The Magic of NON-Exercise
Food, We Need To Talk
Juna Gjata
4.8 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 27 March 2023
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
We've all heard advice like "take the stairs!" or "park in the furthest spot," but can this stuff actually make a difference? What's the point of movement if it's not leaving you out of breath, dripping in sweat, and sore the next day? This week, we talk to Dr. James Levine about the powerful health (and non-health) benefits of non-exercise. Get ready to bust out the bike desk.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back, guys. So just as a reminder, we are taking a little break in March to prepare for our new, beautiful season. |
| 0:09.7 | But in the meantime, we thought we would replay some of our favorite episodes, kind of coming back for a second, so to speak, you know, making a favorite recipe another time. |
| 0:19.7 | Today, we are going to be hearing from one of our favorite guests of all time. |
| 0:24.1 | And also someone who was probably the most difficult person to get a hold of. |
| 0:29.1 | Like, this man was impossible to track down. |
| 0:33.1 | And he was one of the pioneers of non-exercise. |
| 0:36.3 | I'm so glad that we recorded his voice. |
| 0:38.3 | I know. |
| 0:39.3 | We haven't documented that we found him. |
| 0:41.3 | And that is Professor James Levine. |
| 0:44.3 | So, Eddie, it took us months to be able to find James Levine. |
| 0:48.3 | It was like a saga, but he was one of the first authors on all of these papers on non-exercise. |
| 0:54.8 | And I was so excited to have him on. |
| 0:58.1 | And shout out to our producer Morgan, who sent out emails and made calls and contacted publishers. |
| 1:04.0 | And after months of radio silence, we were able to track the man down. |
| 1:08.3 | You know, what I loved so much about this episode was that I realized that I really wanted |
| 1:12.5 | to become neat. |
| 1:15.0 | N-E-A-T, that's non-exercise activity, thermogenesis, that's production of heat. |
| 1:22.6 | That is to say, move my body even when I'm not formally exercising. |
| 1:27.3 | And this was also my dad's favorite episode and favorite guests. |
| 1:31.4 | My dad loves James Levine. |
| 1:33.9 | Okay, this guy is awesome. |
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