Dr. Stacy Sims

It could be kettlebell swings, be air squats, jumping lunges, could be running, could be cycling, anything that's going to make you go as hard as you can for 30 seconds or less and recover for two minutes. You might do two or three of those. And that is such a strong stress that it creates this whole cascade of change that improves your entire cardiovascular system.

It could be kettlebell swings, be air squats, jumping lunges, could be running, could be cycling, anything that's going to make you go as hard as you can for 30 seconds or less and recover for two minutes. You might do two or three of those. And that is such a strong stress that it creates this whole cascade of change that improves your entire cardiovascular system.

It could be kettlebell swings, be air squats, jumping lunges, could be running, could be cycling, anything that's going to make you go as hard as you can for 30 seconds or less and recover for two minutes. You might do two or three of those. And that is such a strong stress that it creates this whole cascade of change that improves your entire cardiovascular system.

Minute and a half to two minutes because we want a full recovery from, it's more of a central nervous system recovery because we want to be able to go just as hard, if not harder for the next interval. And then how many of those am I doing? So you don't want to do any more than five. Oh, I love the minimum. That's it? Yeah. I can do that. That's the maximum. Five is the maximum.

Minute and a half to two minutes because we want a full recovery from, it's more of a central nervous system recovery because we want to be able to go just as hard, if not harder for the next interval. And then how many of those am I doing? So you don't want to do any more than five. Oh, I love the minimum. That's it? Yeah. I can do that. That's the maximum. Five is the maximum.

Minute and a half to two minutes because we want a full recovery from, it's more of a central nervous system recovery because we want to be able to go just as hard, if not harder for the next interval. And then how many of those am I doing? So you don't want to do any more than five. Oh, I love the minimum. That's it? Yeah. I can do that. That's the maximum. Five is the maximum.

Now we're talking, Dr. Sims. Some people will go, I can do all five. And then they start. And if they're doing it properly after two, they're like, I can't do anymore. That's fine. You've gotten that impetus of stress. And it creates this whole cascade where all of a sudden your muscles are releasing signals called myokines that now is telling your liver, let's not store that visceral fat.

Now we're talking, Dr. Sims. Some people will go, I can do all five. And then they start. And if they're doing it properly after two, they're like, I can't do anymore. That's fine. You've gotten that impetus of stress. And it creates this whole cascade where all of a sudden your muscles are releasing signals called myokines that now is telling your liver, let's not store that visceral fat.

Now we're talking, Dr. Sims. Some people will go, I can do all five. And then they start. And if they're doing it properly after two, they're like, I can't do anymore. That's fine. You've gotten that impetus of stress. And it creates this whole cascade where all of a sudden your muscles are releasing signals called myokines that now is telling your liver, let's not store that visceral fat.

We need that fat for other things. It's also telling your body, we don't want to store under the skin subcutaneous fat because We need that fat for other things. It's also telling your muscles to open up and bring carbohydrate in. So our insulin become, or we become more sensitive to insulin. So there's so many great things about that high, high intensity.

We need that fat for other things. It's also telling your body, we don't want to store under the skin subcutaneous fat because We need that fat for other things. It's also telling your muscles to open up and bring carbohydrate in. So our insulin become, or we become more sensitive to insulin. So there's so many great things about that high, high intensity.

We need that fat for other things. It's also telling your body, we don't want to store under the skin subcutaneous fat because We need that fat for other things. It's also telling your muscles to open up and bring carbohydrate in. So our insulin become, or we become more sensitive to insulin. So there's so many great things about that high, high intensity.

And by the way, your blood vessels are going to respond really well. So you get better blood vessel compliance, vasodilation constriction, so better blood pressure control. Because again, your body responds to stress and it's such a strong stress. Your body's like, there's this whole myriad of things that I need to be able to do to do that stress again.

And by the way, your blood vessels are going to respond really well. So you get better blood vessel compliance, vasodilation constriction, so better blood pressure control. Because again, your body responds to stress and it's such a strong stress. Your body's like, there's this whole myriad of things that I need to be able to do to do that stress again.

And by the way, your blood vessels are going to respond really well. So you get better blood vessel compliance, vasodilation constriction, so better blood pressure control. Because again, your body responds to stress and it's such a strong stress. Your body's like, there's this whole myriad of things that I need to be able to do to do that stress again.

So it's a really effective means of getting heart health better metabolic health and better body composition.

So it's a really effective means of getting heart health better metabolic health and better body composition.

So it's a really effective means of getting heart health better metabolic health and better body composition.

No. I mean, I come from a huge endurance background and But now I'm traveling, like I live in New Zealand, I'm traveling the world. I have a daughter, I have a business, super busy. And I still want to exercise because one, it helps with stress resilient too. Yeah, I'm like, you know, there's a little aesthetics and vanity in there, of course.

No. I mean, I come from a huge endurance background and But now I'm traveling, like I live in New Zealand, I'm traveling the world. I have a daughter, I have a business, super busy. And I still want to exercise because one, it helps with stress resilient too. Yeah, I'm like, you know, there's a little aesthetics and vanity in there, of course.