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463: Is exercise more important than nutrition? | Food writer Anastacia Marx de Salcedo

The mindbodygreen Podcast

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What's Happening When You Exercise?

Exercise stresses your mitochondria, which are the parts of your cell that create energy. To be able to supply the energy to your muscles, the mitochondria have to work at a much higher rate than they do when you're just kind of sitting around. Exercise itself opens up a second pathway for glucose to get into your cells.

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