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Breaking a sweat can stimulate genes that make energy-regulating proteins

In a recent article published by Rebecca Cheung, it was claimed that “Exercise can make over muscles — even at the DNA level”.

So we now know that we can use techniques such as hypnosis for weight loss, and exercise for fat loss, it is now revealed that we can change our genes! That’s good news.

In the 7Cell Metabolism article it reported that after an intense workout at the gym for example, certain chemical changes to DNA appear in a person’s muscle cells. These alterations trigger genes that regulate a cell’s energy.

This work helps explain the mechanism by which exercise benefits cells. It further raises questions about whether the benefits of an active lifestyle are passed from parent to child, says study co-author Romain Barrès of the University of Copenhagen. Barres asks; “Do we carry some consequence of whether our parents were active or not?”

Scientists have in the past demonstrated that exercise can stimulate the activity of certain genes that can make proteins that regulate cellular powerhouses called mitochondria.

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Scientists studied biopsied cells from thigh muscles of adults who had undergone low- and high-impact cycling workouts. After the more strenuous workout, muscle cells had fewer methyl groups attached to DNA and higher levels of blueprints for energy-regulating proteins compared with cells that had completed a low-impact workout.

Michael Skinner, from Washington State University states that this study unlocks innovative ideas about the role of chemical alterations such as methylation in muscle function and development. He goes on to say that additional research will need to examine whether other genes are affected by the chemical modifications to DNA found in this study.

In conclusion Skinner adds; “What this likely suggests is that if you did this early in life, while muscles were being developed, that might actually program the muscle.”

Whether you are looking at body building exercises with free weights, cardio on treadmills, or just an effective fat loss program, perhaps you should just get moving?

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