Physiologically Speaking

MARCH 21, 2025

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. In a 5-zone training model, zone 2 is the highest exercise intensity you can sustain while remaining predominantly aerobic (oxygen-driven). You can find more products I’m affiliated with on my website.

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Physiologically Speaking

JANUARY 3, 2025

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. The concept of muscle memory is quite simple: It suggests that our body will have an enhanced response to a specific exercise stimulus (i.e.,

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Physiologically Speaking

APRIL 4, 2025

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. Exercise has never been so en vogue—for better or worse. By worse, I mean we often discuss exercise as a panacea. Just exercise. In other words, exercise improves sleep, sometimes, and for some people.

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Physiologically Speaking

JANUARY 17, 2025

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. Traditionally, the crossover point occurs at an exercise intensity between 60% and 70% of one’s maximal oxygen uptake, with maximal fat oxidation happening somewhere in this range. What’s this all mean?

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Physiologically Speaking

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. How frequently one exercises may not be as important as how much. That means we know about the frequency of exercise, but not the duration or intensity. The conclusion? In other words—volume drives adaptations.

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Physiologically Speaking

JANUARY 24, 2025

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. Nonetheless, the findings are one data point that should cause us to think differently about exercise metabolism. 2025 Jan 9. You can find more products I’m affiliated with on my website. glucose and fructose).

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Physiologically Speaking

MARCH 28, 2025

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. Further supporting this idea, research on the long-term effects of endurance exercise indicates that it helps maintain brain volume across the lifespan. How exercise provides neuroprotection.

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