Dr. Benjamin Levine shares how structured exercise can reverse heart aging by up to 20 years. Topics include balancing exercise for heart health, effects of bed rest on cardiovascular health, optimizing cardiovascular health through exercise, cardiorespiratory fitness as a vital sign, challenging non-response to exercise, cardiac function and athletic performance, strength training impact on heart health, optimizing training through recovery, heart rate variability measurement, gender differences in cardiovascular performance, endurance activity and atrial fibrillation risk.

Dr Benjamin Levine, a leading expert in sports cardiology, discusses the determinants of aerobic capacity and the role of genetics in becoming an endurance athlete. The podcast covers the different types of exercise and their impact on heart size and function, including eccentric and concentric hypertrophy. The potential risks of extreme exercise and genetic heart diseases are explored, along with the effects of exercise on coronary calcium. The discussion concludes with the positive effects of exercise on vasodilator function and the importance of a balanced diet alongside exercise for optimal health.