Studies have shown just two days of physical inactivity can have very detrimental effects on your body and health. According to the study performed at the University of Missouri, just two days of not exercising is enough to affect your body's efficient use of insulin, which can lead to diabetes and other related diseases. Researchers conducted a study on rats and found insulin sensitivity decreased the longer the rats stayed inactive.
Researchers conducted a study on rats and found insulin sensitivity decreased the longer the rats stayed inactive. The rats were allowed to run on a wheel for 3 weeks. After that time, the rats were stopped from running. Just two days after the rats stopped running, the amount of sugar absorbed into their muscles in response to insulin decreased by about one-third. The findings were discussed and the results were astonishing.
Researcher David Kump said, "Insulin works by taking glucose, or blood sugar, out of the blood stream and into the muscle to be used for energy. The less efficient your insulin is the greater risk you have of diabetes, heart disease, obesity and hypertension." Kump also added, "Everyone is looking at the benefits of exercise, but we are looking at the consequences of stopping that exercise. People already know that exercise is good for them. This shows that, within a very short time frame of inactivity, the insulin does not work as well and might have negative effects."
I love this study for several reasons. One, it has been obvious for a long time, exercise is good for you. I don't think you really need a study to tell you that. Sometimes looking at something with a little common sense and reasoning goes a long way. Like, did we really need to research to know cigarettes were bad for us? Yeah, big tobacco companies lied, but did you really believe inhaling a burning weed for 30 years wasn't going to do something bad to you?
Anyway, it's sometimes nice to have hard-core black-and-white proof in a research study. Especially when the results are so dramatic and can be so life changing for many. What I also like about this study is that it shows the consequences of not exercising and how bad that can be. There is no doubt in my mind that exercising makes you healthier and live longer. It is very beneficial. Most if not all would agree with that. I also have no doubt that if you do not exercise, it can cause diseases such as diabetes and heart disease and possibly shorten your life span.
This also refers to back and neck pain. Many people think that to get rid of back pain, you can just go exercise the problem away. This is just plain nonsense. If you have a herniated or bulging disc in your spinal column, exercise can make it much worse. We see this in practice all the time. You have to focus on getting to the root of the problem. Once you get the disc fixed with spinal decompression therapy, then you can go and exercise it to strengthen the area. But this does not work the other way around in this case.
I have had countless patients finally get out of pain, start an exercise program and feel years younger. Some lose 10, 20, even 30 pounds because they can finally exercise without pain or further injuring themselves. And with this new study, it's obvious these patients are not only looking and feeling better - they are healthier and adding countless years to their lives. It's also obvious, if you are not exercising regularly, those years are being stolen from you as you are reading this.
Researchers conducted a study on rats and found insulin sensitivity decreased the longer the rats stayed inactive. The rats were allowed to run on a wheel for 3 weeks. After that time, the rats were stopped from running. Just two days after the rats stopped running, the amount of sugar absorbed into their muscles in response to insulin decreased by about one-third. The findings were discussed and the results were astonishing.
Researcher David Kump said, "Insulin works by taking glucose, or blood sugar, out of the blood stream and into the muscle to be used for energy. The less efficient your insulin is the greater risk you have of diabetes, heart disease, obesity and hypertension." Kump also added, "Everyone is looking at the benefits of exercise, but we are looking at the consequences of stopping that exercise. People already know that exercise is good for them. This shows that, within a very short time frame of inactivity, the insulin does not work as well and might have negative effects."
I love this study for several reasons. One, it has been obvious for a long time, exercise is good for you. I don't think you really need a study to tell you that. Sometimes looking at something with a little common sense and reasoning goes a long way. Like, did we really need to research to know cigarettes were bad for us? Yeah, big tobacco companies lied, but did you really believe inhaling a burning weed for 30 years wasn't going to do something bad to you?
Anyway, it's sometimes nice to have hard-core black-and-white proof in a research study. Especially when the results are so dramatic and can be so life changing for many. What I also like about this study is that it shows the consequences of not exercising and how bad that can be. There is no doubt in my mind that exercising makes you healthier and live longer. It is very beneficial. Most if not all would agree with that. I also have no doubt that if you do not exercise, it can cause diseases such as diabetes and heart disease and possibly shorten your life span.
This also refers to back and neck pain. Many people think that to get rid of back pain, you can just go exercise the problem away. This is just plain nonsense. If you have a herniated or bulging disc in your spinal column, exercise can make it much worse. We see this in practice all the time. You have to focus on getting to the root of the problem. Once you get the disc fixed with spinal decompression therapy, then you can go and exercise it to strengthen the area. But this does not work the other way around in this case.
I have had countless patients finally get out of pain, start an exercise program and feel years younger. Some lose 10, 20, even 30 pounds because they can finally exercise without pain or further injuring themselves. And with this new study, it's obvious these patients are not only looking and feeling better - they are healthier and adding countless years to their lives. It's also obvious, if you are not exercising regularly, those years are being stolen from you as you are reading this.
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