Rhonda Patrick· PhD
Vigorous effort is above 6 METs, 7 or 8 on a 10-point scale, and you could only say a couple of words.
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Vigorous effort is above 6 METs, 7 or 8 on a 10-point scale, and you could only say a couple of words.
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So it does include more of that zone two type of training, but you are running. You are able to maybe have, you know, say a few sentences while they may be breathy, you can still state them. That's actually considered vigorous if we're actually just talking about the physical activity guidelines.