Physiologically Speaking

DECEMBER 15, 2023

On Monday, I posted a video summary of the recently released Scientific Statement by the American Heart Association (AHA) on resistance exercise training for cardiovascular health. Everyone knows that resistance exercise is important for building and maintaining muscle mass. We lift weights to build and maintain muscle.

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Physiologically Speaking

DECEMBER 15, 2023

On Monday, I posted a video summary of the recently released Scientific Statement by the American Heart Association (AHA) on resistance exercise training for cardiovascular health. Everyone knows that resistance exercise is important for building and maintaining muscle mass. We lift weights to build and maintain muscle.

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Physiology Exercise Blood Pressure Risk Factors 52

Dr. Paddy Barrett

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Share For a 45-year-old male, 180cm tall, 95 kg in weight, exercising 4 to 5 times per week (Because you should be!). If you are doing the appropriate aerobic and resistance training levels, you should be at the higher end (If you have serious kidney disease, you should speak with your dietician). You input your metrics.

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DAIC

DECEMBER 8, 2023

For example, instead of saying ‘you need to exercise,’ which is largely unhelpful to patients, we recommend talking with patients about what types of physical activity works for them and how many minutes they should be active each day or each week.” For example, kidney disease is not included in CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc.

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

JULY 25, 2023

What levels of exercise intensity or duration are beneficial? Compared to the 2008 guidelines, where only exercises or activities that last at least 10 minutes could count towards the 150 minute/week goal, in the 2018 guidelines, any kind of moderate to vigorous physical activity can count toward the weekly goal, regardless of duration.

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Physiologically Speaking

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

I asked Michael 9 question about our brain’s scarcity loop, how it influences our health behaviors like exercise and what we eat, and how you can leverage knowledge of our Scarcity Brain to live a better, healthier life. Another study found that they don’t get diabetes and kidney diseases (the ninth leading cause of death).

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Physiologically Speaking

MAY 3, 2024

ICYMI On Wednesday, I published a post discussing the different metabolic effects of the ketogenic diet and exogenous ketones during exercise. There’s not a single organ in our body that doesn’t benefit from exercise. We’re well-informed about how exercise is good for us.

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