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Best Health and Wellness Podcasts for Men

Up Your Health, Wellness & Fitness IQ With These 10 Podcasts

February 27, 2025

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Whether you’re looking for fitness advice on how to bulk and cut, you’re seeking research-backed information around longevity, or you’re interested in tips for improving your mental health, there’s a podcast for just about any and every health and wellness goal. But with hundreds of thousands of podcasts to choose from in this category, it can be overwhelming trying to find your new go-to show.

Fortunately, we did the hard part for you, vetting the best of the best based on the quality and digestibility of the information, the entertainment value, and the host’s credentials.

Here are some podcasts we highly recommend adding to your library stat.

Huberman Lab

There’s a reason why this podcast is consistently ranked as the No. 1 health podcast in the world. While interviewing top-notch credentialed guests, host and neuroscientist Dr. Andrew Huberman explores how the human brain can impact our health and behavior, leaning into scientific data and covering a wide range of topics that are applicable to our everyday lives. Those topics have included how to optimize testosterone production, the science of emotions, the role nutrients in food play in controlling your moods, and tools for managing stress and anxiety. Note that episodes of this show are much longer than most other podcasts — averaging just over three hours. That said, the “Essentials” episodes, which clock in closer to 30-45 minutes, are perfect for those morning Peloton rides or work commutes.

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Barbell Medicine

This podcast is hosted by two MDs: Austin Baraki, a practicing internal medicine physician, competitive lifter, and strength coach; and Jordan Feigenbaum, a certified strength and conditioning specialist and competitive elite powerlifter with a medical degree. Each week, Drs. Baraki and Feigenbaum dive into the latest research on health and fitness — and occasionally, they also analyze and explain mysterious exercise-related medical cases (like, say, why someone might’ve experienced throat pain after heavy lifting). These episodes are packed with actionable information — for example, the science behind fasting, how to train while losing weight, whether or not collagen protein is a scam, and comparing the benefits of vegan and omnivore diets.

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On Purpose

Not long after British life coach (and former monk) Jay Shetty launched On Purpose, it quickly became the world’s No. 1 mental health podcast — and it’s not all that hard to see why. While interviewing athletes, physicians, relationship coaches, psychologists, and other prominent guests, Shetty asks: How can we be happier and healthier humans, leading more fulfilling and meaningful lives? Past episode topics have included training your brain to go from insecurity to confidence, visualization hacks for achieving your goals, getting over your ex, and improving your brain’s resilience to stress.

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The Ultimate Human

Gary Brecka worked in the life insurance industry for two decades predicting people’s mortality based on their medical records and demographic data. After spending so many years determining when people will die, he decided to dedicate his time to finding out how people can live longer, happier, more rewarding lives. Brecka’s guests have ranged from athletes and entrepreneurs to scientists, but they all center around one key question: What’s keeping us from being the ultimate human? From how to reduce exposure to toxins in your home to which cancer-causing cooking oils to avoid and what you need to know about grass-fed versus grass-finished beef, Brecka’s show is chock-full of valuable advice.

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Feel Better Live More

British physician Dr. Rangan Chatterjee believes achieving optimal health has become too complicated. His aim? To simplify it. On his podcast Feel Better Live More, Dr. Chatterjee leverages his own 20 years of experience treating patients as well as the vast knowledge of his credentialed guests to debunk common myths while offering realistic advice on how to eat, exercise, sleep, and relax more effectively. The 15-20 minute “bitesize” episodes are perfect when you’re short on time, whereas the two-hour deep dives cover complicated topics in more detail — for example, the latest science on gut health, how to break free from burnout and negative thoughts, and the secrets to reversing your age.

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Mind Pump

This top-ranking fitness podcast is hosted by three industry vets: Sal Di Stefano, a personal trainer and author; Adam Schafer, a former fitness club manager and certified bodybuilder; and Justin Andrews, who’s a NASM-certified personal trainer, Performance Enhancement Specialist, Corrective Exercise Specialist certification, and Fitness Nutrition Specialist. Together, the trio tackle common workout misconceptions while sharing science-backed insights — all with a humorous edge. Whether you’re trying to learn more about fat loss, nutrition, muscle-building, or exercise performance, Mind Pump is known for cutting through the noise and providing simple, practical guidance you can use. And with over 2,400 episodes in the archives, there’s certainly no shortage of content for you to learn from.

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The Genius Life

Science journalist and New York Times best-selling author Max Lugavere is on a mission to help you live smarter. On his popular podcast The Genius Life, Lugavere sits down with doctors, dietitians, scientists, fitness pros, and other experts to answer key questions like: why you’re not sleeping great, why you’re not losing fat, how psychedelics are transforming mental health, and how to overcome addiction for good. Lugavere’s approachable style makes it easy to understand and apply what you learn from these interviews, and most episodes run just a little over an hour — the ideal length, if you ask us.

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The Human Upgrade

If you’re not familiar with Dave Asprey, he’s often referred to as the “father of biohacking” — he actually coined the concept. Asprey is committed to living well beyond 100, and on his podcast The Human Upgrade, he taps a range of experts for longevity tips. Asprey isn’t afraid to expose how long-held advice is actually nonsense and engage in boundary-pushing conversations about controversial topics. And he tackles it all, from supplements to improve your energy and cellular health to the detoxification power of infrared saunas and biohacks for boosting testosterone.

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The Proof with Simon Hill

If you’re tired of all the contradictory, confusing health and wellness advice, this podcast is for you. Host Simon Hill, a nutritionist and physiotherapist, is hell-bent on ditching all the fear-mongering and exaggerations and focusing solely on exploring the facts. On his quest for the truth, Hill refers to reliable, recent clinical research and interviews trustworthy experts — and occasionally even engages in healthy debates about hot healthy topics.

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10% Happier with Dan Harris

This podcast is billed as “self-help for smart people,” and that feels accurate. Host and bestselling author Dan Harris blends modern science and ancient wisdom while interviewing experts on such eye-opening and engaging topics as the neuroscience of success, the secret to smarter decision-making and lower stress, and the key to having healthy conflict.

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