Dr. Rhonda Patrick

It's not really entirely accurate.

It's not really entirely accurate.

Well, you can actually do it. You can do what's called the Cooper test. And so that's basically you do a 12-minute run on a flat surface like a track. If you have hills, it's harder to run hills. And so you're trying to run as fast as you can maintain for that 12 minutes. So it's a maintainable 12-minute pace, right? Yeah, yeah, yeah. And there's a calculation.

Well, you can actually do it. You can do what's called the Cooper test. And so that's basically you do a 12-minute run on a flat surface like a track. If you have hills, it's harder to run hills. And so you're trying to run as fast as you can maintain for that 12 minutes. So it's a maintainable 12-minute pace, right? Yeah, yeah, yeah. And there's a calculation.

Well, you can actually do it. You can do what's called the Cooper test. And so that's basically you do a 12-minute run on a flat surface like a track. If you have hills, it's harder to run hills. And so you're trying to run as fast as you can maintain for that 12 minutes. So it's a maintainable 12-minute pace, right? Yeah, yeah, yeah. And there's a calculation.

You can look it up, the Cooper test, and you can sort of get a good estimate of your VO2 max. Yeah, yeah.

You can look it up, the Cooper test, and you can sort of get a good estimate of your VO2 max. Yeah, yeah.

You can look it up, the Cooper test, and you can sort of get a good estimate of your VO2 max. Yeah, yeah.

You know, there's an argument to be made for exercise snacks. You know, so these are short bursts of, you know, physical activity where you're getting your heart rate above, you know, 70% max heart rate. So you're getting more into the vigorous exercise, you know, range. And there have been some studies. They're called the VILPA studies. Are you familiar with these?

You know, there's an argument to be made for exercise snacks. You know, so these are short bursts of, you know, physical activity where you're getting your heart rate above, you know, 70% max heart rate. So you're getting more into the vigorous exercise, you know, range. And there have been some studies. They're called the VILPA studies. Are you familiar with these?

You know, there's an argument to be made for exercise snacks. You know, so these are short bursts of, you know, physical activity where you're getting your heart rate above, you know, 70% max heart rate. So you're getting more into the vigorous exercise, you know, range. And there have been some studies. They're called the VILPA studies. Are you familiar with these?

These are Vigorous Intermittent Lifestyle Activity Studies. And Martin Kabbalah, he's an expert on high-intensity interval training. I've had him on my podcast. He's involved in a lot of this research.

These are Vigorous Intermittent Lifestyle Activity Studies. And Martin Kabbalah, he's an expert on high-intensity interval training. I've had him on my podcast. He's involved in a lot of this research.

These are Vigorous Intermittent Lifestyle Activity Studies. And Martin Kabbalah, he's an expert on high-intensity interval training. I've had him on my podcast. He's involved in a lot of this research.

Sort of, yeah. People are wearing these wearable devices that they can measure their heart rate. And so scientists can see when they're getting these bursts of high-intensity exercise. So this type of exercise is actually not structured. What you're talking about would be structured, right, where you get up and do burpees or air squats or high knees or jumping jacks.

Sort of, yeah. People are wearing these wearable devices that they can measure their heart rate. And so scientists can see when they're getting these bursts of high-intensity exercise. So this type of exercise is actually not structured. What you're talking about would be structured, right, where you get up and do burpees or air squats or high knees or jumping jacks.

Sort of, yeah. People are wearing these wearable devices that they can measure their heart rate. And so scientists can see when they're getting these bursts of high-intensity exercise. So this type of exercise is actually not structured. What you're talking about would be structured, right, where you get up and do burpees or air squats or high knees or jumping jacks.

This is where people sort of take advantage of everyday situations. So they sprint up the stairs, right, and run. They're running to some place rather than walking. So they're really using their everyday lifestyle to kind of get their heart rate up.

This is where people sort of take advantage of everyday situations. So they sprint up the stairs, right, and run. They're running to some place rather than walking. So they're really using their everyday lifestyle to kind of get their heart rate up.

This is where people sort of take advantage of everyday situations. So they sprint up the stairs, right, and run. They're running to some place rather than walking. So they're really using their everyday lifestyle to kind of get their heart rate up.