Contents:
- Medical Video: How Does Exercise Impact Weight Loss?
- What is catabolism?
- The process of catabolism also involves several hormones in the body
- Catabolism exercise to improve health
- This is the cause of slow catabolism
- 1. Lack of movement and activity
- 2. The body's calorie intake is lacking
- 3. Lack of sleep
- 4. Stress
- 5. Take certain medicines
Medical Video: How Does Exercise Impact Weight Loss?
You all must be familiar with the term metabolism, which is a process that the body does to get energy. But, in fact, the metabolism is still divided into two more parts, namely catabolism and anabolism. In order to produce energy, the body carries out catabolism. Yes, catabolism is one of the body's processes to break down nutrients into energy. So what other unique facts are related to catabolism?
What is catabolism?
Catabolism is the process when the body digests food into small molecules in the body to be used as energy. The large and complex molecules in the body are then broken down into smaller and simpler ones. So, whenYou eat rice or other staple foods that your body converts into the main energy, so that's when catabolism occurs. In simple terms, catabolism can be interpreted as a process of forming energy derived from the decomposition of carbohydrates (or other staple foods).
Examples of catabolism are the same as carbohydrates from rice that enter the body. Carbohydrates are then converted to disaccharides and broken down again into monosaccharides (glucose).
Glucose is the smallest part of the catabolism of carbohydrates that the body absorbs into the bloodstream. Later, glucose in the blood will flow throughout the body and be distributed to other body cells that require glucose to be converted into energy.
The process of catabolism also involves several hormones in the body
Catabolism is a process that still has to be helped by certain hormones and enzymes. Some hormones that play a role in the catabolism process include:
- Adrenaline
- Cortisol
- Cytokines
- Glucagon
Hormones will affect the process of catabolism, which will affect the body's response. If there are some hormones above that are disrupted, it will affect the catabolism process and your overall body health. Because basically the metabolic processes, hormones and enzymes in the body are interrelated. For example, adrenaline homon is very useful for the heart and has a role associated with itflow of oxygen carried by blood throughout the body. Imagine if your adrenaline hormone is disturbed. Of course the heart and oxygen flow can also be affected.
Catabolism exercise to improve health
Exercise can help the catabolism process work better. Exercise that can increase the process of catabolism is called catabolic exercise. Catabolic exercise is known to reduce weight by burning more fat and building more muscle mass. Sometimes, these catabolic processes are often used as a reference whether your body can eliminate or gain weight quickly or not.
Catabolic sports, such as cycling, swimming, and running can be useful exercises for the health of the body, especially the heart. Catabolic exercise is believed to increase heart rate and blood pressure. That way, your lungs and heart will also be healthier.
According to the American College of Sports Medicine, to stay healthy and get maximum fitness results you can follow a sports guide with time settings as follows:
- 150 minutes a week with moderate intensity
- 75 minutes a week with high intensity
You can divide the exercise time into three to five days training schedule in 1 week. If you have a history of certain health conditions, you should consult a doctor first before starting the exercise.
During this catabolic exercise, your heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing will increase. In this process, your body will break down glycogen (the breakdown of carbohydrates) into energy to be used as fuel during exercise. If the carbohydrates in your body have run out and there is nothing else that can be converted into energy, the hormone cortisol in your body will use amino acids to create energy.
This is the cause of slow catabolism
Although it is a natural process that occurs in the body, catabolism can be slow. This is caused by several factors, including:
1. Lack of movement and activity
Energy received from food will be used as energy by the body to carry out various activities. Then, what if you just sit still for one full day? Your catabolism process will run slowly. Catabolism is a process of producing energy. Sports helps the process run faster. When you don't move much, your body will be less (or slower) in burning carbohydrates so that the energy created will be less.
2. The body's calorie intake is lacking
Limiting the amount of intake is often chosen as one way to lose weight. In fact, eating too little can make your catabolic and anabolic processes decrease. As a result, your body cannot produce energy as it should.
When you reduce your total calorie intake to very little than usual, your body will assume you are starving. In that condition, the body will slow down the burning of calories in your body.
3. Lack of sleep
You may already know that lack of sleep can increase your risk of various diseases and also fatigue the next day. In addition, several studies have also shown that lack of sleep can slow down your metabolism and can cause weight gain.
Research conducted by Spaeth and colleagues in 2015, for example, proved that sleep deprivation can reduce metabolic rate resting healthy adults in the morning. Lack of sleep can make carbohydrate metabolism in your body disrupted so that when you wake up your body still has high blood sugar levels. High blood sugar levels indicate that glucose which should be broken down into energy in the body continues to flow freely in the bloodstream.
4. Stress
Stressful can increase the production of your cortisol hormone. This then increases your appetite. If this happens continuously, you can gain weight because carbohydrates that are not broken down into energy are stored as fat. This weight gain can ultimately cause your body's metabolism to decrease.
5. Take certain medicines
Yes, certain drugs can also slow down metabolism in the body. Some of them are antidepressants, diabetes medication, steroids, and hormone therapy. If you feel you are gaining weight after taking the drug, maybe the drug has an impact on your body's metabolism. If this condition disturbs you, you should immediately discuss it with your doctor.
