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In today’s episode, Eric takes a comprehensive look at how physical activity and cardiovascular exercise can impact general health and weight management. Specific topics of discussion include non-exercise physical activity, exercise snacks, step counts, appetite, exercise energy compensation, interval versus steady-state cardio, the interference effect, and practical ways to incorporate non-exercise physical activity or structured cardio into your daily or weekly schedule. SUPPORT THE PODCAST Join the Research Spotlight newsletter: Get a two-minute breakdown of one recent study every Wednesday. Our newsletter is the easiest way to stay up to date with the latest exercise and nutrition science. MacroFactor - If you want to learn more about our MacroFactor diet app, check it out here.
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TIME STAMPS Intro/Announcements (0:00) Taxonomy of physical activity (4:45) Benefits of physical activity (12:33) Exercise snacks (13:54) Step counts (20:21) General physical activity guidelines (25:38) Benefits of exercise for fat loss (33:58) Why exercise causes less fat loss than you’d expect (43:01) Exercise energy compensation and the constrained total energy expenditure model (49:08) Factors impacting energy compensation (55:26) High-intensity interval training versus low-intensity steady-state training (1:06:48) Concurrent training and the interference effect (1:13:35) Best practices for concurrent training (1:21:34) Basic guidelines for intensity and duration (per session of cardio) (1:25:38) Summary and conclusions (1:30:06) |