The Truth About Exercise--show on PBS
Last night I came across this special on PBS. It was really interesting, and I thought many of you would be interested in it. I didn't see the whole thing, maybe the last 25 minutes, but I think it is worth watching.
Here's a link to it on the PBS website: http://video.pbs.org/video/2364989581 And here's a little bit about the series: http://www.pbs.org/program/michael-mosley/ Apologies if this has already been posted, I searched first but I can never do searches correctly! :D |
I'm 99% certain that this is the same English documentary that was the subject of lively discussion when I first started lurking here. I was glad to finally see it for myself. I loved Michael Mosley's "History of Science" series, and was excited to put the pieces together, that this was the same guy! IIRC, it got sort of a critical response here (a lot of the discussion was about the small part of the show dealing with the astonishingly brief HIT protocol they were testing), but I found it really inspiring. I don't think anything has ever made me want to work out more than the blood test he did that showed how last night's workout keeps fat from settling in your arteries and organs. WOW! It also had a great segment on NEAT activity, which is something I desperately need. :)
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i wish i had some time to watch this. can anyone sum it up?
thanks in advance |
It's been mentioned twice before that I know of, but that's ok, it was new to me the second time around, and there may be others out there who missed them both.
http://forum.videofitness.com/showthread.php?t=188841 http://96.30.11.231/~vfwnk/forum/sho...ghlight=mosley |
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Sorry for the repeat! :eek: It looks like yesterday was the premiere for it on PBS although it obviously aired on the BBC previously. |
Thanks for posting! DVR is set to record it!
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Is it a series, or just the one episode?
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I caught part of it on npr, but I already saw it twice on the internet. Some of the commentary I saw (and comments from UK friends) seemed to imply that the take home message was that one can get all the benefit they need from short hiit workouts. For some reason, I didn't get that impression. As I recall, the presenter tested as a "non-responder" to exercise meaning that his vo2max would not improve through aerobic exercise. They said that about 20% of the population falls into this category (I think it was 20%, this was the part that I caught the other night). So for this significant minority group of "non-responders" aerobic exercise would not improve their lung capacity and possibly not their aerobic fitness. He also had a family history of issues, I think glucose related? So they were testing whether he could improve his insulin sensitivity glucose levels with short all-out exercise. For him, that improved his blood work. So most of the benefit he could personally expect from cardio he could achieve in those short, intense sessions and free his time up for other things especially if his general activity was pretty high. I don't think the show really addressed whether someone like him would have other benefits from exercise like improved muscle strength, stamina, flexibility, etc and it really only discussed the benefit of aerobic exercise and NEAT.
I found it really fascinating (and his other show on Fasting was interesting too, I need to catch the one on digestion as I haven't seen that one yet). I think the take-home message was in part that one set of guidelines really doesn't equally benefit everyone and different people respond to exercise in different ways. I hope he does more of these programs. |
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Thanks for the link! I had not seen it yet.
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DH wanted to put that to the test after watching Mr. Mosley go all out on the stationary bike.:) i kept trying to search whether Mr. Mosley did any "tests" of his physiological response to weight training. does anyone know? |
I found it interesting that the waitress was fitter than the two men who worked out. The message was: keep moving!
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Thanks for the link. I don't remember this.
I can rarely find anything I'm searching for either. I type in something very specific and up come 50 threads that seemingly have nothing to do with what I want :confused: |
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I watched Dr. Mosely's other video Eat, Fast and Live Longer. Forbidden subject matter here but fascinating stuff! |
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I would love to have the chance for the genetic testing. Genomics is such a growing field and it is amazing just how much genetics is related to everything including how we benefit from exercise.
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