Why Resistance Training is More Powerful for Weight Loss than Cardio Exercise

Two studies published within the last year found that cells in muscles being used to lift weights sends instructions to fat cells in other parts of the body to prompt the fat burning process. Listen in this week as Dee discusses the results of these two studies and why weight training burns more fat than aerobic exercise.

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Lopez, P., Taaffe, D. R., Galvão, D. A., Newton, R. U., Nonemacher, E. R., Wendt, V. M., Bassanesi, R. N., Turella, D. J., & Rech, A. (2022). Resistance training effectiveness on body composition and body weight outcomes in individuals with overweight and obesity across the lifespan: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Obesity Reviews, 23(5), 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.13428

Vechetti, I. J., Peck, B. D., Wen, Y., Walton, R. G., Valentino, T. R., Alimov, A. P., Dungan, C. M., Van Pelt, D. W., Walden, F., Alkner, B., Peterson, C. A., & McCarthy, J. J. (2021). Mechanical overload‐induced muscle‐derived extracellular vesicles promote adipose tissue lipolysis. The FASEB Journal, 35(6), e21644. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.202100242r