The more intense the gear, the faster the car and the faster your metabolism. But intensive dieting and exercise in higher gears BACKFIRES if we don’t RECOVER from the effort by going back into a LOWER gear. Each essay below addresses the individual gears from zero (in the metabolic recovery zone) up into 1st gear for longevity, gears 2 or 3 for weight loss, and gears 4 or 5 for athletic fitness. Intensity levels up to 5 mirror those used for classifying river rapids, tornadoes, and hurricanes. While a storm looks like its power is in its chaos, from a metabolic perspective it is the EYE of the storm where RECOVERY and therefore ADAPTATION occur where the storm gets its POWER:

Metabolic Hurricane Gearing 0 to 5. Read the 2,231-word pdf OR listen to the 15-min-38-sec audio.

Longevity, Health & Wellness Gearing 0 & 1. Read the 2,356-word pdf OR listen to the 15-min-51-sec audio:

Weight Loss Gearing 2 & 3. Read the 2,274-word pdf OR listen to the 16-min-21-sec audio:

Fitness Gearing 4 & 5. Read the 2,203-word pdf OR listen to the 15-min-25-sec audio:

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