Looking together in the same direction.

Looking together in the same direction.
Sea otters hold hands while they sleep so they don't drift apart.

by my favorite poet, Mary Oliver

"Instructions for living a life.

Pay attention.

Be astonished.

Tell about it."

Mary Oliver


Tuesday, January 17, 2012

More reasons to exercise.

     New research has discovered that exercise produces a hormone which turns people's white fat to brown fat, and may decrease the risks of obesity, diabetes, and other diseases.  Brown fat is the desirable fat as it is metabolically active.  White fat is just an inert storehouse, the kind that hangs around your belly. 
       
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/11/exercise-hormone-helps-keep-us-healthy/?ref=health

http://sportsgeezer.com/2012/exercise-turns-bad-fat-into-good-fat/



     Here is graphic proof that chronic exercise preserves lean muscle mass.  This is from a study reported by The Physician and Sports Medicine.




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