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Struggling with middle-age spread?

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

Are you struggling with middle-age spread?
Losing weight inevitably leads to muscle and fat loss, and if you have been on the dieting merry go round for year, the weight that you regain is almost entirely fat.
For successful long term weight control – strength training may be the solution for you.
Muscle plays a very active role in metabolism, particularly of glucose. The rising incidence of type-2 diabetes and insulin resistance in the western world could be caused by our declining muscle mass.
Muscle takes up glucose from the blood and is the major store of glucose in the form of glycogen. The more muscle you have, the more efficient this process. Fit strong people are less likely to develop type-2 diabetes and insulin resistance, also reduces the risk of other health complications such as heart disease.
The motivation to begin your good health journey is here now.