What is insulin and why is it important in my training?

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What is insulin and why is it important in my training?

What is insulin?

Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas and is used to regulate carbohydrate and fat metabolism. Insulin causes the skeletal muscle and fat tissues to absorb glucose from the blood.

What is insulin sensitivity?

Insulin sensitivity is simply how sensitive you are to insulin. Eating carbs too often can make us less sensitive to insulin produced. This means we will have to produce more insulin then we should to keep the blood sugars stable. In the same way to if you are regularly drinking a lot of coffee of alcohol you become less sensitive to the affects.

Poor insulin sensitivity can ultimately lead to Type 2 diabetes. When we become less sensitive to insulin released in the body we have problems digesting carbs and absorbing nutrients. This will cause us to gain weight. Long term the pancreas will become exhausted and will stop being able to release the hormone properly. This is when Type 2 diabetes can occur.  Poor insulin sensitivity doesn’t only increase the risk of diabetes but can lead to all kinds of health problems such as thyroid problems, cancer and weight gain.

So, if we want to lose weight we need to become sensitive to insulin.

Below are some ways that we can keep our body sensitive to insulin and help prevent weight gain and promote weight loss.

·      Exercise regularly

·      Plenty of sleep

·      Eat less carbs particular simple carbs

·      Eat slow digesting foods

·      Fast regularly Eat cinnamon

·      Drink green tea

·      Keep body fat low

We often see clients who are struggling to lose weight. We would recommend before you start trying any fad diets look at resetting your insulin sentivity!

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