Insulin Resistance & Why It Matters Part 3

This is part 3 of our video series Insulin Resistant and Why It Matters. On the last video we talked about the 5 areas that can influence Insulin in a positive way starting with Nutrition.Show more

On today's video we will be diving into exercise and how building muscle is another amazing way to regulate blood sugar.

So we all know that exercise produces so many health benefits. I don't think any one would argue that we shouldn't have a regular exercise protocol. The question you may be asking yourself is what kind of exercise should I be doing and how often?

So since you asked I would love to answer those questions for you. Let's start with what kind of exercise you should be doing? Now there is not absolutely one right way that is the best for everyone. There are different variable to consider like what your current and long term goals are, things that you enjoy to do as hobbies, are you an athlete training for a specific sport and many others.

For the sake of this topic of insulin resistance I'm going to assume that if you are watching this video that you would like to live longer and be in the best health possible. With those goals in mind I would tell you that strength training and building muscle would be the best type of exercise for you.

HERE'S WHY!! Muscle is known as the organ of longevity. Lean Muscle can help improve every health biomarker that you would look at if you were getting examined by your physician.

Things like improving your Cardiovascular system, lung capacity, bone density, stability, Cognition, Inflammation and your hormones... mainly Insulin!! This is done by the muscles ability to regulate blood sugar.

So how does muscle regulate blood sugar?

Essentially there are 2 organs responsible for storing sugar in your body. One is muscle and the other is your liver. You need these reserves to be able to use at a moment's notice. For example let's say you need accessible energy to tap into because of an intense workout or for survival purposes like getting chased by a bear. Because of this your muscle cells store glycogen or in other words "sugar" to keep on hand for these situations. So the more lean muscle you have, the better you become at disposing of blood glucose, therefore lowering insulin resistance in the body. It's also important to note that the more you train the bigger your glycogen stores become making even better at regulating blood sugar.

Remember that other hormones are getting there que's from what insulin is doing. So as insulin improves, so do a lot of the other hormones.

It's also important to note that as we age we begin to lose muscle mass which makes it even more important to maintain Muscle mass. We can do this through a consistent strength training protocol and eating a sufficient amount of protein.

Ok so now that we have that out of the way. You are still wondering how often. Well I have great news for you. If you are thinking you have to be in the gym for an 1 or 2... six days a week to get your body in great health then I have great news for you. Your results in the gym come way more from what you are doing & how you are doing it. You see you can get way better results in less amount of time if you are performing High Intensity Workouts for 30 to 45 min 4 times a week combined with implementing the other 4 life style areas that we have been talking about. It has to be intense and make your body do things that are uncomfortable but the great thing is that it doesn't take fanaticism to accomplish your goals.

You can get your body back while maintaining a normal life that consist of habits. I tell people often that if you can just create the habit of training 3 to 4 times a week and no less for 30 to 45 min. that's only 3 hrs. a week Combined with great recovery, a well formulated diet & eliminating toxic exposures then then you can get way more bang for your buck. You will be able to lose weight gain muscle, have more energy and a whole lot more.

Hopefully this video was helpful. Closing remarks!!
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