Researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario found that two genes in all humans and animals, PPARB1 and PPARB2, control enzyme release during exercise that involves energy levels. Gregory Steinberg, an associate professor of medicine, stated that the less you exercise the less the genes produce the energy enzyme.
Working with mice, they found that there was a 98 percent drop in running when the genes were removed. Steinberg also noticed that a reduction of the enzyme can be reversed with exercise but it is hard at the beginning. Not having much of the enzyme may explain why getting started on an exercise routine is difficult.
(Did You Know? This is the last excuse for not exercising you’ll get from here. Next week, back to a healthy diet and exercising.)