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Endurance exercise training increases the proportion of slow-twitch (ST) fibers and oxidative capacity, which protects against insulin resistance and obesity.

Incorporate regular endurance exercise into your routine. This type of training triggers molecular changes (increasing PGC-1 and PPAR-α) that shift your muscle toward a more metabolically efficient, insulin-sensitive state, helping to prevent obesity and type 2 diabetes.

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skeletal muscle remodeling to a ST phenotype, either through activated calcineurin or PPARδ, can protect against the development of dietary-induced insulin resistance (Ryder et al. 2003) and obesity (Wang et al. 2004).
Juleen R. Zierath et al. · RMIT Research Repository (RMIT University Library) · 2004

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Cites functional genomics studies in mice (Wang 2004, Ryder 2003) and human studies (Russell 2003) showing fiber-type specific increases in key proteins.

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Skeletal muscle fibre type: Influence on contractile and metabolic properties

Juleen R. Zierath et al. · RMIT Research Repository (RMIT University Library) · 2004

DOI 10.1371/journal.pbio.0020348

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