Rhonda Patrick, Ph.D.

I mean, it's really exciting to me to think that I'm actually getting a lot more benefit than I previously thought.

Certainly, you know, if you look at the 30 to 40 minutes per week of vigorous intensity activity,

Sorry, was it?

Yeah, it was 30 to 40 minutes per week, right?

That was associated with like a 50% reduction in some of these outcomes.

And I'm getting way more than that.

So that in and of itself was exciting that one, we're dramatically underestimating the power of vigorous intensity physical activity.

I do think that we all should be aiming for it in some shape or form.

particularly if we're able to.

And knowing that the vigorous intensity exercise doesn't necessarily mean the Norwegian 4x4, although I'll still say I think we should be doing that type of HIIT at least once a week to improve our cardiorespiratory fitness.

But that said, you know, even these, like, these runs that I'm going on that I have conversations with, that's great.

That counts as more vigorous, where I previously wasn't really counting that as vigorous.

And then also just knowing about these short bursts of activity.

Like, I'm so excited now.

Like, I got a new puppy a couple of months ago.

She's four months old.

And, like, I sprint around with her all the time.

And I've never been counting that, you know.

And that stuff matters.

That's also very exciting to me as well.