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The Energy Balance Podcast

Ep. 80: How Much Exercise Is Too Much From The Bioenergetic View? (Fitness vs. Health Part 1)

Feb 7, 2022
01:15:53
In this episode we discuss:
  • The harmful effects of excess exercise

  • Why increasing exercise beyond moderate amounts is NOT effective for weight loss

  • The harmful effects of excessive endurance training on cardiovascular health

  • How excess exercise can drive degeneration and contribute to various health issues

  • How much exercise is “too much”

 

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Click here to check out the show notes: https://jayfeldmanwellness.com/ep-80-how-much-exercise-is-too-much-from-the-bioenergetic-view-fitness-vs-health-part-1/ 

 

Timestamps:

2:37 – framing the question of where health and fitness meet from the bioenergetic view

13:12 – how excess exercise can cause degeneration and contribute to various health conditions  

21:03 – what level of exercise is harmful for cardiovascular health 

29:55 – how the expensive tissue hypothesis applies to exercise 

45:14 – how excess exercise can steal energy from other areas of our physiology, and how this affects the calorie equation 

1:08:23 - can moderate-intensity endurance training for 25 minutes 3 days per week be too much?

 

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