Rhonda Patrick· PhD
It's also encouraging that Dr. Levine's research showed it was possible to reverse almost 20 years of age-related changes in cardiac structure in sedentary 50-year-olds with 5-6 hours of exercise per week!
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
It's also encouraging that Dr. Levine's research showed it was possible to reverse almost 20 years of age-related changes in cardiac structure in sedentary 50-year-olds with 5-6 hours of exercise per week!
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exercise gave these sedentary 50-year-olds hearts akin to those of 30-year-olds
Going back to Ben Lavine I think he cited you know that similar study but he talked about how especially after say age 50 60 70 you need these higher intensities. Again, it doesn't have to be hit, but it has to be pretty vigorous to force the heart to adapt and prevent cardiac fibrosis, cardiac stiffening of the heart.