Balanced Black Girl

Reframing Exercise: The Importance of Building and Maintaining Muscle

Jan 17, 2023

58:18

Starting a new year often gets people interested in improving or revisiting their exercise regimens. But workout culture is so fraught with harmful weight loss narratives that the critical benefits of movement often get overshadowed.

In this episode, I share my knowledge of cardio, mobility, and strength training, and my own life-changing fitness journey. I also explain my strategy for building a health-focused routine rooted in building strength and longevity as an act of kindness to your future self.

I also talk about…

The unique benefits of strength training for women
What a healthy fitness routine could look like
Understanding basal metabolic rate
Nutrition and sleep basics
Some tactical tips for understanding your strength workouts

Resources:

Join the Reframing the Reset Challenge
Check out these physical activity guidelines for Americans
Hormonal responses and adaptations to resistance exercise and training: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15831061/
Exercise programming for Insulin Resistance: https://journals.lww.com/nsca-scj/fulltext/2011/10000/exercise_programming_for_insulin_resistance.5.aspx#:~:text=Resistance
Muscle Mass Index As a Predictor of Longevity in Older Adults: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0002934314001387
Get ClassPass for two weeks free and try workout classes in your area
Alive App by Whitney Simmons: https://aliveapp.co/
Uplift with Jibby: https://uplift.plankk.com/
Nike Training Club: https://www.nike.com/ntc-app
Alexis Moore, flexibility coach: https://instagram.com/stretchwithlex?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

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