#5 - Conditioning 101

We cover: 1. Why better conditioning matters (hint: a longer life and a life with more options) 2. How to best improve your conditioning - The value of BOTH low and high intensity work 3. How to assess your current conditioning level - Resting Heart Rate, Heart Rate Recovery, VO2 Max, and more Sources: - Attia, Peter. “How Does VO2 Max Correlate with Longevity?” Peter Attia, 1 Sept. 2022, peterattiamd.com/how-does-vo2-max-correlate-with-longevity/. - Attia, Peter. Outlive. Ebury Publishing, 2023. - Mandsager, Kyle, et al. “Association of cardiorespiratory fitness with long-term mortality among adults undergoing exercise treadmill testing.” JAMA Network Open, vol. 1, no. 6, 19 Oct. 2018, https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.3605. - Paluch, Amanda E, et al. “Daily steps and all-cause mortality: A meta-analysis of 15 international cohorts.” The Lancet Public Health, vol. 7, no. 3, Mar. 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/s2468-2667(21)00302-9. - “Performance Testing - Summit Performance.” Home - Summit Performance, ptsummitperformance.com/performance-testing-. Accessed 30 Jan. 2024.