#58 - How to Change Your Autonomic Function

#58 - How to Change Your Autonomic Function

From The KRUSE ELITE Podcast by Taylor Kruse

February 7, 2026 · 1h 24m

About this episode

This episode discusses the autonomic system's impact on pain and mobility, featuring insights on assessment tools and stimuli for improvement.

Do you have clients who never seem to warm up despite your best efforts? In this episode, I speak with my trusty podcast producer, Tony, about the autonomic system and how it relates to pain and mobility.  I talk about the involuntary nature of the autonomic system, the relationship between voluntary and involuntary function, how the body will anticipate physical activity, the neuro-anatomy of autonomic function, pain and threat, gait, breathing, blood-pressure, bone-conduction headphones, warm-ups, and more.  I also talk about how to determine if someone is having issues with their autonomic system, what tools you can use when making assessments, and different stimuli that can be used to improve autonomic function.  While autonomic function may not be under your direct conscious control, there are still a lot of ways to affect your autonomic function for the better to decrease pain and improve health and performance.   Thank you to my podcast idea man and coach, Tony Fowler (Instagram:  @tone_reverie ) for helping me put together this episode! Free Resources: Join our mailing list   HERE   to stay up to date on the latest updates…

People in this episode

Host: Taylor Kruse

Guest: Tony Fowler

Topics covered

  • autonomic system
  • pain
  • mobility
  • neuro-anatomy
  • breathing
  • warm-ups

Keywords

  • autonomic function
  • pain management
  • mobility issues
  • neuroanatomy
  • physical activity
  • warm-up techniques

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Organizations: Kruse Elite, Instagram

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