Harvard Professor Reveals The BIGGEST MYTHS About Exercise & Laziness | Daniel Lieberman

I exercise every day - usually two times. Been like that for 15 years. Can't imagine not exercising, even if it is just a nice 15-20 minute walk.

Looking to make walking fun? Do what I am doing for quite a while. I dance to Spotify (music streaming) on my walks through my phone. A whole new world! And I am 84. Also learnt that one has to re-invent oneself as one grows older.

I only do what I enjoy. Strength training, yoga, cycling and walking. I alternate what I do on different days to avoid overdoing it. We must remain flexible with exercise...nothing is written in stone. Allow it to change as we age too. Our exercise path can vary.

Finding exercise you truly enjoy is the key...if it just feels like a chore it won't draw you back

I march on the spot in the evening while watching TV. Works so well.

I walk briskly through a park to visit the supermarket and back every day carrying shopping bags so I get 30 minutes moderate exercise daily plus some sunshine.

I agree, a challenge works for me! My challenge Im involved in is: I wanted to learn to ride a horse and my goal a year ago was to be able to canter by my 65th birthday! And I will share; I did exactly that, not perfect mind you, but for a year I ride a lesson horse two days a week.... Now, my take away has been enormous. Stronger legs, better balance and I'm so proud of myself..that was a commitment to Myself💝 truly a gift💝 Perhaps one day I will have my own horse!

I am thrilled to see I have some response to my walk-dance practice. I continue to enjoy it of course, and it has also become part of my effort since the start of the pandemic to lose weight - I was slightly overweight - in order to increase my immunity to covid-19. I have lost 10 kilos - which is partly will power at simply eating less. However, the dance-walk will always be the pleasurable part of my program, that's for sure!

Dr. Chatterjee, thank you for the works you do. Your passion helps in many ways. I am grateful also that I don't have to pay a certain amount per episode to have access to your works.

My new favourite podcast series. Intetesting and intelligent and great conversations!

How about fun doing housework ? I clocked 5300 steps on my Fitbit just cooking and cleaning in the kitchen today...

Listening to podcasts has made it extra fun for me to do a 2-mile daily walk around a lake by me. When I first started walking, it was such a chore until I began subscribing and listening to a few podcasts. It’s been great! Now I sometimes take my walks without a podcast.

Excellent conversation, thanks. Since listening to the podcast you did a while back with Galahad Clark I've been going shoe-less a lot more. Growing up, I was lucky (in hindsight) that my feet have always been bigger than average so I've never been able to wear women's shoes and therefore deform my feet by forcing them into them. I wear men's size 10 or 11 walking shoes when I'm out. I've been doing yoga each morning first thing since about 2013, and that's helped my feet to spread themselves as they should. Cold weather means thick socks indoors for me, but hopefully they're not too restricting for my feet.

During this pandemic it's my regular morning cycling/walk/run that has kept me going. It was great listening to this podcast, interesting indeed.

Loved this podcast especially the myths vs. reality. For instance the 8 hours sleep. I think exercise begets exercise, you invest in it and before you know it, you want more of it. Make it fun! Podcasts, music, rollerskates....

Doing Conquerer challenges have changed my life. I am on my 4th, have walked over 600 miles since last August and you get a medal at the end of each one.

Very interesting! Though I have some issues with commercialization of exercise. Because most of it based on how we look, at opposed to how we feel.

Dear Rangan, your podcast is just wonderful. I wish there would be an equivalent of it in French, as many people in my country would benefit from such a program (and listen to English is not obvious for all). I talked about it to French GP friends and hope they will get inspired. I love the fact you prescribe dancing to your patients. I started a non profit called The What Dance Can Do you would surely like. Perhaps an episode with a scientist that has studied the impact of dancing on the brain would be great! Merci for your work!!

Dr Chatterjee your humbleness is really wonderful, full of genuine admiration and respect for others.

Another compelling and inspiring conversation. Delighted to be invited to eavesdrop.