Fred H. Bartlit, Jr., JD, and Wesley Smith, PhD, presented “Fred’s Verdict: Exercise as a Replacement for ‘Fight or Flight’ and Its Impact on Brain Health” for the Grand Rounds in Urology audience in March 2021.
How to cite: Bartlit, Fred H. Smith, Wesley. “Fred’s Verdict: Exercise as a Replacement for ‘Fight or Flight’ and Its Impact on Brain Health” March 2021. Accessed Dec 2024. https://dev.grandroundsinurology.com/freds-verdict-exercise-as-a-replacement-for-fight-or-flight-and-its-impact-on-brain-health/
Fred’s Verdict: Exercise as a Replacement for ‘Fight or Flight’ and Its Impact on Brain Health – Summary:
Fred H. Bartlit, Jr., JD, founder of Bartlit Beck LLP and co-founder of StrongPath, talks with Wesley Smith, PhD, Chair of the Undergraduate Exercise Physiology Program at the University of Miami and the Chief of Product Development for StrongPath, about the effects of exercise on brain health as well as the physiological benefits of how exercise mimics the body’s “fight or flight” response. Fred discusses research indicating that exercise is an essential component of brain health, as well as influencing and improving numerous biological processes. Dr. Smith breaks down how the evolutionary “fight or flight” response to stress actually has a positive impact on health and how exercise mimics that stress in a world with fewer threats. He also details the physiological processes resulting from exercise that can impact brain health.
Fred’s Verdict is a biweekly commentary from GRU focusing on health, exercise and nutrition and its impact on length and quality of life. For more on exercise and nutrition and its impact on long-term outcomes for patients, visit our Next Generation Learning Center, edited by Dr. Smith.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Fred is co-author of Amazon Best Seller, Choosing the StrongPath: Reversing the Downward Spiral of Aging. He is a former U.S. Army Ranger. Head of Bartlit Beck, Fred is a distinguished trial lawyer who Chambers USA Legal Rankings (2017) called “arguably the best trial lawyer in the United States.” He has represented President George Bush and President Barack Obama. He graduated first in his class in law school and holds the top academic record in the 120-year history of his law school. At the age of 50, Fred adopted his new lifestyle built around challenging exercise and excellent nutrition. At 88 years old, he is an outstanding example of what can be achieved.
To this day, Fred regularly improves his lifetime strength training bests. Fred is living proof that vigorous exercise and excellent nutrition can radically improve an individual’s quality of life far beyond the mental and physical deterioration of common aging. He is leading this effort to inspire others to get on and stay on the StrongPath so that they too may become the very best version of themselves and live a long, strong, healthy life.
