In this episode, I explain a set of fitness tools gleaned from the 6-part guest series on fitness, exercise and performance with Dr. Andy Galpin. First, I explain the essential components of a well-rounded fitness program for lifelong health and performance including the minimum requirements for progressive resistance and cardiovascular training. Then, I discuss 12 valuable science-supported fitness tools that take a small amount of time to implement, yet all of which can greatly enhance your level of fitness. These include short endurance-enhancing and strength and hypertrophy-enhancing tools, as well as psychological, respiration (breathing), nutrition and supplementation-based tools — all of which will improve your fitness in meaningful ways and can be easily layered into existing exercise programs to improve your fitness and performance outcomes.

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Timestamps

(00:00:00 ) Tools to Improve Fitness

(00:02:36 ) Sponsors: LMNT & Helix Sleep

(00:05:13 ) Foundational Fitness Program

(00:13:33 ) Tool 1: Zone 2 Cardio & Daily Activities

(00:20:33 ) Tool 2: Low Repetition Strength Training, 3 x 5 Protocol, Warm-Up Sets

(00:33:11 ) Age-Related Strength Decline

(00:36:53 ) Sponsor: AG1 (Athletic Greens)

(00:38:08 ) Tool 3: “Sugarcane” Endurance Protocol

(00:43:29 ) Tool 4: Exercise “Snacks”; Cardiovascular & Muscular Endurance

(00:55:31 ) Tool 5: Rest Period & Physiological Sighs

(00:01:20 ) Tool 6: Down-Regulation Breathing & Recovery

(01:04:32 ) Sponsor: InsideTracker

(01:05:38 ) Tool 7: “The Line”

(01:09:55 ) Tool 8: Smartphone Use & Training

(01:13:44 ) Tool 9: Omega-3 Fatty Acids

(01:15:37 ) Tool 10: Creatine

(01:20:08 0 Tool 11: Rhodiola Rosea

(01:25:13 ) Tool 12: Training Fasted or Fed, Caffeine

(01:31:09 ) Training Session Flexibility

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