Peter on exercise, important labs, building good habits, longevity research (Special AMA sneak peek)

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In this special episode of The Drive, Peter tackles a wide range of listener questions submitted over the past year. The discussion spans essential topics such as exercise—covering grip strength, traveling workouts, and why Peter doesn’t consider exercise an ideal weight-loss strategy—and the top biomarkers everyone should track. He also explores promising new longevity research, his evolving views on longevity, and frameworks like “objective, strategy, tactics” for personalized decision-making. The episode wraps up with insights on building good habits and a glimpse into Peter’s recent reading list.

We discuss:
00:11 - Overview of episode topics (and Peter’s car stereo saga)
02:30 - The importance of grip strength and the best methods for training it effectively
15:25 - Exercise while traveling: strategies for staying active and maintaining an exercise routine
19:04 - Why women should prioritize strength training
20:58 - The limited role of exercise in weight loss and its greater importance in improving health, body composition, and insulin sensitivity

In the full episode, we also discuss:
-The “top five most important biomarkers” for assessing health
-Promising developments in longevity research
-The development of Klotho as a neuroprotective drug: challenges, timelines of trials, and more
-Peter’s updated view on the potential of epigenome manipulation to restore aged cells to their youthful state
-How reversing age-related epigenetic changes in immune cells could revolutionize our approach to aging and disease
-The “objective, strategy, tactics” framework, and the importance prioritizing impactful lifestyle habits over less significant health trends
-Strategies for building and maintaining good habits
-How to think about drugs and supplements as part of a longevity toolkit
-Peter’s recent reading list
-More.

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The Peter Attia Drive is a deep-dive podcast focusing on maximizing longevity, and all that goes into that from physical to cognitive to emotional health. With over 90 million episodes downloaded, it features topics including exercise, nutritional biochemistry, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, mental health, and much more.

Peter Attia is the founder of Early Medical, a medical practice that applies the principles of Medicine 3.0 to patients with the goal of lengthening their lifespan and simultaneously improving their healthspan.

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