Top Stanford Professor Weighs in on How Exercise Changes Your Metabolism

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• NI

  @nicknorwitzMDPhD · 8 months ago · pinned

  For written details on this amazing paper, see the StayCurious Metabolism Newsletter, link below. Also, see my prior interviews with Prof Snyder: <a href="https://staycuriousmetabolism.substack.com/p/the-art-of-a-heartbeat-one-of-the?r=40ekz2">https://staycuriousmetabolism.substack.com/p/the-art-of-a-heartbeat-one-of-the?r=40ekz2</a> &nbsp;<br>Snyder Interview 1: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCrc4gfbK2o">https://youtu.be/mCrc4gfbK2o</a> <br>Snyder Interview 2: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMpGkg4zMOU">https://youtu.be/kMpGkg4zMOU</a>

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• NI

  @niceniceundeuxtrois · 8 months ago (edited)

  I&apos;m a 65-year old female who definitely is not sprinting. But what I&apos;ve started to do instead is nothing short of fabulous.<br>I started stair ascending and descending 44 flights of stairs a couple days a week within 14 minutes with many pauses. Each stair direction affects me differently, both in terrific ways. <br>The only measurement I can take at home is my blood pressure. Prior to starting it was in the 130s, high 120s over 80-90 diastolic. Since this way of exercising with the stairs, my blood pressure is in the 115/70&apos;s range. I was not on any medication before and now I certainly won&apos;t be.<br>Thank you for your content

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• DA

  @DanzeMusic · 8 months ago

  I agree with the importance of strength exercises. I developed knee pain from injuring my lower back, after about 7 years, I was told I had 0 cartilage behind my knee caps. I couldn’t really run or squat at all. Just before the pandemic, a surgeon told me that in theory I should need knee replacements within 2 years, but if I would train and build my quads, there could be a chance I wouldn’t need knee surgeries at all for the rest of my life. Of course I trained my quads hard, doing asian squats everyday, I stopped doing cardio, only HIIT and long walks, now, 6 years later, I have no more problem with my knees anymore.

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• FI

  @firstchoicefarm7767 · 8 months ago

  At 39 I was diagnosed with arthritis in the knees. &nbsp;I used to do marathons. &nbsp;I shifted to strength training and my knee pains disappeared. &nbsp; I now run periodically for a few miles at a time without a problem. &nbsp; Distance runners, as a whole, really should be doing a lot more strength training.

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• UN

  @Unis83 · 8 months ago

  Check out &quot;Knees over toes guy&quot;. He repaired his wrecked knees

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• TH

  @TheGreaterGrog · 8 months ago

  God, if only I actually felt better after exercise rather than &apos;It&apos;s finally over. &nbsp;I never want to do that again.&apos;

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• RE

  @RebekahBavryCPHC · 8 months ago

  Morning weightlifting is my routine. It fits my schedule. But motivation will fail you daily. Consistency is the key. Get a routine and do weak, do it tired, do it when you don’t want to. Just do it.

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• CH

  @chipster9422 · 6 months ago

  Thank you Nick and Dr. Snyder. &nbsp;Excellent interview, very informative and enjoyable to watch,

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• JO

  @JoeBanjo88 · 3 months ago

  At 75 after losing 55 pounds I became a sprinter. I learned the hard way by tearing my right quadriceps. A few times and it was extremely painful! Now the running uphill 30 seconds times 6 to 8 and there’s absolutely no issues whatsoever.

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• PA

  @paulfsweatt4948 · 8 months ago

  OK, being a trainer I will chime in on the sprinting. Sprinting does not have to be super fast running. You can sprint on a bicycle. I recommend an assault bike. You can sprint on a rowing erg. You can sprint on a skier. You can sprint on an arc trainer.You do not need to be running to sprint. There are so many other ways that you can do your sprints. I love them on the assault bike because they really kicked my butt.

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• JO

  @joannebrauer2688 · 8 months ago

  Wonderful discussion, Nick! This explains why some people struggle so hard to lose weight. It is much more individual than we gave it credit to be.

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• JA

  @James-zu1ij · 7 months ago (edited)

  I do an exercise once a week on my exercise bike where I get my heart rate up to 190 (my max). It takes my about 25 minutes. I basically ramp up through the zones to warm up and then down like a pyramid. So by the time im at 12 minutes in, im doing zone 5. I dont stay at that zone, i merely reach it and immediately start to ramp down. This is not particularly stressful, but I consider it a minimum and makes me happy that I did it. Surprisingly, that 25 minutes once per week is enough to significantly slow down decline (in me at least)

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