Metabolic health is getting all the attention right now, but why is it important and how can you improve it? The experts explain…
affects one in three adults over 50 and raises the risk of heart disease, stroke and other chronic diseases. Getting a handle on it now will not only improve your health in the short-term but also keep more serious conditions at bay in the future.
. “People with good metabolic health will be at lower risk of metabolic syndrome and benefit from better sleep, a stable mood, improved concentration and increased energy levels.”She believes it is a better indicator of health than your BMI score, explaining: “BMI can be deceiving. A very muscular athlete could be incredibly fit with excellent metabolic health yet have a BMI greater than 25, which is classed as overweight and certainly not true of that individual.
Achieving and maintaining good metabolic health requires a holistic approach. Paul Johnson, national clinical fitness lead at, adds: “While we’re not able to modify all impacts to our metabolic health, we can focus on the external factors such as what we eat and the amount of physical activity we do.
“Any type of aerobic exercise can support metabolic health – we want to get the heart rate up and the blood pumping around the body,” says Johnson, who recommends anything from moderate intensity to high intensity , depending on your fitness level.
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