Rhonda Patrick, Ph.D.

I know.

I mean, there's so many things to focus on.

I mean, that's why...

I really like in the past few years, exercise has been like the focus of not only this podcast, but just in my personal life.

Like I have it's a priority, like no matter what I get exercise and it could just be 10 minutes.

It could be 10 minutes of vigorous intensity exercise.

And now after this study, I'm even more excited about my 10 minute workouts because I'm really getting more than I even thought I was.

Totally.

So let's talk about some of these sort of short bursts of physical activity, starting with the Vigorous Intermittent Lifestyle Activity Studies.

These are the VILPA studies.

We've talked about these before on the podcast.

Marty Kabala came on.

He's been a co-author on some of these papers.

Talking about this concept where, you know, researchers are using these accelerometers.

They are measuring people's everyday movement in these short bursts that they don't necessarily consider if you sit down and ask them about their movements.

physical activity for the past week, right?

So these short bursts of, you know, carrying groceries up three flights of stairs, or I raced to catch my, you know, subway because I didn't want to miss it.

Or, yeah, I was playing with my new four-month-old puppy like I do twice a day or whatever.

Like, these are short bursts of,

your physical activity where you're getting your heart rate up in everyday situations.