The Biggest Benefit of Exercise No One Is Talking About
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September 27th 2024
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In this video, Rhonda discusses:
- How post-exercise alcohol consumption affects recovery
- Does alcohol really "blunt your gains"?
- Can alcohol limit VO2 max improvements from high-intensity interval training (The Beer-HIIT study)?
- How exercise may protect the brain from damage related to heavy alcohol consumption
- Why exercise may actually lessen your cravings for alcohol
- The hormonal tie between exercise & alcohol (FGF21)
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