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Cardiovascular Fitness: The Key to Longevity | Golden Age Health Summit 2025

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Learn how VO2 max integrates multiple physiological systems (lungs, heart, blood vessels, mitochondria, and more) and why it’s a stronger predictor of longevity than traditional risk factors like cholesterol or BMI. With compelling data, he reveals how boosting your VO2 max by just 3.5

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Physiology Friday #254: Fueling for Performance and Health: Lessons from a Recent Low-Carb vs. High-Carb Study in Athletes

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Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. Participants on the low-carb diet experienced significant reductions in body weight, BMI, and body fat percentage compared to those on the high-carb diet. You can find more products I’m affiliated with on my website.

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Physiology Friday #200: Higher Aerobic Fitness is Tied to Slower Biological Aging

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Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. However, body mass index (BMI) was not associated with biological age acceleration. ” Details can be found at the end of the post! To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

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Physiology Friday #199: High-Intensity Interval Training Reduces Coronary Artery Plaque

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Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. Furthermore, BMI and waist circumference decreased in the HIIT group — changes were larger than that of the control group in which none of these outcomes improved. ” Details can be found at the end of the post!

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Physiology Friday #194: Exercise "Prehab" Prevents Muscle Loss during Inactivity

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Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. A new study in the Journal of Physiology investigated a simple and quick “prehabilitation” strategy for older adults, 1 though the applications can apply to all of us, ragardless of age. The Journal of Physiology.

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Physiology Friday #206: Is Too Much Protein Damaging to Your Arteries?

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Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. The participants had an average age of 41, an average BMI in the ‘overweight’ category (28), and comprised 11 men and 12 women. link] A new study published in Nature Metabolism sought to find out.

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Mineralys Therapeutics Announces Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Lorundrostat

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Obstructive sleep apnea carries significant physiological and psychological impacts on health. Subjects will be at least 18 years old, with a BMI 27 kg/m 2 , and the trial will be conducted across approximately 40 sites.