Little Rock, AR -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/17/2011 -- Health experts across the US are becoming more and more alarmed at the population's decline into obesity. In fact, the situation has reached such a level that a recent report from the International Federation of the Red Cross stated that there are now more sufferers of obesity in the world than there are undernourished. It stated that there are over 1.5 billion obesity sufferers now worldwide. This is surely a serious cause for concern, but what is being done to combat it?
It has been known for a long time that exercise plays a crucial role in weight control. New research from McMaster University has found those who seem unable to exercise may in fact be lacking key genes, specifically those which control the protein AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), an enzyme that is switched on when you exercise. Individuals with lower levels of AMPK in turn have less mitochondria in their muscles, which inhibits the muscles' ability to uptake glucose during exercise. As such, these individuals can only exercise for short periods before exhaustion sets in.
A population turning more and more to sedentary activities such as TV and video games for entertainment will exhibit fewer and fewer muscle mitochondria in successive generations, according to the study - so it would appear a viscous cycle of obesity has already begun. Today's fitness trainers know that the key to turning the tide on obesity is to turn the popular perception that exercise is tough and boring on its head.
Proform is one of the world's leading manufacturers of home exercise equipment, and their recent abdominal training machines are revolutionizing the home fitness world. The Ab Glider is their latest offering, providing a fast and fun workout for the core and abdominal muscles. The idea of the machine is to provide people with little time or inclination to exercise a fun alternative to the traditional, boring home workouts. Customers across the world are already singing the machine's praises. It is just one small step towards combating the world's decline into obesity.
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