Cardio exercise

Moderate cardio supports overall health, but balance with resistance training for best hormonal support.

Recommended

For hormonal health and exercise.

Sourced from the doctors, PhDs and clinicians behind Entrain. Updated

The strongest voice

“If I have a guy with low testosterone... nothing's going to raise your testosterone like traditional resistance training. Tons of cardio may depress those anabolic hormones.”

a licensed acupuncturist and clinician-educator · source video · 00:38:30

In their own words

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a former research biochemist recommend
“Reintroducing cardio at moderate intensity helps keep the stimulus fresh and ramps up the parasympathetic nervous system.”

a former research biochemist · source video · 00:00:00

a Princeton-trained molecular biology PhD recommend
“Different cardio zones offer unique metabolic benefits and the modality can be biking, swimming, rowing, walking, or running depending on preference.”

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a Harvard-trained gynecologist recommend
“to reduce PMS related symptoms like bloating possibly by resetting progesterone”

a Harvard-trained gynecologist · source video

a registered nutritional therapist recommend
“Excessive cardio can lower testosterone levels and impact fertility.”

a registered nutritional therapist · Instagram reel

Worth discussing with your GP, especially if you take medication or are pregnant. Entrain describes what is publicly taught; it does not prescribe.

Natural environment exposure

Time in nature is a simple, effective way to support mental and physical well-being.

Strong consensus

“spending time in the natural world or or having opportunities to kind of commune with other species or spend time in restorative natural environments is not something we can do without”

a licensed acupuncturist and clinician-educator · source video · 00:14:32

Zone 2 cardio

Zone 2 cardio is foundational for heart, energy, and mitochondrial health.

Strong consensus

“Exercise is one of the best ways is blood flows across the glycoalics that sheer stress releases nitric oxide. Zone two training is where I would start.”

a board-certified cardiologist · source video · 00:12:30

Sweating

Sweating through movement or heat supports natural detoxification and can help with overall vitality.

Strong consensus

“We remove or deplete deuterium by sweating pooing weeing and also sunlight it'll deplete deuterium as well”

a molecular biology PhD · source video · 00:16:50