🎧 Listen and Learn: Activity Snacks: A Simple Way to Boost Your Health
In this short conversation, you’ll discover how taking brief, regular walks—or doing quick exercises like squats—can dramatically improve how your muscles use the protein you eat. This audio expands on the idea of “activity snacks” and explains:
- Why muscles become “resistant” to protein when you sit too long
- How just 2 minutes of walking or bodyweight squats every 30 minutes can reignite muscle growth
- The connection between physical movement and cardiometabolic health
- Why these tiny bursts of effort may matter even more than a big workout
Whether you’re active or sedentary, this audio will show you how to make every meal count by adding small, strategic movements to your day.
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🔑 Key Takeaways from the Audio
- Muscles need movement to use the protein from your meals effectively.
- Long periods of sitting can lead to anabolic resistance, making muscles less responsive to dietary amino acids.
- Taking short walks (2 minutes) or doing squats (15 times) every 30 minutes can help restore your muscles’ ability to build and repair tissue.
- These “activity snacks” don’t need to be intense or long—just 1–2 minutes of movement can make a difference.
- Frequent light but vigorous activity throughout the day can maximize the benefits of protein you consume.
- This strategy is especially helpful for older adults or those with limited time to exercise.
- Regular movement boosts muscle health and improves blood sugar control and heart health.
- Think of activity snacks as priming your body to better absorb and use nutrients from your meals.
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References:
- Islam, Hashim, et al. “Exercise Snacks: A Novel Strategy to Improve Cardiometabolic Health.” Exerc. Sport Sci. Rev., vol. 50, no. 1, pp. 31–37, 2022. https://www.fisiologiadelejercicio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Exercise-Snacks.pdf
- Moore, Daniel R., et al. “Walking or Body Weight Squat “Activity Snacks” Increase Dietary Amino Acid Utilization for Myofibrillar Protein Synthesis during Prolonged Sitting.” J Appl Physiol, vol. 133, pp. 777–785, 2022. doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.00106.2022.3… https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/japplphysiol.00106.2022
- Shad, Brandon J., et al. “One Week of Step Reduction Lowers Myofibrillar Protein Synthesis Rates in Young Men.” Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., vol. 51, no. 10, pp. 2125–2134, 2019. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000002034 .https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31083048/
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