Welcome to the Movement Logic Podcast, with yoga teacher and strength coach Laurel Beversdorf, and physical therapist Dr. Sarah Court. With over 30 years combined experience in the yoga, movement and physical therapy worlds, we believe in strong ideas, loosely held – which means we’re not hyping outdated movement concepts. Instead, we’re here with up-to-date and cutting-edge tools, evidence and ideas to help you as a mover and a teacher. Music: Makani by Scandinavianz & AXM
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Welcome to the Movement Logic Podcast, with yoga teacher and strength coach Laurel Beversdorf, and physical therapist Dr. Sarah Court. With over 30 years combined experience in the yoga, movement and physical therapy worlds, we believe in strong ideas, loosely held – which means we’re not hyping outdated movement concepts. Instead, we’re here with up-to-date and cutting-edge tools, evidence and ideas to help you as a mover and a teacher. Music: Makani by Scandinavianz & AXM
100: The Hidden Cost of "Just Do Something" Fitness Advice
Movement Logic: Strong Opinions, Loosely Held
26 minutes
5 months ago
100: The Hidden Cost of "Just Do Something" Fitness Advice
In this episode of the Movement Logic Podcast, Sarah explores the commonly held belief that any amount of exercise is better than none. Using recent research, she discusses the benefits of minimal exercise on cardiovascular health and longevity but also highlights the limitations of this advice. She emphasizes the need for strength training and power exercises to meet the comprehensive physical needs of the body, especially as we age. Additionally, she discusses the socioeconomic barriers to regular exercise and suggests systemic changes to make meaningful physical activity more accessible to everyone.
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00:03 The Common Exercise Advice: Just Do Something
02:01 Scientific Evidence Supporting Minimal Exercise
06:58 Limitations of Minimal Exercise
10:01 Strength Training and Its Importance
16:35 Challenges and Practical Solutions for Exercise
22:12 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
References:
Dose-response associations between accelerometry measured physical activity and sedentary time and all cause mortality: systematic review and harmonised meta-analysis [https://www.bmj.com/content/366/bmj.l4570]
Physical Activity, All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality, and Cardiovascular Disease [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31095084/]
Association of wearable device-measured vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity with mortality [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-022-02100-x]
Resistance Training and Mortality Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35599175/]
Effects of Resistance Training Frequency on Measures of Muscle Hypertrophy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27102172/]
Movement Logic: Strong Opinions, Loosely Held
Welcome to the Movement Logic Podcast, with yoga teacher and strength coach Laurel Beversdorf, and physical therapist Dr. Sarah Court. With over 30 years combined experience in the yoga, movement and physical therapy worlds, we believe in strong ideas, loosely held – which means we’re not hyping outdated movement concepts. Instead, we’re here with up-to-date and cutting-edge tools, evidence and ideas to help you as a mover and a teacher. Music: Makani by Scandinavianz & AXM
