Why do some love to exercise? It might be their microbiome.
Some mice have microbes in their guts that motivate them to exercise more, a new study shows. Scientists are asking whether the same might be true for humans.
Some mice are more inclined to run on an exercise wheel than their less active counterparts. That’s because, according to a recent study, these mice carry microbes in their guts that send signals to their brains boosting their desire to exercise. Could the same be true for humans?
It’s long been known that regular exercise is good for health and decreases the risk of many diseases. Yet more than 80 percent of adults don’t manage the recommended 150-minutes per week even though lack of physical activity causes between 6 and 10 percent of premature deaths, coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, breast cancer, and colon cancer globally. In fact, sedentary lifestyle is estimated to be the fourth
