Effects of Strength Training - 12

Weight training increases our ability to use blood glucose.  I’m sure that we all thing about that all the time.  OK, not really.  But it is important.

Glucose is the main fuel we use in most of our cells and the exclusive source of energy for our brains.  We want enough for our uses, but not too much.  Excessive glucose in the blood is an indicator that we are heading for, or have arrived at, type 2 diabetes.  Weight training helps us stay in the Goldilocks (“just right”) range, where we fuel our cells but don’t overtax our ability to make and react to insulin, which is the chemical in our bodies that deals with excess.

 

Those of us who are already dealing with diabetes can feel better with weight training.  The rest of us can use weight training as part of our general preventive strategy.

 

Go lift.