Corey Jung is a United States Marine Corps Veteran, and has had a career as a tactical athlete. As a balance to his earlier life Corey began and still studies and practices deeply in the subjects and his principles of: Mindset, Recovery, Nutrition, and Movement. Corey has been mentored by numerous world renowned experts in these fields and still communicates with some of them today. 

Today Corey is still committed to excellence and service through Human Performance Optimization by assisting others to feel, move, and perform better. Corey specializes in locomotion, resilience, and longevity; with athletes from teens to seniors, activities from daily living to tactical operations. Corey serves as an advisor to the Marine Raider, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) Foundation, the U.S. Forest Service, and is partnered with Heroes’ Movement. Corey is also trained as a Type 2 Wildland Firefighter with the U.S. Forest Service, performing as the first Technical Advisor/Human Performance Specialist to Wildland Firefighters in the history of the U.S. Forest Service. 

Corey is also a retired San Diego Police Officer. In this episode, Corey and I discuss the unseen daily load first responders go through and how we need to be more mindful of our mental health while going through a life of service to protect others. Please check out Corey’s endeavors at www.uprightmovement.com.