Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 23, 2024

The evidence that high levels of exercise and subsequent fitness are linked with increased lifespan and health span is clear. By the end of this article, you should be convinced that high levels of fitness and daily exercise are a MUST for a longer quality of life without major illness. Here’s why. The relationship is clear.

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Physiologically Speaking

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

In his book “ Exercised: why something we never evolved to do is healthy and rewarding ”, evolutionary biologist Daniel Lieberman coins the term —  exercists  — which he broadly defines as people who espouse the benefits, joys, and importance of regular exercise, sometimes to a fault.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Exercise has long been recognized by clinicians, scientists and public health officials as an important way to maintain health throughout a person's lifespan. It improves overall fitness, helps build strong muscles and bones, reduces the risk of chronic disease, improves mood and slows physical decline.

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Physiologically Speaking

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Researchers claim to have discovered “exercise in a pill” every few years, like clockwork. They then proceed to oversell its benefits and potential applications to human health and disease. What does it mean to “mimic the body’s natural metabolic response to strenuous exercise.”

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Physiologically Speaking

JULY 26, 2024

A new study used wearable sleep data to show that several chronic diseases are associated with how we sleep. Results Overall, there were a total of 48 different associations of sleep patterns with chronic disease, all of which were significant even when considering the participants’ habitual physical activity levels.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

MARCH 23, 2024

They routinely do not exercise. As you can see from the above graph, about 50% of people (Controls In White) will have developed a major chronic disease by 70 years of age. When broken down by disease category, cardiovascular disease, cancer, dementia, stroke, osteoarthritis, hypertension and stroke, the pattern is the same.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

APRIL 12, 2024

But for many people regular exercise at even moderate intensities will not be on the cards. Therefore, even if living longer is not a priority, delaying the onset of a major chronic disease should be. Maybe you are one of the fortunate ones who loves to exercise at a high level and has managed to land in the top 2.5%

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