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I'm by no means an expert, but from my reading of body hacking and dieting etc, it seems that higher intensity workouts lead to increased cortisol release, a ho
by nphase 15y ago
I'm by no means an expert, but from my reading of body hacking and dieting etc, it seems that higher intensity workouts lead to increased cortisol release, a hormone released in response to stress. I'm not sure if this is the hormone they're referencing though, because IIRC extended periods of elevated cortisol levels are associated with Parksinson's/Alzheimers...
- lemming 15y agoBut the rats got the benefits even though the forced exercise was lower than the intensity they would choose themselves.
- Herring 15y agoThe abstract says the rats ran the same distance, so the voluntary exercisers spent less time. That could be the important variable.
- rada 15y agoFrom what I understand, high-intensity workouts do raise cortisol but only temporarily. Long-term, exercise-induced adaptations counteract those raised cortisol levels, and actually lower them.