Why The "Quarter" Is The Best Fitness Marker For Longevity
This episode describes why your time in the 400-meter run could be the single best indicator of your longevity potential and your overall fitness competency.
The 400 is known in track & field as the “race of truth” because it sequentially exhausts the various high-intensity systems of the body—testing all of your attributes: speed, strength, power, metabolic fitness, and your ability to hold it together when your body is under maximum stress. No hiding, no faking it. While your aerobic competency is also a great longevity indicator—things like your mile run time (per…
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