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S3 E9: How Fast Do We Lose Fitness? / The Art of Fitness Resilience
When it comes to fitness it's a case of use it... or lose it! But how fast do we lose fitness, how can we limit the damage when we take time off and is there such a thing as muscle memory?
SHOW NOTES AND LINKS:
Kramer et al 2017 - an amazing study where people were given bed rest for 60 days, and various physiological measures were assessed before and after. This study found that even 3 min of hopping six days a week cut these changes enormously: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-13659-8
Chi et al 1983 - this is the study we discuss where 6 to 12 weeks off causes the oxidative…
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