The Expedition: A trick to do 77% more workouts, critical info on kids and nutrition, the upside of problems, sauna, etc

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.comThe Expedition rounds up all the most useful, fascinating stuff I’ve encountered in the last month. It’ll help you live better.This month, we’re covering:* A book I enjoyed.* Numbers on:* How much your genes influence your strength.* How many workouts a week younger people have to do to preserve muscle and strength.* How many workouts a week older people have to do to preserve muscle and strength.* A trick that will help you do 77 percent more workouts—and like them all.* Hours of sleep a night that’ll make you sick, depressed, and anxious.* How to prevent half of cases of dementia.* How much money the casinos in my home state of Nevada won from gamblers last year.* Just how strong 80-year-olds can be (hint: really strong). * How we’re dying differently over the past five years.* Weird strength science.* Kids and nutrition—the competing problems of kids nutrition and what this can tell us about how you should feed your kids.* A great story about how competition can fuel fitness.* The true science of how sauna compares to exercise.* A far-out idea that explains why the Scandinavian countries are so happy (it involves bloodthirsty Vikings).* A smart, shocking take on smartphones (involving, um, McDonald’s?).* Why you should love those who push you.* Why problems can be opportunities (a wonderful case study involving Dead & Co).* A good parting quote about how to live.* A very important parting question (my answer involves guns and grapefruits).See you on the other side …

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