The normalization of a lack of physical activity in our modern society has led to the perception that exercise is an “intervention”. However, physical activity remains the modus vivendi engrained in our genes and being sedentary has been the real intervention and collateral effect of modern societies. Human genome hasn’t evolved yet to be sedentary…Hence, being sedentary is still the intervention…It has been in front of our eyes and one of the most profound biological interventions in the history of humankind... For decades, most medical research studies have used "healthy sedentary" individuals as the control group.....How much good information have we missed or how much misleading information have we obtained?... Time to think differently...

Can we please start placing “anaerobic threshold” where it really belongs? 🙏. It is not that difficult. Anaerobic threshold means the transition from an aerobic state to aerobic one. That happens at your VO2max when you reach your maximal aerobic capacity and past that point, muscle cells need to rely on the ATP/PC system for muscle contraction, which is purely anaerobic. We are talking about pure sprinting to a maximal of 1-2 min efforts… But please, the term “anaerobic threshold” to describe a “transition” point from low to high intensity is NOT anaerobic by any means. During those 5-10-20min efforts where very high intensity efforts are deployed, “anaerobic threshold” is where it is mostly used. There is a massive lactate production due to high glycolytic flux and this lactate can be produced under FULLY aerobic conditions. Excessive glucose flux into mitochondria cannot be oxidized entirely and pyruvate is reduced to lactate in the cytosol which is key for the continuation of glycolysis. This was discovered by Dr. George Brooks over 35 years ago! . It is really old stuff… Please let’s place the poor “anaerobic threshold” concept where it really belongs 🙏 (Sorry it is a huge pet peeve of mine)