Jacques Courseault’s article in this week’s newsletter takes apart the exercise myth that if you stop exercising, your muscle will turn to fat. That should be good news for those of you who might have fallen off the exercise wagon. Even better news for those who train with weights comes today in an article in the Journal of Clinical Hypertension (2010;12:64-72).
Researchers at the University of Missouri noted that both resistance training and weight loss – independent of each other – are known to help improve both abdominal obesity as well as insulin resistance, both risk factors for diabetes and heart disease. They also noted that most overweight and obese persons who lose weight tend to gain at least some of that weight back. Could resistance training help those who regain some weight hang on to some of the benefits of weight loss? Turning Fat Into Muscle
