By Gabe Sanders PhD, NSCA-CSCS When it comes to shedding excess pounds, many people consider weight loss medications or over-the-counter weight loss pills. While both can aid in weight reduction, their impact on muscle density differs significantly.
Weight Loss Aids with Caveats: Is Ozempic for You?
By Gabe Sanders PhD, NSCA-CSCS While there are other weight loss drugs, Ozempic (semaglutide), mimics a hormone called GLP-1, which helps regulate appetite and insulin levels. This mechanism has shown promise in aiding weight loss by reducing hunger and increasing feelings of fullness.
Is Exercise and Sleep a Form of Regenerative Medicine?
By Gabe Sanders PhD, NSCA-CSCS Regular physical activity can amplify our body’s regenerative capabilities by mitigating the inflammatory and oxidative components, which are often the culprits behind impaired regeneration.
Exercise or Diet to Override Insulin Sensitivity?
By Gabe Sanders Ph.D., NSCA-CSCS Many health professionals are frequently asked by patients and clients if exercise is the key component to overriding insulin sensitivity, or if the diet is more of a major factor?
Can Obesity and Fitness Co-exist? NOT!!!
By Gabe Sanders Ph.D., NSCA-CSCS While shaming people for their weight should never be tolerated, conveying the idea that obesity is ok, is not true and is the wrong health message!
Weight Loss and more restful sleep? Try Strength Training
By Gabe Sanders PhD, NSCA-CSCS Strength training improves sleep, which improves muscle health.
Change Your Habits!: 4 Key habits for Successful Weight Loss
By Isaac Floyd BS Some people have conquered the successful habits to weight loss, and this behavior comes naturally to them, others not so much.
The benefits of Yoga
By Jonathon Stavres PhD, ACSM-EP-C Yoga has also been suggested to improve weight loss, stress, and even lipid profiles (Manchanda & Madan, 2014).
Add resistance training to your weight loss program to enhance weight loss
By Jonathon Stavres MS, ACSM-EP-C Lean mass is thermogenic, which means that it burns energy during rest. Therefore, increases in lean mass may increase resting metabolic rate, which is a major component of weight management.