Live Younger Longer

Is it better to be fit but fat or out of shape but lean?

Episode Summary

It's the age-old question: which is more important, being at a healthy weight or being in shape?

Episode Notes

Join Stephen Kopecky, M.D., Preventative Cardiologist at @MayoClinic, as he goes over a few reasons and tips on why it's more important to be physically active than to be at a healthy weight, including:

*What abdominal fat does to your body and health

*Easy ways to sneak more movement into your day

*Doing activity vigorous enough to be short of breath

Live Younger Longer Podcast | Episode 12

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1NpjRShXrApylcGP5H9gvX

Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-younger-longer/id1629548282

Watch the rest of the episodes here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-0wPfZ2Y6IYK0Tt924Ugr_urYP_80LOO

You can pick up your copy of his book Live Younger Longer at: https://mcpress.mayoclinic.org/shop/healthy-aging-books/living-younger-longer/