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Welcome to Feel Better Live More bite size, your weekly dose of positivity and optimism to get you ready for the

weekend. Today's clip is from episode 422 of the podcast with world-renowned sports scientist,

Professor Stephen Seiler. Whether your fitness goal is completing an Ironman, jogging a 5K, or simply tackling

the stairs without getting out of breath, in this clip, Stephen shares some surprising news

on how you can get there quicker by putting in less effort.

No pain, no gain suggests that the only way I can make a gain is if there's a lot of pain,

which suggests that every day has to be really hard.

The logical assumptions that emerge from no pain, no gain are not valid. They're not true. And that's what we

have to get away from. What we all are trying to do is how do we develop a sustainable lifestyle

where exercise is part of it, eating is part of it, sleep is part of it. Our work is part of it, but it's sustainable.

I want to ask you about high intensity or hit training because over the past few years, hit

training has become all the rage. And so what I have seen in clinical practice over the years is people who are super stressed at work,

have a lot of stress in their home life, a lot of responsibilities,

and they hear how good hit training is for mitochondrial function,

for the aging process, for metabolic health, whatever it might be,

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