S3 E23 - What 18,000 People Can Teach Us About Exercising For Weight Loss




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Summary: As a health coach with real people daily for almost 14 years, you learn things that research hasn’t quite parsed out yet. <br><br>One of these things is that some types of cardiovascular exercise seemed to help clients lose fat faster than others…even aside from caloric expenditure. <br><br>I never knew why, but my clients that made a regular habit of running, walking, hiking, and jogging did better with their body composition goals than those who cycled, swam, or danced. <br><br>We still don’t know the whole story, but this study is a POWERFUL step in the direction of understanding the mechanisms better. <br><br>Short answer? <br><br>It turns out certain types of exercise may “turn on” genes that buffer obesity and “turn off” genes that tend to increase a person’s risk for high BMI, larger waists and hips, and higher Body Fat Percentage.<br><br>Who knew?<br><br>Time to get steppin’<br><br>Join our new virtual community HERE:<br><br><a href="https://betterdaily.disciplemedia.com/signup" rel="noopener">https://betterdaily.disciplemedia.com/signup</a><br><br>Register for the #Faithful40 HERE:<br><br><a href="https://definingdadbod.com/faithful40" rel="noopener">https://definingdadbod.com/faithful40</a><br><br>Study Cited:<br><br><a href="https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371" rel="noopener">https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371</a>/journal.pgen.1008277<br><br>This information is meant to be actionable information to promote health and well-being and not to be used to diagnose or treat medical symptoms or conditions.