The scientists found that the animals [mice] with gut bugs from the runners were better able to resist and heal tissue damage and tamp down inflammation than those whose microbes had come from sedentary mice.
...recruiting 32 men and women who did not exercise. About half were obese and the rest of normal weight.
they had the men and women begin supervised workouts, during which their efforts increased over time from about 30 minutes of easy walking or cycling to about an hour of vigorous jogging or pedaling three times per week.
The subsequent analysis showed that the volunteers’ gut bugs had changed throughout the experiment,
Most of these changes were not shared from one person to the next. Everyone’s gut responded uniquely to exercise.
But there were some similarities, the researchers found. In particular, they noted widespread increases in certain microbes that can help to produce substances called short-chain fatty acids... believed to aid in reducing inflammation in the gut and the rest of the body.
They also work to fight insulin resistance, a precursor to diabetes, and otherwise bolster our metabolisms.
The scientists found that the animals [mice] with gut bugs from the runners were better able to resist and heal tissue damage and tamp down inflammation than those whose microbes had come from sedentary mice.
...recruiting 32 men and women who did not exercise. About half were obese and the rest of normal weight.
they had the men and women begin supervised workouts, during which their efforts increased over time from about 30 minutes of easy walking or cycling to about an hour of vigorous jogging or pedaling three times per week.
The subsequent analysis showed that the volunteers’ gut bugs had changed throughout the experiment,
Most of these changes were not shared from one person to the next. Everyone’s gut responded uniquely to exercise.
But there were some similarities, the researchers found. In particular, they noted widespread increases in certain microbes that can help to produce substances called short-chain fatty acids... believed to aid in reducing inflammation in the gut and the rest of the body.
They also work to fight insulin resistance, a precursor to diabetes, and otherwise bolster our metabolisms.