Episode 090: Welcome back to another installment of Real Health Radio. This week I look at exercise and fitness and their role in health. I explain what exercise and fitness are, how they benefit us, the role of hormesis in this and the major factors that determine how beneficial exercise is for you. I also discuss signs of overtraining, the type of movement that is the most supportive of health and the role exercise plays in physique.

Here’s what I talk about in this podcast episode:

2:21 Definition of exercise

3:40 Benefits of exercise

7:18 Hormesis and its role in the benefits you get from exercise

12:05 Factors that influence how beneficial exercise is for you

12:46 Factor 1: Where a person is health wise

19:53 Factor 2: Overall load of stress

21:26 Factor 3: Food and what a person is consuming

25:33 Factor 4: Adequate Rest

28:33 Overtraining and who can be impacted by it

33:30 What exactly fitness means

43:32 The type of movement that is most supportive of health

50:01 Exercise and physique

56:10 Fasted exercise versus non-fasted exercise

Links mentioned during the show:

My podcast on hormesis

My interview with Nicola Rinaldi

No Period. Now What?

My interview with Scott Abel

Health At Every Size

Obesity Paradox

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