12: Never Leave the Playground with Stephen Jepson

At age 76, Stephen Jepson is living proof of his philosophy of lifetime fitness called Never Leave the Playground. He rides a unicycle, juggles while balancing on a bongo board, throws knives and plays jacks with both hands, walks a tightrope, swam across Iowa's Spirit Lake at age 66, and has won over 80 gold medals in swimming since age 65. And more. Much more. He knows the secret is to "just keep moving" through constant play, not exercise. He's developed toys for all ages and degrees of physical fitness to use throughout our daily lives so we never have to leave the playground no matter where we are or what we're doing. No matter how impaired the body has become through neglect or disease or aging, consistent movement is imperative to regain and maintain balance, stability, coordination and growth. He calls it "age proofing the brain and body," and it can begin at any age or any condition of the body. For the show notes and everything we discussed in this episode, visit

You can listen to 12: Never Leave the Playground with Stephen Jepson online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

12: Never Leave the Playground with Stephen Jepson is an episode from Anchors of Health: Build the healthiest you with Mindset, Nutrition, Movement and Recovery by Bill.

This episode is 46:36 long.

This episode was published on Dec 11, 2017.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from Anchors of Health: Build the healthiest you with Mindset, Nutrition, Movement and Recovery when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.