Reframing Exercise: The Importance of Building and Maintaining Muscle

Starting a new year often gets people interested in improving or revisiting their exercise regimens. But workout culture is so fraught with harmful weight loss narratives that the critical benefits of movement often get overshadowed.

In this episode, I share my knowledge of cardio, mobility, and strength training, and my own life-changing fitness journey. I also explain my strategy for building a health-focused routine rooted in building strength and longevity as an act of kindness to your future self.

I also talk about…

The unique benefits of strength training for women

What a healthy fitness routine could look like

Understanding basal metabolic rate

Nutrition and sleep basics

Some tactical tips for understanding your strength workouts

Resources:

Join the Reframing the Reset Challenge

Check out these physical activity guidelines for Americans

Hormonal responses and adaptations to resistance exercise and training: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15831061/

Exercise programming for Insulin Resistance: https://journals.lww.com/nsca-scj/fulltext/2011/10000/exercise_programming_for_insulin_resistance.5.aspx#:~:text=Resistance

Muscle Mass Index As a Predictor of Longevity in Older Adults: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0002934314001387

Get ClassPass for two weeks free and try workout classes in your area

Alive App by Whitney Simmons: https://aliveapp.co/

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Nike Training Club: https://www.nike.com/ntc-app

Alexis Moore, flexibility coach: https://instagram.com/stretchwithlex?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

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