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Exercise breaks may not undo your fitness gains
Original: Why taking a break from exercise might not mean you need to start from scratch https://www.scientificamerican.com/articl
A Scientific American article argues that pausing exercise does not erase all previous training. Research on muscle memory suggests the body retains adaptations from prior workouts, making it easier to regain strength and endurance after a break than to build it from the beginning. Fitness and health communities are sharing the piece as reassurance that time off is not a total setback.
Why now: People are discussing it as reassuring, science-backed news for anyone who has taken time off from working out.
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- Why taking a break from exercise might not mean you need to start from scratch https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-taking-a-break-from-exercise-might-not-mean-you-need-to-start-from-scratch/ # Fitness # Health # Science · scientific_american@robot.villas · 3
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