Ep. 81: Whether Intense Exercise and Endurance Training Should Be Avoided (Fitness vs. Health Part 2)

In this episode we discuss: How to determine how much exercise is right for you Why working out regularly is not enough to make up for sitting all day Why fitness and health are not synonymous Whether lactic acid production, breathlessness, and fat oxidation due to exercise should be avoided at all costs Whether intense exercise and being highly active is always more harmful than helpful   Sign up for the Free Energy Balance Mini-Course here: https://jayfeldmanwellness.com/energy   Click here to check out the show notes: https://jayfeldmanwellness.com/ep-81-whether-intense-exercise-and-endurance-training-should-be-avoided-fitness-vs-health-part-2/    Timestamps: 2:55 – the benefits of movement and exercise  6:41 – whether intense exercise involving lactate production and heavy breathing/breathlessness is harmful  10:13 – whether endurance training involving fat oxidation is harmful  18:31 – drawing a line between fitness and health  25:06 – how to determine how much exercise is right for you 38:23 – whether intense exercise and being highly active is always more harmful than helpful 43:33 – why “eat less and exercise more” doesn’t work and ignores major aspects of our physiology