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Rhonda Patrick, Ph.D.

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FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

And that is reflective in what this study here is showing that vigorous intensity physical activity is associated with a lower cancer mortality.

FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

And I know that was a very long winded way of explaining it, but it is a little bit of a passion of mine.

FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

So I think there's other mechanisms at play, but I do like the shearing forces one because it's something that people don't think about, but it is, I think, once you hear it and you think about it, you're like, oh, that makes sense.

FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

It makes sense.

FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

Yeah.

FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

I mean, there's obviously cancer.

FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

There's so many things that are involved.

FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

And I think you're going to talk a little bit about some of the hormonal and other cellular responses, which I mean, hormonal response, like there's a lot of things going on with cancer.

FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

But yeah, there is a genetic component and there's other environmental factors that play a role as well.

FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

Really good points, Brady.

FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

I 100% agree.

FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

I mean, I think that's probably really tied into the reduction in all-cause mortality.

FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

And it's also one of the big reasons why I engage in CrossFit.

FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

I do a lot of CrossFit types of training because I'm getting the...

FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

functional, I'm getting the explosive power, I'm getting the strength, you know, I'm doing all that type of resistance training, but it's mixed in with aerobic and these high intensity vigorous, you know, types of workouts.

FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

And so you're really just getting it all.

FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

And for me, it's a very time efficient, great way to get

FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

the whole shebang, right?

FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

It's not just the cardiorespiratory improvements, but also the effects on the muscle improvements and muscle health and strength as well.

FoundMyFitness
#108 The Best Type of Exercise for Longevity

So the other thing that I wanted to mention with respect to the adaptations was inflammation, right?