295: The Cool Runnings Guide to Better Metabolism and Life

295: The Cool Runnings Guide to Better Metabolism and Life

From Positive On Purpose by Jamie Schoepke and Jules Philippi

May 27, 2026 · 17 min

About this episode

This episode explores the importance of predictability in metabolic health using the metaphor of a bobsled team from Cool Runnings.

"Feel the rhythm, Feel the rhyme! Get on up, it's bobsled time!" Remember that iconic line from Cool Runnings? It turns out the Jamaican bobsled team knew a thing or two about metabolic health. In a bobsled, if the team isn't moving in a predictable, perfect rhythm, the sled crashes. Your body operates the exact same way. When we throw the extremes and rollercoaster habits at our body, we create total chaos. In this episode, we are unpacking why Predictability > Chaos, how to stop treati...

People in this episode

Hosts: Jamie Schoepke, Jules Philippi

Topics covered

  • metabolic health
  • predictability
  • chaos
  • lifestyle
  • bobsledding
  • self-improvement

Keywords

  • metabolism
  • health
  • predictability
  • chaos
  • lifestyle habits

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Books & works: Cool Runnings

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