Exercising for Longevity | Peter Attia, M.D.

#338 ‒ Peter’s takeaways on aerobic exercise and VO2 max, insulin resistance, rising healthcare costs, treating children with autism and ADHD, and strength training | Quarterly Podcast Summary #4

Peter Attia — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 05:15:00 +0000

“You need to tackle the foe [type 2 diabetes] by addressing more than one leg of the stool at a time.” —Peter Attia

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#336 – AMA #68: Fasting, well-balanced diets, alcohol, exercise for busy people, wearables, emotional health, assessing cardiovascular health, and more

Peter Attia — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 05:15:00 +0000

“It's the calorie restriction that provides the greatest benefit. How you go about achieving it is really a function of your style.” —Peter Attia

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#335 ‒ The science of resistance training, building muscle, and anabolic steroid use in bodybuilding | Mike Israetel, Ph.D.

Peter Attia — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 04:15:00 +0000

“Probably the biggest return on investment the average person can make is to train for roughly half an hour two times a week, Monday and Thursday.” —Mike Israetel

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Sleepless nights? Try boosting your physical activity level

Peter Attia — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Even light-intensity exercise can help to improve sleep among those with insomnia

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#331 ‒ Optimizing endurance performance: metrics, nutrition, lactate, and more insights from elite performers | Olav Aleksander Bu (Pt. 2)

Peter Attia — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 05:15:00 +0000

“Sometimes it makes it more universally easy to understand if we think of what kind of sport we do as a function of intensity and duration.” —Olav Aleksander Bu

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#329 ‒ Special AMA: Peter on exercise, important labs, building good habits, promising longevity research, and more

Peter Attia — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 09:00:00 +0000

In this special episode of The Drive, Peter tackles a wide range of listener questions submitted over the past year. The discussion spans essential topics such as exercise—covering grip strength, traveling workouts, and why Peter doesn’t consider exercise an ideal weight-loss strategy—and the top biomarkers everyone should track. He also explores promising new longevity research,…

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Oldies-But-Goodies, December 2024 Edition

Peter Attia — Sat, 30 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000

A collection of past newsletters on topics including hearing loss prevention, a randomized trial on exercise and lifespan, using a cognitive bias to improve goal achievement, air pollution, and the impact of dietary protein on muscle protein synthesis

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Calming the concern over exercise duration and coronary artery calcification

Peter Attia — Sat, 16 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000

A recent study reported positive correlations between exercise duration and CAC, but causality – and relevance to risk of cardiovascular events – is not established

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#325 ‒ Peter’s key takeaways on bone health, calorie restriction and energy balance, dopamine and addiction, gene editing, and testosterone therapy safety with a prostate cancer diagnosis | Quarterly Podcast Summary #3

Peter Attia — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 09:45:29 +0000

“I suspect that that will be the challenge of the next decade or two. It'll be less about what is technically possible and more about what is ethically defensible.” —Peter Attia

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#322 – Bone health for life: building strong bones, preventing age-related loss, and reversing osteoporosis with evidence-based exercise | Belinda Beck, Ph.D.

Peter Attia — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 08:45:51 +0000

“Bone is a ‘use it or lose it’ tissue.” —Belinda Beck

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Beyond the headlines: evaluating exercise as an equivalent to medication for the treatment of depression and anxiety

Peter Attia — Sat, 19 Oct 2024 11:00:52 +0000

Popular media has circulated news of a study allegedly showing that exercise is preferable to medication as a treatment for anxiety and depression, but is this interpretation justified?

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Research Worth Sharing, October 2024 Edition

Peter Attia — Sat, 12 Oct 2024 16:00:29 +0000

Using biofeedback to reach weight loss goals, preventing falls with exercise, the impact of social support on stress eating, and an atlas of data on changes related to muscle aging

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High-intensity interval training and cognitive function in older adults: promising but limited findings

Peter Attia — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 11:00:56 +0000

A new study indicates that HIIT may help delay or even reverse age-related declines in memory and learning, but this exercise modality remains just one aspect of a well-balanced regimen.

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#318 ‒ Cycling phenom and Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar reveals his training strategies, on-bike nutrition, and future aspirations

Peter Attia — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 08:45:50 +0000

“You see all these three things—the speed, heart rate, and power. Then you see how you feel and which zone are you really in.” —Tadej Pogačar

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Could plasma protein levels be a surrogate for VO2 max testing as a measure of cardiorespiratory fitness?

Peter Attia — Sat, 21 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0000

A proteomics model may provide an alternative method for estimating risk of mortality and chronic disease

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Is zone 5 training okay to do immediately following zone 2 training?

Peter Attia — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 23:42:39 +0000

This video clip is from #201 – Deep dive back into Zone 2 with Iñigo San-Millán, Ph.D., originally released on March 28, 2022. https://youtu.be/OT91-FDmX4o

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A study suggesting that exercise does not impact mortality offers little more than click-bait

Peter Attia — Sat, 14 Sep 2024 11:00:39 +0000

Challenges to long-held knowledge makes for attention-grabbing headlines, but not necessarily good science. Excuse me while I scream.

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A guide to Zone 2 training: its profound impact on health, detailed training instructions, addressing male and female differences, and more

Peter Attia — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Zone 2 training is critical for improving and maintaining mitochondrial health and aerobic capacity, so we’ve put together a resource to answer all of your questions about this pillar of exercise and how to get the most out of Zone 2 training.

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#313 – AMA #62: Protein’s impact on appetite and weight management, and uric acid’s link to disease and how to manage levels

Peter Attia — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 08:45:11 +0000

"The body responds in pretty significant ways to alterations in protein availability.” —Peter Attia

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#312 – A masterclass in lactate: Its critical role as metabolic fuel, implications for diseases, and therapeutic potential from cancer to brain health and beyond | George A. Brooks, Ph.D.

Peter Attia — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 08:45:28 +0000

“Lactate is not just an innocent bystander. It's a participant in the process of powering muscle, in fact, all cells.” —George Brooks

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Oldies-But-Goodies, August 2024 Edition

Peter Attia — Sat, 03 Aug 2024 11:00:52 +0000

A collection of past newsletters on topics including the influence of bias versus noise, problems with vitamin D literature, muscle mass and cognition, the effects of late-night snacking, and a case study in cardiovascular health

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#311 ‒ Longevity 101: a foundational guide to Peter’s frameworks for longevity, and understanding CVD, cancer, neurodegenerative disease, nutrition, exercise, sleep, and more

Peter Attia — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 08:45:32 +0000

“I would say three-quarters of the benefits you can get towards a longer life, come solely from pursuing better health.” —Peter Attia

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My recent lesson in overtraining – and in the power of seeing first-hand the impacts of positive health changes

Peter Attia — Sat, 13 Jul 2024 11:00:04 +0000

Most of us have some vices when it comes to optimizing our health and performance, even when we know the potential harm. A recent eye-opening workout might finally help me fix one of mine.

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#307 ‒ Exercise for aging people: where to begin, and how to minimize risk while maximizing potential | Peter Attia, M.D.

Peter Attia — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 08:45:27 +0000

“The name of the game is play the game and stay in the game forever. And so we are really looking to minimize injury here and we're looking to minimize burnout.” —Peter Attia

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