Andrew Huberman· PhD
Forcing exercise worsens physiological metrics of health while voluntary exercise does the opposite.
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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.
Forcing exercise worsens physiological metrics of health while voluntary exercise does the opposite.
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And what you see is, rat number one gets all the benefits of exercise. Rat number two gets all the downsides of severe stress with the same exact muscle expenditure and movements going on.
What you see is rat number one gets all the benefits of exercise. Rat number two gets all the downsides of severe stress with the same exact muscle expenditure and movements going on.