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Brady Holmer

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FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

I mean, it's the only exercise that they're doing.

FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

It's a couple of times per week.

FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

And even if it's 85% max heart rate, it's a fairly low absolute intensity because they're not that in shape.

FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

So people can do it and then...

FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

I think it's important, you know, older adults can do it and they need to do it.

FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

Going back to what Ben Levine was talking about.

FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

I mean, at a certain age, past a certain age, if you don't engage in the vigorous exercise, you're just not going to adapt, especially with regard to the cardiac, the cardiac adaptations, the cardiovascular system.

FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

The heart just needs that extra stimulus.

FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

And without it, the heart's just going to continue to stiffen fibrosis as you age.

FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

I know we already sort of mentioned that, but so yeah, not only is it...

FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

feasible, but it's probably necessary for older adults to engage in this high-intensity interval training.

FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

I just think that there's this skewed idea when you talk about doing HIIT that people think they're training like Olympic athletes, and it's really not.

FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

Just read some of the clinical studies, and it's pretty apparent.

FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

I guess it's hard for them, but like.

FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

Right.

FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

It might be 50 to 100 watts or something if they're on a bike, which is a fairly low low.

FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

It's like spin class, something like that.

FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

Right.

FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

I shouldn't do hit all the time either.

FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

Men shouldn't do hit all the time.