Can too much exercise actually shorten your life?!

Dr. Fred Pescatore has always advocated that exercise is key to living a long, healthy life. He believes that a strong, fit body can spell the difference between living independently as you get older and relying on others for even the most basic tasks.

And it’s no secret that research shows that exercise can improve your general health, while slashing your risk of heart disease, diabetes, stroke, cancer, and even bone loss.

But Dr. Pescatore has one caveat to exercise: More is not always better.

In fact, he believes that excessive exercise can actually do more harm than good. And the research proves it…

What do a marathoner and a couch potato have in common?

In his Ultimate Anti-Aging Protocol, Dr. Pescatore highlights an eyebrow-raising study from Denmark that sent shockwaves through the fitness community.

Using data from the Copenhagen City Heart Study, the Danish team followed the health of nearly 1,500 joggers and “healthy” sedentary subjects for more than 10 years.

A comparison of death rates showed that light joggers (people who ran at a slow or moderate pace, two to three times a week, for as little as an hour total), had a 90 percent lower risk of death during the study than participants who didn’t jog at all.

Impressive, right? But wait—it gets more interesting…

As Dr. Pescatore describes it, “Moderate joggers only had a 60 percent lower risk of death. Still significant, but not nearly as beneficial as light runners.

“And strenuous runners? Well, their risk of death didn’t drop at all! Meaning that, despite their sweat and dedication, they were no healthier than your average couch potato.”

Of course, Dr. Pescatore does not believe jogging is bad for you, but this study proves two key points:

1. There is such a thing as too much exercise.
2. Intense daily cardio exercise isn’t the secret to a healthy heart.

“In fact,” he adds, “if you really want to protect your heart, you need to look beyond cardio altogether…”

For best results, combine these approaches

Dr. Pescatore points out, “You’d be surprised at just how much of an edge strength training has over cardio, particularly when it comes to heart disease prevention.”

To demonstrate this, Dr. Pescatore cites one very revealing study. Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, researchers looked at heart risk factors—including hypertension, excess weight, diabetes, and high cholesterol—for more than 4,000 American adults.

They compared this data to reported levels of static and dynamic exercise. Static exercise improves strength with intense muscle exertion, but with little body movement, while dynamic exercise—like running or walking—involves a lot of movement.

Results showed that those who engaged in both static and dynamic exercises fared better than subjects who only stuck to one. And both exercises lowered rates of heart disease risk factors by as much as 70 percent in the participants.

But here’s the surprise: Of the two types of exercise, static activity delivered more cardiovascular benefits, by a noteworthy margin.

In Dr. Pescatore’s view, this evidence proves that you’ll get all the healthy results you desire by not going “all out” with an aggressive exercise regimen.

The bottom line? Dr. Pescatore believes you should walk every day—or even run, if that’s what you enjoy. But make time to strength-train as well. He believes 20 minutes of weightlifting a few times a week is all you need.

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