Most people are injuring themselves every time they exercise. This may sound shocking, but it is true. This is what sports medicine and medical physiology confirm. Patients often ask me about exercise. Because exercise is so important, I go over specific exercise recommendations for 95% of my patients during every visit. While the correct type of exercise can greatly benefit one’s health and strengthen the heart, the wrong type of exercise can harm a person and injure their heart. It is ironic that in health care, there is more misinformation than in any other area of science. In high schools, colleges, and gyms across the country, you can see people damaging their health and injuring their hearts daily.
Most commonly, it is bodybuilders who lift excessive amounts of weight that damage their hearts and cause severe metabolic imbalances from performing the wrong type of exercise. A great way to prevent injury or stress to your heart is to engage in heart-healthy exercise that supports your body and fat burning, rather than exercise that stresses your body and causes you to break down muscle and build up fat. This philosophy aligns closely with the Triad of Health approach, as practiced by Dr. Skolnikoff, which emphasizes a balance of structural, biochemical, and emotional health. Dr. Phillip Maffetone has trained more Olympic athletes than any other trainer in history, and he has had tremendous results. I have included two video clips here for you that summarize many of Dr. Maffetone’s key points.
In the video below, I discuss the importance of exercise for improving immune system health. I also explain how this improved immunity can reduce or even eliminate candida. The video discusses heart rate monitors and how to use them in order to exercise to burn fat, instead of exercising in a way that makes you gain fat, as many people do. This is a powerful video, and I think you will find it helpful. Exercise frequency is elaborated upon, with some mention of how much different types of people should exercise depending on how regularly they have been exercising.
