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<blockquote data-quote="NicoleC1971" data-source="post: 2119784" data-attributes="member: 365308"><p>I am very pro exercise for metabolic health and general wellbeing ( it is my job) but the idea that modern exercise can counteract our modern dietary habit is a popular myth IMO. </p><p>Glucose is the preferred source of energy and the body stores a small amount in muscle glycogen and liver fat for acute use after which it must tap into the fat stores. IF all we did was consume enough starch/sugar to replace muscle/liver glycogen then we would remain healthy but we not only eat too much of the stuff but also eat it frequently so that any excess is very easily and efficiently converted into fat by insulin. So to keep with the tap analogy, to stop the flood firstly turn down the water as well as widening the drain (bigger muscles= better clearing of glucose= better insulin sensitivity). Any exercise done to benefit health needs to balance building of muscle versus breakdown of muscle; chronic use of the treadmill or a bike might result in the latter which is why I don't advocate it to my clients trying to lose weight.</p><p>Totally agree that it is a balance between exercise (building muscles rather than burning calories) and diet (allowing the body to burn excess fat stores and not encouraging new fat stores) but I do see a lot of men who really want to believe that if they exercise they can eat as if they were teenagers!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NicoleC1971, post: 2119784, member: 365308"] I am very pro exercise for metabolic health and general wellbeing ( it is my job) but the idea that modern exercise can counteract our modern dietary habit is a popular myth IMO. Glucose is the preferred source of energy and the body stores a small amount in muscle glycogen and liver fat for acute use after which it must tap into the fat stores. IF all we did was consume enough starch/sugar to replace muscle/liver glycogen then we would remain healthy but we not only eat too much of the stuff but also eat it frequently so that any excess is very easily and efficiently converted into fat by insulin. So to keep with the tap analogy, to stop the flood firstly turn down the water as well as widening the drain (bigger muscles= better clearing of glucose= better insulin sensitivity). Any exercise done to benefit health needs to balance building of muscle versus breakdown of muscle; chronic use of the treadmill or a bike might result in the latter which is why I don't advocate it to my clients trying to lose weight. Totally agree that it is a balance between exercise (building muscles rather than burning calories) and diet (allowing the body to burn excess fat stores and not encouraging new fat stores) but I do see a lot of men who really want to believe that if they exercise they can eat as if they were teenagers! [/QUOTE]
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