Conversation with Dr. Íñigo San Millán
In this new number of the magazine we interviewed Dr. Íñigo San Millán. Dr. San Millán combines his research work in the field of physiology and metabolism at the University of Colorado Medicine, with his functions of performance responsible in the UAE Team Emirates cycling team, where […]
Metabolic flexibility: the most precious weapon
Metabolic flexibility is the ultimate goal of any resistance athlete. In fact, it is the variable that makes the difference between winning and losing. But not only that, but also determines the final line between health and the metabolic disease of people. Being versatile at the metabolic level is, exactly, being able to use energy substrates in an efficient way based on bioenergetic demands. And in this process, training and nutrition play a determining role.
COVID-19 and physical inactivity, the perfect storm?
The current situation has caused a change in our lifestyle, prevailing social distancing and confinement at home. The physical inactivity that this "new normality" entails can further aggravate the symptoms of the disease.
Does it affect to be born by caesarean section to the child's future health?
The realization of caesarean sections has increased in recent years worldwide. Although the morbid rate of both the child and the mother has decreased, the caesarean section implies risks for both the mother and the fetus. Recent studies have analyzed if these risks could go beyond the intervention itself and affect the child's future health, including their physical form.
If you do not do it for you, do it for your loved ones: the consequences of being a passive smoker
Smoking not only has important negative effects for smoker's health (including a much higher risk of cancer and cardiovascular events), but also for people around them. More and more evidence shows the consequences that parents smoke (both before and after pregnancy) in the health of children, even when they reach adulthood.
Train your mitochondria
Various physiological mechanisms are responsible for promoting maximum physical performance by optimizing cellular and metabolic processes. One of them, the relevance of mitochondria in muscle health and their adaptability during physical activity.
Why does our heart look more and more like that of chimpanzees?
Human beings are a kind of "resistance." Our heart has a structure that allows you to support a lot of daily physical activity. Instead, sedentary lifestyle is causing cardiac remodeling that resembles the heart of the chimpanzees.