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Dr. Eric Topol

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Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

Any.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

So even if it's a walk that's relatively brief without any fast heart rate or sweating, that's good.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

But the more the better to a certain point.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

It doesn't have to be extreme.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

But we're talking about at least five times a week, ideally, 30 minutes of aerobic activity.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

That would be brisk walks or cycling or elliptical or treadmill, running, jogging, all these sorts, swimming.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

30 minutes five times a week, that's to strive for.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

It doesn't have to be with a heart rate monitor.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

It doesn't have to be where you're working up, you know, torrential amount of sweat.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

The extreme isn't really proven, as I review in the book, about how far, how nuts you have to go with this.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

But as long as you're getting a good workout and having some sweat is an indicator without having to worry about your heart rate or whether you can talk or not.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

So that's one thing.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

But the big change in recent years is the new data about resistance training and balance training.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

So as we get older, we lose muscle mass.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

And that's not good for healthspan.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

And so that the ideal thing is some resistance training.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

And that could be, you know, with bands or, you know, pushups and sit ups and, you know, planks and lunges and that sort of thing.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

It doesn't require it.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

It's free.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

I mean, it doesn't require any expensive equipment.