Build Your Muscles to Boost Insulin Response!

Increasing lean muscle mass—already known to be important to fight frailty with aging (a condition called sarcopenia)—may also help protect against diabetes. A new study reports that every additional 10% of skeletal muscle mass was associated with an 11% reduction in insulin resistance and a 12% lower risk of transitional, prediabetes or diabetes. “While we…

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15 Minutes To Jump Start Your Metabolism!

Jump start your metabolism with a 15 minute workout! A little exercise can go a long way.  Just 15 minutes of weight training can help flatten your stomach, say researchers from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.  They found that performing a single set of a 10-exercise circuit boosted metabolism as much as 3 sets of the…

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