In this episode, I explain the benefits of cardio exercise and cardiovascular fitness for not only your general health and wellbeing, but overall cognitive performance and energy levels. Believe it or not, regular cardio increases the number of mitochondria in your cells, providing more baseline energy to your body every day.

The mitochondria produce a molecule called ATP, which stands for adenosine triphosphate, which when broken down into ADP, adenosine diphosphate, releases energy that your body can utilize for movement, digestion, and other bodily processes. By regularly doing cardio, your cells realize they need to produce more energy, so they actually make more mitochondria in EACH cell! Pretty incredible response to exercise...

Interestingly, taking creatine helps your body reuse ATP once broken down into ADP, helping you get ...