Friday, October 26, 2012

Greatist Podcast: The New Science of Fitness | Greatist

In last week?s show, you learned how to perform the right kind of exercise. In today?s show, you?ll hear from renowned exercise researcher Dr. Mark Peterson on the science of how lifting, pushing, and pulling heavy things will improve your fitness health and happiness.

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What You?ll Learn from This Episode

Dr. Mark Peterson

3:25 ? How Dr. Peterson got interested in strength training.

4:13 ? The top five benefits of strength training.

5:08 ? How non-load bearing exercise compares to resistance training for health and fitness.

5:57 ? Why you don?t have to choose between cardio or weight training.

6:56 ? Why more muscle mass makes you healthier.

8:12 ? How strength training improves your bone, brain, and organ health.

9:20 ? How strength training protects you from injuries.

10:15 ? Why getting fat can make you weaker.

12:05 ? How to know how hard to push yourself when you start lifting weights.

13:26 ? How to not get injured from lifting weights.

14:20 ? How to create a time-efficient workout.

15:54 ? How to save time with circuit training.

18:13 ? Why people of all ages should lift weights.

19:32 ? How an osteoporotic old woman became an elite power lifter.

21:35 ? Why people who don?t like exercise should lift weights.

23:34 ? What Dr. Peterson did in the last week to improve his health.

Show Notes

Contact Dr. Peterson

Other Listening Options

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People On the Show

Armi Legge
David Tao
Mark Peterson, Ph.D.

Works Cited

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Source: http://greatist.com/fitness/podcast-mark-peterson-exercise/

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