The Easy Exercise That's HUGE For Your Brain Health | Dr. Andy Galpin

Top tips for better gut health from ZOE Science and Nutrition — Download our FREE gut guide: https://zoe.com/gutguide Most people need to do more exercise. Despite us being aware of its obvious benefits to our health, we can still struggle to get active. So, what’s holding us back? A persistent injury, lack of free time, or simply not knowing how to get started? Dr. Andy Galpin believes it’s always possible to incorporate exercise. With evidence-based exercise regimes, he’s on a mission to make a fitter future achievable for everyone. In today’s episode of ZOE Science & Nutrition, Jonathan and Andy ask: How can you improve your fitness to live a long, healthy life? If you want to uncover the right foods for your body, head to https://zoe.com/podcast and get 10% off your personalized nutrition program. Follow ZOE on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoe/ Timecodes: 00:00 - Introduction 1:22 - Quickfire round 5:19 - Definition of kinesiology, fitness, strength training, and cardio 13:01 - How do you measure fitness? 14:43 - Fitness and its impact on longevity 19:49 - Strength and its impact on longevity 24:11 - Strength training and its link to brain health 33:04 - Lowering blood pressure with strength training 41:56 - How to start strength training 46:50 - Summary and outro Referenced in today’s episode: Demand Coupling Drives Neurodegeneration: A Model of Age-Related Cognitive Decline and Dementia. (2022) from Cells Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9496827/ Episode transcripts are available here: https://joinzoe.com/learn/category/nutrition/podcast Is there a nutrition topic you’d like us to explore? Email us at podcast@joinzoe.com and we’ll do our best to cover it.