Rhonda Patrick

And to get that metabolic flexibility, it sounds like, you know,

you don't necessarily have to be just a zone two trainer.

Like you can do high intensity interval training.

Again, you're increasing your mitochondrial density.

There's a lot of different ways to get there in terms of aerobic exercise.

It doesn't have to necessarily just be zone two, which is where some of that, like you hear some people and they think they, I think there's a misconception where it's like, oh, I have to be

in the zone two where I'm only burning fatty acids and not shifting into that more intense zone where I'm burning glucose as well in order for me to become a fat burner.

And I don't know that that's necessarily the case.

Right.

Well, shifting gears and talking a little bit about glucose regulation.

I mean, this is also a very important area for cardiovascular health.

I mentioned that glucose dysregulation, if you're constantly having elevations in blood glucose levels.

That can lead to the stiffening of your myocardium, of your pericardium, right?

These have collagen in them and they react with glucose and that leads to a lower cardiac compliance.

Essentially, your heart is less stretchy.

You want to have, you want to maintain and improve your glucose regulation throughout your life.

It's very important.

This is where my conversation with Dr. Martin Kavala was really important.

I think, shed some light into the benefits of high-intensity interval training on glucose regulation.

Now, there's no doubt that aerobic exercise improves glucose regulation, like, full stop.