Sigma Nutrition Radio #524: Strength & Fitness Levels for Reducing Chronic Disease Risk & Promoting Health Ageing – Jordan Feigenbaum, MD
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Jun 4, 2024 
Dr. Jordan Feigenbaum discusses strength training and fitness levels for healthy aging and disease prevention. Topics include optimal exercise intensity, muscle mass vs. strength, designing effective training programs, and the importance of cardio fitness. Learn how to increase healthspan through actionable exercise interventions.
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Healthy Aging Is Adaptation And Compressed Morbidity
- Healthy aging is the ability to adapt and self-manage across social, physical and emotional challenges.
- Focus on compressing morbidity so high function and satisfaction persist long into life.
Adaptations, Not Mere Participation, Drive Benefits
- Exercise must produce training adaptations (strength or cardiorespiratory gains) to yield maximal health benefits.
- Mere participation helps, but improvements in fitness correlate more strongly with reduced disease and mortality risk.
Minimum Weekly Strength And Cardio Targets
- Do resistance training at least twice weekly hitting all major muscle groups at challenging intensity.
- Add ~150 minutes weekly of conditioning as a minimum to improve health.