Oct. 31, 2022 – Healthy snacks can be an important part of a nutritious diet, as small bites between meals can help keep our energy levels high. Turns out, our muscles may benefit from snacks, too – “activity snacks,” that is.
A new study by researchers at the University of Toronto in Canada shows that breaking up prolonged periods of inactivity with brief spurts of exercise – like short walks or a set of squats – helps the proteins in muscles operate at their best.
The key involves amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, says Dan Moore, PhD, a physiologist at…
