I review the book - Older, Faster, Stronger by Margaret Webb. Great book! 5/5
Show Notes
Important Parts of the Book
- It is never too late to start getting fit and running
- A lot of the women runners profiled in the book didn’t start running until they reached their 40s
- Exercise can improve your biomarkers similar to what a person in their 20s
- So exercise is the best thing you can do for your health
- Exercise can improve your VO2 max, which correlates with longevity
- VO2 max is how much oxygen you breathe that can go into your muscle while doing intense exercise
- The higher, the better
- This can increase with exercise
- A lot of this exercise is done at low intensity but high volume
- With some high intensity at low volume
- Run slow most of the time and sprint every once in a while - like once a week.
- Do strength training to improve your running. Webb mentioned after months of working out, her running stride became more effortless, gaining compliments from her running group.
- Strength training and running also improve the mind
- Webb mentioned that she became super productive
- She wrote this book
- She wrote a movie screenplay
- All amazing stuff
- Women runners tend to be more social than men
- They like to run with others and consider this as hanging out
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