Dr Brooke Show #266 Muscle, Strength Training & Fat Loss

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode I talk about why I’m such an advocate for both strength training for women - and it’s not just about body composition and preventing osteoporosis. Muscle mass is your metabolism to a large degree and it’s a key player as an endocrine and immune organ. You read that right! Muscles make hormones called myokines that have a huge impact in systemic inflammation thus are key to your overall health and hormone balance.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But how about if you’re wanting to lose body fat, should you be focusing on cardio or weights? While cardio does burn fat during your session it’s a lot more complicated than that so I cover how to strike a balance but most importantly why you can’t rely on exercise alone for fat loss. We must get rid of the idea that exercise can simply just “burn it off”.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lastly, I cover the barriers we have to lifting weights be it know how, logistics or of course: not enough time! </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Be sure you connect with me in my FREE PRIVATE Facebook group:</span> <a href= "https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgroups%2F166539040581782%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cfc20ec976613498c94d308d69ce58ccb%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636868907049886691&sdata=nGrh7jquRdU3u6z9L2ad32IUNSDR8kOL5E3WoxIETrE%3D&reserved=0"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Hormones & Happiness with Dr Brooke</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">where other amazing, like minded women like YOU are already hanging out!</span> <a href= "https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgroups%2F166539040581782%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cfc20ec976613498c94d308d69ce58ccb%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636868907049906715&sdata=4x9HxuyT%2BRurNeE36%2BjKJsOXKRJnGzSswquCUXEA0jU%3D&reserved=0"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Join us!</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Foll