#8: The role of brisk walking (Zone 2)

Dr. Nickhil Jakatdar has been working at the cutting edge of preventive health and longevity over the last 10 years with the 3 D’s – data, doctors, and dietitians – to go from being diagnosed with heart disease at the age of 41, to now having all his blood markers and body measurements in the green and his epigenetic biological age at 41 while his chronological age is 51. He has founded or run 5 startups in the areas of semiconductors, consumer mobile video and molecular diagnostics and serves on the Advisory Boards of the South Asian Heart Center in California, the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society, has been a TEDx speaker and has been the youngest recipient of the esteemed UC Berkeley Distinguished Alumni Award. MORE CALIFORNIA: In today’s post, I discuss the role brisk walking played in reducing my visceral fat, improving my body fat percentage and improving my HbA1c. When your heart rate gets elevated, such as during long distance running or playing soccer or tennis, your body switches to using glucose, rather than fat, as the primary energy source.