My guest today is the winner of this years’ Scientist of the Year for western Australia, Professor Robert Newton.

He’s a Professor of Exercise Science & a trailblazer in the concept of Exercise as Medicine, he’s shown how exercise can prevent and treat many chronic conditions, and has done groundbreaking work in Exercise and Cancer.

We discuss just why exercise is so beneficial for the body and the brain and how it impacts on a host of chronic diseases. Highlights include:

Why muscular power & muscle mass is critical for older adults - 5:13
Practical training strategies for health & longevity 13:15
Our genome require us to be highly active: 14:36
Why exercise is medicine: 17:35
Type 2 diabetes - the disease we don't have to have: 20:30
Insights from genetic twin studies: 23:55
Exercise for your heart: 27:15
Exercise & cancer: 29:07
Exercise enhances chemotherapy effectiveness: 36:05
Exercise and mood disorders: 45:10
Why a pill will never replace exercise: 54:10
Exercise & gene expression: 58:50
The role of epigenetics in health & disease: 1:00:33
Exercise & kids: 1:04:25
What Rob does for exercise: 1:06:35

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Western Australia's Scientist of The Year on why exercise is the best medicine we have ever had.