Is Exercise Insanity?

01/07/20 • 27 min

Revealing how much exercise our bodies and minds actually want - the very latest research.

Should we essentially be aping how our caveman ancestors moved? And how burning 1600 calories can be as potent as Prozac.

Tim Samuels speaks to experts like Professors Daniel Lieberman and John Ratey - and fitness fanatic Paul Olima, who has been a body double for sports stars Usain Bolt, Anthony Joshua and Mario Balotelli.

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Revealing how much exercise our bodies and minds actually want - the very latest research.

Should we essentially be aping how our caveman ancestors moved? And how burning 1600 calories can be as potent as Prozac.

For extra content, videos and a regular newsletter go to www.bbc.co.uk/allhailkale

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New! Wellness experts galore (and Barrie from Grimsby)

Wellness you can actually trust – from award-winning journalist Tim Samuels.

What’s best for your mind, body, diet and mood – all served with heaps of expertise and a sprinkling of wit.

This is the second series. We’ll be covering topics like: how much exercise our bodies and minds actually want; wearable tech as the new frontier for mental health; the dilemmas of raising a baby vegan; how to be as fit as a Manchester City footballer; whether vitamins and supplements are worth swallowing; the fat vs sugar war that still affects our diets; and whether we’re living through an epidemic of narcissism.

For extra content, videos and a regular newsletter go to bbc.co.uk/allhailkale