How Aerobic Training Improves Metabolic Flexibility Over Time
Your metabolism is not supposed to run on one fuel all day. Sometimes your muscles rely heavily on fat, while at other times – such as during harder exercise – they shift toward carbohydrate. The ability to move smoothly between these energy sources is known as metabolic flexibility. That flexibility matters because your energy demands […]
Advanced Exercise Programming for Cardiometabolic Health Outcomes
Exercise advice for better health often sounds incredibly simple: walk more, lift weights, and do some cardio. Those recommendations are useful, but once you move beyond basic activity, programming becomes much more interesting. Different exercise types create different physiological adaptations. Aerobic training can improve cardiorespiratory fitness and vascular function, resistance training helps build metabolically active […]