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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. Even for individuals who exercise a lot, the evidence would seem to indicate that moving throughout the day is important to maximize training adaptations. ” Details can be found at the end of the post!

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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. Exercise prevents and reverses cardiovascular disease, but whether high-intensity exercise training (HIIT) is safe and effective for adults after minimally invasive heart surgery is unknown.

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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. Physical fitness was measured using VO2 peak obtained during a maximal exercise test (the gold standard way to measure this outcome). ” Details can be found at the end of the post!

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Physiology Friday #197: Do Morning Workouts Maximize the Cardiometabolic Benefits of Exercise?

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Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. Clinically, about 1/3 of adults have metabolic syndrome — a cluster of conditions including abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, high blood glucose, high triglycerides, and low HDL cholesterol.

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Physiology Friday #197: Do Morning Workouts Maximize the Cardiometabolic Benefits of Exercise?

Physiologically Speaking

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. Clinically, about 1/3 of adults have metabolic syndrome — a cluster of conditions including abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, high blood glucose, high triglycerides, and low HDL cholesterol.

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Physiology Friday #224: Does Protein Timing Matters for Gains in Strength and Hypertrophy?

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Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. The anabolic window refers to how the timing of protein intake after exercise influences training adaptations. Does this mean you can’t or shouldn’t leverage the pre- and post-exercise nutrition windows?

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Physiology Friday #221: The Optimal Balance of Sleep, Sitting, and Exercise for Metabolic Health

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Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. For one, they investigated how different compositions of activity — for example, a composition with greater sitting time, more sleep time, or less low-intensity exercise — influenced metabolic health outcomes.