Max Lugavere on resistance training and aerobic exercise: recommends

Max Lugavere says physical activity — especially resistance training and aerobic exercise — enhances neurogenesis and insulin sensitivity. In interviews he has said muscle size and strength matter for the brain, per his 2026 Missouri Medicine paper.

His stated reasoning is that muscle is metabolically protective: maintaining muscle mass through resistance training supports insulin sensitivity, which he links to cognitive health as part of his diet-and-metabolism framework for dementia prevention.

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