Hey, this is Abel James. Thanks so much for joining us on the show.

What's better for longevity? Running or walking?

It's a bit of a trick question, but if there is one answer, it's definitely walking.

If you want to be fit and live for a long time, you don't need to subject yourself to suffer fest and slogging through long runs.

In fact, when you combine daily walks with the habit of sprinting

just about once a week, magic starts to happen. Today I'm thrilled to be joined once again by our

friend Mark Sisson, New York Times best-selling author and founder of Primal Kitchen and Palova

Minimalist Shoes. Mark had an incredible career

as an elite endurance athlete qualifying for the 1980 Olympic trials in the marathon. But as you'll hear,

his high mileage running habit ultimately took a toll, leading him to rethink everything he thought

he knew about fitness and longevity. In his new book, Mark makes a compelling

case that we humans are actually born to walk, not necessarily run, and that walking is one of

the most powerful and most underrated tools we have for improving our health, body composition,

and quality of life. As usual, this conversation challenges mainstream fitness dogma,

and Mark always brings the receipts. And if you'd like to stay up to date on some of the cool

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love hearing from you. All right, on to this show with Mark Sisson. In this conversation,

you'll hear why effective exercise includes walking, strength training, and sprinting,

but not necessarily jogging or running.

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