Today, we’re talking about cardio. To some, the fulcrum of exercise. To others, the very personification of the devil himself. Can you lose weight doing cardio? Can you burn the same amount of calories during a HIIT session as you can with slow cardio? Doesn’t cardio shrink your muscles and kill your gains? Let’s have a look.

Today, we’re talking about stress, chemistry, and human movement. These elements are important for your continued effectiveness, happiness, productivity, well-being, and longevity. I come from the field of anthropology, and my field of research was human adaptation to external stressors. Working out when you “don’t have any time” or “you’re way too stressed” is imperative, and you definitely have the time and the energy to do it. You should work out, even if you’re stressed, even if you don’t time, even if you don’t have the resources.