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Most PTs still treat “cardio” like an optional add-on in rehab, but aerobic capacity is one of the biggest missing links in back pain treatment. Not mobility. Not motor control. Fitness & aerobic capacity

In this episode, Mez breaks down why so many patients flare on week 2 of lifting heavier again, not because they’re “unstable” but because they’re metabolically deconditioned.

Their muscles can’t use oxygen or fuel efficiently enough to tolerate load, and the nervous system eventually hits the panic button.

You’ll learn how to rebuild aerobic capacity using strength training and zone 2 cardio work to upgrades tissue tolerance and reduce re-flare risk.

Mez also covers the biggest mistake made with higher-intensity interval training (HIIT)

If you want your patients to tolerate load again, stop flaring when they get back to hard training, and actually finish a plan of care stronger than they started, this one’s essential.