I had a lot of good comments on my recent pickleball post but one in particular seized my attention. I recently subscribed to the youtube channel of Cara Beth Lee
The skeptical cardiologist has become an unbridled pickleball enthusiast in the last year. Since my teens, I’ve had a fondness for all activities that involve whacking a moving ball with
I want to make the case today that one’s cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) should be considered a “vital sign”: akin to those measures of bodily function; temperature, blood pressure, heart rate,
It’s been a year since I turned 69, walked into the Magdalena Ecke YMCA and began a program called EGYM which promised to accurately measure and track my biological age. My post on
The skeptical cardiologist may reach the ripe old age of sixty-nine years shortly. It’s not a number I’m particularly comfortable with but one in my opinion that is vastly superior
The skeptical cardiologist has recently been unfaithful to his longstanding eponymous blog website and has sent out several newsletters utilizing only the Substack platform. Substack is an email newsletter platform
Now that you’ve completed your Rockport Walking Test and have generated an estimate of your cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) you are likely eager to know how your estimated MVO2 compares to
The skeptical cardiologist is a strong advocate of regular aerobic exercise to forestall the inevitable decline in cardiovascular fitness with aging. There is compelling evidence that aerobic exercise can reverse
Anthony C. Pearson M.D., F.A.C.C. is a cardiologist, musician, writer and a regular columnist at MedPage Today