PhD Candidate in cardiovascular physiology at UF 🐊. Runner.
Mar 23 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
What is the "sweet spot" of aerobic exercise to improve longevity?
In the Copenhagen Heart Study (academic.oup.com/aje/article/17…) male and female joggers lived, on average, 6 years LONGER than non-runners.
But which levels of exercise provided the most benefit?
Those running between 1-2.5 hours per week seemed to gain the greatest survival advantage vs. non-runners.
Running >2 hours per week actually erased this survival advantage -- more exercise provided no survival advantage vs. the non-runners.
Mar 1 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
Yesterday, @foundmyfitness tweeted a study showing a 28% increase in VO2 max and an 18% increase in grip strength after 60 days of Vitamin D supplementation.
Study: Association of Vitamin D Supplementation in Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Muscle Strength in Adult Twins: A Randomized Controlled Trial journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/…
Nov 26, 2019 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
Yesterday, I “finished” my third round of physical therapy in the past 2 years.
t’s been a “miserable” 2 years of clawing my way back to running, each time to only get sidelined another injury.
But I’ve learned a few things (thread)
1. Running isn’t everything
It’s a lot of things to me, and always will be. Running is pure, meditative, and honestly one of the largest sources of joy in my life.
But can I live without it? Yes. I’ve had to...
Aug 10, 2018 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
Why we got fat - a nice vox article with charts, to help us see that there is no ONE explanation for the epidemics of diabetes/obesity
2015 - Americans spent more money eating away from home than they did on groceries. People typically consume 20-40% more calories in restaurants vs. at home
