms of toxins and stuff, though. But you should look into him! His research is super interesting. A good book to look at would be The End of Mental Illness!
I got choked up on your behalf when you talked about realizing you hadn't been picking your skin. I'm so happy for you!!
Thank you so much Caryn!! I was so shocked when I had that realization 🥹 one of my biggest lifetime mental victories!!
I know this girl 🥹
Same!! I genuinely got so excited for her!
Same. So proud of you Keltie!
I cried at the end for Keltie. So happy for the journey.
When you mentioned that you didn't do any skin picking, it feels like you've really started healing, not only in health but also on a deep personal level and that's so beautiful. I hope in 2025 you can continue to going towards your best self.
I'm seeing some comments about challenges overlapping and thats a great question! Let's dive into it! I plan out my videos anywhere from 3 to 12 months in advance so I know everything thats happening for about a year. Then I account for it all and make sure challenges align with each other vs overlap if that makes sense. Example during this year I did bare footing running = that was my Peter Attia zone 2, weight vest = Peter Attia love of rucking, ballet = my mobility and stability for Peter Attia etc etc. I you watch my 14 - 30 day challenges carefully you'll get a sneaky peak of what my 1 big year challenge is :) As I usually plan them to be the building blocks of my bigger challenges, Takes a TON of planning but I do try my best to structure it all so everything aligns. Also sometimes if i am doing 2 challenges at a time I make sure they are something that doesn't conflict, example testing legging while I test a type of workout 2 birds 1 stone, and they wouldn't influence the results. Hope that clears it up!
Anddddd yes as someone that went to college for science and respects the scientific method it would be technically more accurate to only test 1 thing a year and have that be the only variable BUT then that'd mean 1 video a year, andddd this channel is meant more for entertainment + using science best I can to wade through the BS, not a scientific study ☺️ i’ll always do my best to try and communicate how they overlap and how they align for you all ❤️
It’s the journey I look at, not the results! If I was your neighbor you’d never get rid of me!! I mean in a friendly way. I’d totally go home. Sometimes 😁
Hearing you talk about stress management, being overwhelmed, triggered, and your do nothing video is so validating for me. 2024 was an awful year for me that was full of anxiety and panic attacks. I did not enjoy my job and was having the Sunday scaries every single night before work. Then in late September someone close to me suddenly passed away which really shook me. In early November I was fired and the immediate sense of relief and peace was shocking. I felt like I had shed a huge weight I didn't even know I was carrying. I'm a single income household and am not wealthy by any means but none of that even mattered to me. I felt free, and I could finally get a good nights sleep. I also made the decision to do nothing for at least a month and give myself time to recenter and take care of myself. Now two months later I have lost 18 lbs without trying, visited my sister and brother in another state for an extended holiday stay, andI have decided to move here which I have been considering for years. I am so excited and relaxed entering the new year and I feel like a totally different person.
This is amazing, well done for getting through all of that and putting yourself first 🤍✨
You’re incredible, I hope there is so much goodness in the year ahead for you
a 45-minute Keltie video? BLESSED!
Lets start calling it “youth extending”❤
Oooo I like this!
Stress management is the real struggle for me. I have been diagnosed with GAD and been on medication for it for years, which helps immensely, but I’m still just a naturally anxious person and it takes a toll on you. I’m on a mission to redesign my life to be a beautiful, calm, happy place.
Embracing the emotional stuff by CRYING once you started talking about your progress. SOOO proud of you Keltie!
Dude. Stress management should have been taught to us in school. Definitely seeing how my lack of emotional regulation is NOT HELPING. Also coming out of rough/rough spell and I’m trying to chill TF out. I can definitely relate to the “do all the health things!” It’s exhausting. But so is giving yourself a hard time. 🥲. Great video. ❤
A video about Dental Health would be really interesting.
Omg PLEASE! This is my biggest struggle😭
“Sprint a few times a week” literally it. And like the moderate walking in between. Its crazy how that helped more than anything else
Keltie, you are only 1 of 3 TH-cam channels I consistently watch week by week. I appreciate your honesty, and authenticity. You are inspiring me to be better each week. Thank you for this. Keep up being you. You are amazing!
What are the other 2?
She's flawless, truly one of a kind.
Let’s gooo!! I love that you’re dedicated enough to do a challenge for an entire year (and sometimes longer!!). 👏
For my age my, my vo2 max is good to excellent woohoooo!! My Ultra Human ring says superior, but the charts show more like that high “good” range, low “excellent” range
Thank you so much Jess!! Appreciate you being on these journeys with me so often 🩵 Ooooo that inspires me to want to try the ultra human ring!
@@KeltieOConnor could be a cool head to head w Oura ring!!
I’m so proud of you! You went so long without skin picking and you have shared with us before how sensitive that is to you. We love you!
This is such a relatable journey. In 2020 I left an abusive marriage and leapt into holistic health. I overdid it/stressed myself out and became underweight and never had treats. I saw a chiropractor who although I was very health-conscious told me, “You HAVE to calm down. Whatever it takes.” Then I whiplashed in the opposite direction. Now I’m finding balance. We can’t be so hard on ourselves.
Love all of this. As someone who is close to 20 years ahead of you, keep going! I wish I would have made these changes in my 20s but here we are doing the dang thing anyway! ❤
“50% reduction in all causes of morality.” Perfect Freudian slip 😂
HAHAHHAHAHAHAHA OOPS
@ leave it in ❤️🤣
I just shared that with my family, then came here, but I guess I'm not the first.
Laughter is a great medicine . This cracked me up
Oh no! I'm sorry to say there is a worse Freudian slip at 7:25 Which I'm SURE Keltie did not mean as we ❤ her and want her to actually AVOID chronic illness 🤩
Skin picking is something I have really struggled with lately, so that hit home with me, thank you for sharing this video. I also love the quote, "What's the point of living longer if you're not happy?"
You introduced me to Huberman's world and now I've got into the endless loop and bought my parents a copy of ' Outlive' so they can improve their routines in their 60s!! I'm even more addicted to these videos than to the real thing!! Love them! Kudos to you for all the effort and research behind the scenes!
Something I'll be carrying into 2025 and hopefully will continue to develop is my morning routine and balance of my sleep schedule. I started working out actively and regularly in January last year but realised combining it with my full-time bachelor studies became more difficult. On a whim, I threw my morning routine upside down for my last exam week. I started waking up at around 5:30, starting my days with a workout or run, and then studying for the major chunk of the day after returning home. This has provided me with more energy, routine, and improved sleep. There are other many issues unmentioned in this comment that I would like to improve, but making exercise, study, and sleep my main priority is something I'm quite proud of :)
Just have to throw in that you are NOT a default screwed up person! You are a default lovely, wonderful person who cares so much and deserves the world♥
Thanks for sharing your journey, Keltie. I've been following along, making my own little changes, inspired by your example. I just want you to know how much better these protocols have made me feel. It's hard to describe, cause day-by-day, nothing seemed to change, and then I finally noticed how happy and healthy I feel! This is the first winter of my life that I didn't struggle with SAD. I didn't even notice until the solstice occurred. I used to count down the days until there would be more sunlight, looking for some sort of relief lol. I'm 38, and feel better than I ever have before. Thank you!
Hey Keltie, thanks for your amazing videos! Could you focus on more women oriented scientists like Dr Stacy Sims? Most of the studies are done in men and extrapolated for women 🙏 keep the good vibes ❤
I LOVED this video SO much! Thank you SOOO much for taking the immense time you did to create this! So much food for thought ❤️
My goal is finding balance! I’m 30 almost 31 and I work full time and I’ve gone back to school. Last semester I stopped working out because I wasn’t balancing things in my life to make sure I was set up to take care of myself and I refuse to fall back into that pattern when this next semester starts so my goal is balance 😊
I’m so glad this works for you, but Dr Sims goes into great detail about how zone 2 is fine for active recovery but it’s not great for female longevity. Atilla’s studies tend to mainly use male subjects. “Women are not small men”
great point about males vs females. i never put it together that most of this research is probably done on males especially back in the day. i remember reading recently that heart attack symptoms are different for men and women. the left arm pain thing ive heard all my life is typically a male symptom. do you know of anyone online i can follow who focuses on research in womens health?
@@xintheshower Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be any women focused on women's health using research based on women, but Dr Stacy Sims has been on quite a few podcasts on TH-cam and her book Next Level is extremely informative and research backed.
Exactly!
you beat me to it! I just discovered Dr Sims and am floored! Just wanted to recommend her to Katie when I saw your comment :)
Dr Sims is GOLD ❤
I love the longer video 🤘 I'll be 40 this year, and I'm striving for longevity, good health, and being grounded in who I am ❤ Happy Sunday everyone!
Stress management is exactly what I’m trying to do in 2025! 2024 was extremely rough, I developed panic attacks and had to get off my birth control, since then I’ve been learning to live with my anxiety and let me just tell you, it’s not easy. Now I have a subclinical hypothyroidism and PCOS diagnosis which helps, but I know stress is the root of this all (except… there are thyroid issues in my family). I will definitely be taking the mental hobbies aspect into my own hands for this year, thank you keltie!! Love this video!
Just wanted to say I know you had a rough year, but people grow when times are tough. And this year.... YOU HAVE GROWN! You are FLOURISHING! So excited to see where this year takes you, you seem so much HAPPIER than previous years. I'm so proud of you, I hope you are proud of yourself! Thank you for sharing your journey, and I'm excited for your content in 2025
THANK YOU SO MUCH 🥹🥹 exactly how I feel 🫶
I have worked on my stress soo much last year. I noticed that it helped me in my recovery from long covid a lot. Step 1. Noticing the stress response (in all it's different forms) 2. Figure out what you are responding to 3. Find out if the stress is helping the situation or not 4. Calm down if necessary. Sounds easy, it's not. I have used several techniques and practices to implement these things. Practice is key. ❤
Some things I don't stress about anymore, that might sound trivial, but do add up I believe.
1. I am not a bad dog mom if I don't walk the dogs 'on time' (they don't even care that much)
2. Nothing crazy is going to happen if I arrive late, so I stop hurrying.
3. My world doesn't end if a person doesn't like me. I will live.
4. If I don't want to continue eating, I stop. In an hour or so I will be hungry again, I will finish the dish than.
5. I will not be frustrated with the mess in the house. It will be cleaned up at some point this week. And it will become messy again. That's life.
6. I am not a bad person for having some food waste. I do my best to look inside the fridge, sometimes you miss something. It's oke.
7. I will not be stressed by my work. If things don't get done, they don't get done. People will deal with it, life goes on.
8. I will not stress myself out with the possibility that my boss is not satisfied with my work and will let me go. I do what I can, if it happens, it happens, and I will find a new job.
❤
I've been going through my normal winter rut... Luckily this video is exactly what I needed! I'm very thankful for your content and feel like I'm not alone!
I’m not the target audience but you’ve really helped and inspired me recently. I have been taking better care of myself - RLT, following protocols suggest from the gurus, and generally being kinder to myself. We consume a lot of the same media and I was shocked at how simple the advice was, it is a shame there isn’t a silver bullet. Just time and discipline. I’ve stayed sober since Boxing Day as I don’t have time to be hungover. This has the added fact of alcohol not ruining my other health and fitness goals
This was a great video! I even took notes. I am on a little bit of a health kick after a year of burn out, stillness and doing less. This has helped frame what I want to focus on again. I love the list of 10 things you want to do at 100. I have recently been telling people that one of my goals is to going skiing for my 90th birthday. But that means getting back into my exercise routine, doing yoga, eating well, and focusing on my mental health with means meditating and journalling everyday. Thanks for the great video. You are doing a good job and I can't wait to see what you come up with next.
What made me enjoy working out again after being chronically ill was primal movements, stretching and stabilizing excercises from Zuzka Light. She talks so much in her workouts about form and taking it easy on yourself. I needed that. Now back to strength training, trying to find balance. :D My goal for 2025 though is to incorporate meditation and stress management. I think your videos will be "must watches" for at least another year. ;)
Interesting, will check her out! I just found Julia Reppel and she uses animal / primal in some of her video-thumbnails (?) and I’m having soo much fun that I have to force myself to stop and I do feel younger by moving my body in that way. Was on the look out for new similar channels, never heard of her.
Wishing you a balanced workout routine, finding that balance is hard, but we can do it!
@@Spydeberg7876 The only downside to Zuska is that most of her content can be found and accessed only through a membership and her website. It's 15$/mo, which I found alright since her workouts are very enjoyable (atleast most of them). But I'm open to other good fitness influencers as well. :) Will give Julia Reppel a try!
This is exactly why I love watching your videos, just so encouraging and you make your routine easy to explain. Thank you for taking us along for the ride on your journey!
Thank you for staying the course. It is so helpful to see a real example, that its small and simple and little improvements that can make big impacts later on.
I could just sense your body was so thankful for everything you’ve been doing for it. Love the information and will be getting the stillness and outlive book 🙏🏻
Yessss, another year long project + recap!
Hope this one is your fav yet!
No way Keltie! I’ve been trying to do his routine for over a year too. I’m also planning on incorporating Cycle Syncing into my whole fitness longevity regimen, once I finish the book. Love this video!
Outlive has been the book I have recommended most this year! Love it!
It’s so good!!! Love to hear your recommending it
8:19 - "50% REDUCTION IN ALL CAUSE MORALITY" . Hell yeah🤟
The being bored as a sign of recovery is so smart! ❤
I'm glad you mentioned picking your skin. I have been trying to reduce my crazy cortisol level for a year and a half. Sometimes I feel like it's not helping that much, but I haven't picked for a loooong time.
this vid was really amazing. please make more of these long form videos.
these are the best way to get to know things in detail from you.
truly appreciate the amount of time and effort for this. Thanks Keltie
I was also on a cholesterol journey this year and was able to make improvements Im super proud of! Definitely possible. Definitely Omega 3s. Also Fiber! Love having a safe place to go for this kind of content thats about stuff to add and not just stuff that Im doing thats bad ❤
Thanks for sharing your journey, being real, and being encouraging. So thankful for you!
This is amazing! Thank you for sharing this with us. :) A year long reflection on these lifestyle changes is fabulous and perfect for January, since people are more motivated.
Thank you for watching Ellen!! Hope it helps some people ☺️
I found you at the end of 2024 and I'm so proud of you for all you've accomplished this past year!!! This is a huge video to be proud of
My BIG win for 2024 is that I started climbing, at first bouldering and then top-rope. I found a passion and addiction to keep getting better at it. My artrosis back loves it. I never felt SO STRONG in my live! Only regret I have is not having found my way to it sooner, I'm 36 now. I also combine this with mobility training but I'm having a harder time staying consistent with that because, yeah, I get bored!
Keltie, you're such an amazing human being. I love watching you get so excited with your progress and I'm over here getting so excited with you! I also appreciate your realness in showing your struggles. Keep it up, I always look forward to your videos 💜
Keltie! Just wanted to say your mental transformation is just as important and impressive as any physical one! Proud of you!
Last year my big goal was to fall in love. I made a little “altar” towards dating and read some books about intimacy to get over my fear of commitment and now I have the best boyfriend! Thank you for inspiring me to try new things even if they’re not exercise or nutrition related ! This year I also want to improve my V02 max and try being outdoors more!
I enjoyed this video so much! I love how you summarized it by saying that if you’re already doing a lot of these things, then we don’t need to add anything else. We just need to stay the course! Although it’s tempting to always be looking for a way to level up, it’s important to take a pause and realize that you’ve arrived! Cue the celebration 🎉 Now stay the course!
I am so happy for you on replacing the picking coping mechanism with the ones that serve you better!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Always brightens up my day to see a new video from you Keltie!! Amazing progress and it motivates me to steadily and slowly go for my wellness goals❤
This was such a sweet and inspiring video! You should be so proud! This year I want to find a way to spend more time with my friends and less time online 😭
I've always believed that there's no way to adapt to stress, specifically to the stress caused by a highly demanding job. You think you've figured it out because mentally, you are sane, but you never know what your body really feels about it until it's too late.
So in 2024 I've switched my crazy stressful job to a more chill one as soon as I could, started ceramic classes, tennis and padel. I've started those sports because I suck at them. Honestly, being 30 and getting better at new things is an amazing feeling. Now I'm not overworked, more energized and overall happy.
Dang… I have been putting my health off for sooo long. It’s time I get my shit together. This video was so needed… and I need to watch it every month to stay motivated lol
Thank you for your video's. I naturally don't have much energy and therefore spend most of my days bed rotting. But your videos always gave me motivation and encouraged me to change things up. Since half a year I try my best to have a "active day" every other day. So I'm doing weights (3 kg) at home, going on a walk with my family, visiting a museum...
Your lifestyle is very aspiring and I love the messages you promote. ❤
i love your channel SO much!! you inspire me as a small youtuber! i’ve learned so much from your channel and i can’t wait to learn more :) thanks keltie!
That is the best compliment I could receive 🥹 good luck on your TH-cam journey!!
@ thank you so much!!🥹🫶🏼
I'm in my 40s and I am in way better shape/heathier now than I ever was in my 20s. So don't get too hung up on "age". Also there are lots of studies about "high LDL" that show that it is not necessarily bad. If your triglycerides are in a good place, then the higher LDL really isn't that bad of a thing. Consider a CAC test to really see the health of your heart. Love your content! Keep crushing it girl!
Seriously though taking my mental health seriously has been the best thing I have done for myself. Like I feel like I finally have the mental energy to care for myself.
You're always super transparent about costs of things in your videos. If you can share, I'm super curious about the costs of your consultations and tests with "heath care 3.0". As a fellow Canadian, getting all those tests looked like a dream!
My new favourite video of yours. Love this for you!
Just bought this book... I will be binging too! Also, Lions Mane is AMAZING for cognitive and brain health... I put it in my coffee or tea everyday.
Also, you are NOT a nerd, biochemistry is VERY interesting! CoQ10 helps give your cells more energy... I've been taking that since March of 2021!
Following along with your videos it is so cool to see glimpses of those routines and programs that you are implementing over time and then, after a year or longer, you finally get the result. The quality and time investments of your content is truly amazing.
Thank you so much! I absolutely love making these videos for you all and feel so blessed to share them with you 🩵
Loved this, Keltie!!! Keep up the great work! 🥳🙌🏼
so grateful fr the built in captions!!
Your present state IS the transformation. ❤
Thank you for sharing all this! I’ve really enjoyed your last few videos! So nice!! Also - this was the perfect amount of time to accompany my leg strength workout today!
I'm sure you've had this idea before, but I would love these longer videos in podcast form to listen in the car. I struggle to watch/listen as a sole activity, also can't listen to speaking while I work, but on my commute this would be awesome!
This video motivates me sooooo much more than a big flashy 'before/after video" ! It was really interresting and touching ! I was so happy for you when you said you have'nt picked at your skin in months, you go girl ! Thannk you for it and let's see what 2025 brings, 1 new habit at the time :)
I'm struggling not to feel very down on my recent lack of progress in health areas. 2023 was the year of me working on being able to walk again for more than about 2 minutes at a time after a spinal injury in 2021 that I couldn't get proper treatment for because of the panini. The first 6ish months of last year, I did really well, and lost about 40 pounds mostly through diet - notably, being able to cook for myself again since I could finally stand for lengths of time, which means it was easier to be mindful of what and how much I was eating. Then in the second half of 2024, I hit a wall that I'm still trying to get over. I had some major work-related stress that threw off all of my (still fairly new) habits, and all progress ceased. I haven't back-slid too much, thankfully, but it's just felt absolutely impossible to get back into moving the right direction. I still have another 80ish pounds to lose to be in a healthy range again, but getting back in the groove feels like an impossible task.
This was so informative, encouraging, raw, beautiful... everything wow!
Oh I’ll have to watch later, I hope you and everyone have a wonderful weekend.
Such an incredible journey!!! Thank you for creating such meaningful content. I'm inspired to read the book and incorporate what I'm missing currently from my routine ( improve VO max).
For women, not eating a little bit when you wake up keeps cortisol/the stress hormone high, especially if you work out fasted. Maybe having a protein shake with some chia seeds for omega 3s and a small carb when you wake up would help with managing stress. Dr. Stacy Sims talks about women’s hormones and how some mainstream advice is suited for men and not women and she mentions eating within 30-45 minutes ish of waking up
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this video ❤️
I ended up buying this book since you've mentioned it several times over the last few years. I'm the book he said that he was a Dr at John's Hopkins in Baltimore, MD. That hospital is 10 minutes from my house! It's one of the best hospitals in the US. I just thought it was kinda cool 😊
I love the longer-form videos! Super nice to have something to listen to while I do housework (Keltie O'Conner podcast??)
I love the long form content! Would love if you ever started a podcast someday!
LOVE THIS!!! This was just absolutely beautiful!!
But we just love Keltie. She’s just the best you’re doing all the homework for us, and then explaining it in simple terms. I want to see Kelty’s hair like with warm, low lights… I think they’re calling it a lived in blonde, but one of the examples I can think of is Heidi Summer‘s had that really blonde hair and I just love how her hair is now I think Kelsey should go into a colorist and Got a picture of Heidi now because I just love that look I think it would. I don’t know B really gorgeous on her.❤
Watching my 81-year-old dad age has shown me how essential mental health is. His wife had a stroke, which limited her in some ways and severely impacted her mental health and she has dragged my dad with her into her pit of depression and it is so sad to watch and accept. Physical changes like pain and mobility loss are inevitable, but the ability to adapt to "new normals" is what really matters. If I lose the ability to do activities that I feel define my identity, can I accept that? What if my dental health declines and I lose some of my teeth? If I'm incontinent will I let that prevent me from being social? Will I be able to accept somebody else helping me if I need it? If I lose my mobility (I have an autoimmune disease and this is highly likely) can I deal with that? How do people with constant pain deal with that and still live a fulfilling life?
I hope you celebrate all this! Awesome informative video! Thanks for always motivating all of us! ❤❤❤❤
Well aging is the best word. Because we all age every single day. Not stopping
Awesome as always. Thanks for the inspiration!
Keltie You mentioned strengthening your back. Would you consider doing a really detailed video on how to strengthen the back, and specifically make it something that can be done at home with simple equipment for people like me who can’t or don’t go to the gym? The reason I ask is because I have no knowledge of the lingo and I don’t know what you did based on the things you said. Thx for reading. x
Always loved your videos!! Great job on this one! I read Outlive the past summer and I have been talking to people about the amazing stuff I discovered! One win of 2024 was my 3rd marathon in November! I agree it's not healthy to run a marathon but the discipline you gain through the tough training and the boost of getting to the finish line have made me to run a marathon every year (just one though😂). However, in my case the marathon made me think about food in a different way. Because I had to eat if I wanted to survive the process, this made me see food as fuel. So, since 2021 I have not had any issues regarding my previous eating disorders. So, I love running because it saved me in a way.❤
Have a great and healthy new year girl!
I'd love to see you trying somatics, like Feldenkrais. It's movement and tension/ stress body work that really calms down
Thank you for the insights, and congrats to that impressive Clase Azul collection :)))
True goddess vibes, adore this.
For the body exciting things and joy = Eustress still are Stress. So hard to keep yourself slowing down and miss on them too sometimes.
Just some video idea . I would like to know what is your strength weight training routine and mobility routine. I would also like to know how do you make good use of your Apple Watch to track your lifestyle and your workout statistic which could be very helpful 😍
Wait, how have we not seen her do a VO2 max test? That would be a fun watch ❤ love your videos Keltie
AG1 used to be made in New Zealand only a few hours from me. Funnily enough you've never actually been able to buy it here, although recently they've moved production to the USA
Loved this video. I've had this book for a couple of years and haven't read it. Will read it in 2025!!!
Great video Keltie, I too always want to be doing more, more … more…. You are on the right track…. 👍
Nice to know ! Thanks for sharing! Although Yoga is not mobility 👋 mobility is a different training !
You should do a challenge like this for Dr. Daniel Amen! He focuses on brain health, and I feel like some of this would align! He’s a bit more extreme in terms of toxins and stuff, though. But you should look into him! His research is super interesting. A good book to look at would be The End of Mental Illness!
btw, Peter Attia has been linked to AG1 as one of initial Investors and as a Scientific Advisor.