Growing up you probably saw those burn fat heart rate zone charts plastered to the gymnasium walls at your school. Are these burn fat heart rate zone charts even accurate? Let’s discuss. What’s the Best Heart Rate Zone for Burning Fat? According to these burn fat heart rate zone charts it would appear working out …
The term “insulin sensitivity” is thrown around a lot today by fitness and nutrition gurus. But what is insulin sensitivity? Insulin sensitivity refers to how responsive tissue is to the hormone insulin. When a tissue is insulin sensitive it has a large nutrient storage response to a small amount of insulin. The opposite of insulin …
I love HIIT workouts for fat loss. Why? Because compared to steady state cardio (like jogging on a treadmill for an hour) HIIT can burn more calories in a shorter amount of time. It almost sounds too good to be true. Its not! By the way, HIIT stands for “high intensity interval training.” If you …
What is PGC 1alpha? Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1 alpha also known as PGC 1alpha (PGC-1a, PGC-1α) is a lesser known, but very important molecule that affects many biological processes within the body, including the process of fat loss and energy metabolism in humans. PGC 1alpha is a transcription coactivator. Transcription coactivators help to “activate” …
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How can wearing a continuous glucose monitor help you improve your health? If you’re relatively young, and in good shape you properly think there isn’t much utility in wearing a continuous glucose monitor. I thought the same thing until one winter after the holidays I had noticed I had put on 5-10 lbs. I was …
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Before discussing how to maintain proper leptin function, let’s answer the following question: what exactly is leptin? What is Leptin? Leptin is an incredibly important hormone that effects many different functions within the body. It is produced by your adipocytes or fat cells and sends signals to the hypothalamus in the brain when you are …
What is intermittent fasting? Intermittent fasting is the practice of abstaining from eating for a set period of time. When the fasting period is over you resume eating. You cycle from fasting and then feasting, fasting and then feasting, etc. There are different forms of intermittent fasting. Some people like to have a whole day …
