69 years old and fitness priorities
I have exercised all my life with cardio fitness mostly. I am listening to Dr. Gabrielle Lyon’s episode with you right now. I was a marathon runner for 15 years from ages 40-55. I am now 69 and no longer run (knee replacement). I have known forever that weight training is so important. I just couldn't get motivated to do this because intensity training (tennis, cycling, golf, and walking) is SO much easier. Now, I am no longer a thin person (15 lbs heavier) and struggle to get weight down. I eat clean and rarely drink alcohol. I do have sleep apnea. I exercise about 5 days a week. I walk when playing golf (twice a week-18 holes), cycle 45 minutes 4 times a week, and play singles 2 times per week. I do not do any weight training. What should I do? This episode has me worried and just need motivation to add resistance training. My cardio is essential for my mental health. I have no cardio issues, and live with a low blood pressure and only have hypothyroidism. I need help. Who can you recommend in my area (Chicago) to get me started?
Heuristics, systems 1 & 2, and CPG's
Dr. Huberman, Thank you for your show and the content you produce at low to no cost. Your work is important to a lot of folks, and I fall into that category. I am a police officer, and police instructor. I teach use of force which includes physical uses of force as well as mechanical, and your episode on learning faster has been a cornerstone to a training I am building out. My question is about using those learning protocols you discussed in the episode. I am drawing connections to building heuristics in training that allow for faster decisions to be made (cognitively and physically) and I am referencing those protocols that allow for building central pattern generators. This sounds an awful lot to me like Daniel Kahnaman's system 1 and system 2, or the fast autonomic response versus having to slow down and put thought into a decision. Is this a fair or equal comparison?