«Our society attributes the weight gain and lack of exercise at mid-life (approximately 30 - 60 years) primarily to poor lifestyle choices and lack of will power, but this study shows that there is a genetic program driven by an overactive enzyme that
promotes weight gain and loss of exercise
capacity at mid-life,» said lead study author Jay H. Chung, Ph.D., M.D., head of the Laboratory of Obesity and Aging Research at the National Heart,
Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of NIH.
Clearing our minds and regulating our breathing works not only to produce a sense of calm and relaxation, but also has potent physiological effects such as
promoting muscle repair and increasing
lung capacity (1).