This week on Stronger Weekly (formerly Running Free), we break down the most important health and fitness headlines of the week:
- RFK Jr.’s heated Senate testimony on vaccines and public trust.
- A viral Pentagon fitness challenge with Pete Hegseth and RFK Jr. (100 pushups and 50 pullups in under five minutes).
- A new Cleveland Clinic survey on how exercise impacts men’s mental health and sex drive.
- groundbreaking research on how childhood fitness habits shape lifelong health outcomes.
- A decades-long study from Sweden showing that cardiovascular fitness may cut dementia risk by as much as 88%.Plus, Jesse shares his personal Fall/Winter 2026 blueprint — how he’s structuring training, nutrition, and lifestyle hacks to pack on lean muscle-mass, with takeaways you can apply in your own life.
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EPISODE RESOURCES/LINKS
- – RFK Jr.’s Senate Showdown on Public Health and Vaccines Live coverage of the Senate hearing Source: New York Times, Live Senate Coverage
- – RFK Jr. & Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon Fitness Challenge “Pete and Bobby challenge” — 100 pushups & 50 pullups in under 5 minutes Source: Fox News
- – Cleveland Clinic Survey — Exercise Impacts Men’s Mental Health and Sex Drive Cleveland Clinic’s MENtion It® campaign findings Source: Cleveland Clinic Newsroom
- – Childhood Fitness Habits Shape Lifelong Health Outcomes Study by University of Georgia and Finnish cohort Source: Earth.com
- – Cardio (Cycling) Linked to Significantly Lower Dementia Risk 44-year Swedish study, published in Neurology – 88 lower dementia risk for highly fit Source: Tom’s Guide (citing the study)
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