In episode 17 of Strength For All, I review the BBC documentary "The Truth About Getting Fit".

0:00 - Podcast Intro & Updates.

0:52 - Overview of the documentary & where to watch.

3:55 - How much exercise do you need?

5:31 - Fitness tests - what's the deal?

8:06 - How many steps do you need?

9:52 - Should you spend less time exercising?

16:42 - Max intensity training & glycogen depletion.

19:10 - Reducing risk of diseases.

21:10 - Is lifting heavier or lifting lighter better?

26:40 - Combating muscle loss and the "wear & tear" falsehood.

31:12 - Runner's high.

33:19 - Dancing for exercise.

35:58 - The problem with trying to get maximum benefit with minimal effort.

38:32 - Cherry-picked & flawed studies.

39:58 - What I liked about this documentary.

43:42 - Outro & social media links.

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