A 1-minute, Monday-Friday email, to help busy professionals move more, eat better, and think clearer.
Mano Minute (1/8): Burning Body Fat in the Winter ❄️
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Mano Minute (1/8): Burning Body Fat in the Winter ❄️ I have a theory. Way back when, before heaters and grocery stores, winter was hard. So the body adapted. When food became less predictable and temperatures dropped, storing energy mattered. Body fat is an efficient long term fuel source. That survival wiring did not disappear just because we have modern conveniences. Which makes me think that feeling a little bulkier in the winter is not random. It may actually be part of our genetics doing what they were designed to do. Or maybe this is all just an excuse I want to believe so I can eat a little more in the winter 😜. Topic Tip: Winter is a great time to focus on strength, routine, and fueling well. If you stay consistent now, the rest takes care of itself when spring comes. |
Mano Minute
A 1-minute, Monday-Friday email, to help busy professionals move more, eat better, and think clearer.
Mano Minute (3/12): Why you get sore after a workout (and what it actually means) 💪 Soreness gets a bad reputation. People either chase it like a trophy or fear it like an injury. Most of the time, neither response is quite right. Here is what is happening. When you lift weights, you create tiny tears in your muscle fibers. These are called microtears. That feeling of soreness you get 24 to 48 hours after a workout? That is your body reacting to those tears. But here is the important part....
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