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'Soleus pushup' fuels metabolism for hours while sitting

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Re: 'Soleus pushup' fuels metabolism for hours while sitting

#11

I don't understand the physical motion. Simply raising the heel whilst sitting?

I think it's more complicated based on the article:

> "...It’s a very specific movement that right now requires wearable technology and experience to optimize the health benefits.”

So it sounds like the performer may have to look at a graph to see that the right motion has been achieved? This video reinforces the notion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaK6TThRMdE

Re: 'Soleus pushup' fuels metabolism for hours while sitting

#12

This is just leg bouncing right? Like sitting in a chair and moving your leg up and down? The thing that people yell at you for because it's annoying and rumbles the table and the car and the chairs? edit: yes it is. it's shown in the first ten seconds of the video.

Work from home, nobody will know how much your legs are quaking if your camera isn't mechanically linked to them...

Re: 'Soleus pushup' fuels metabolism for hours while sitting

#13

I don't understand the physical motion. Simply raising the heel whilst sitting?

From the article:

> In brief, while seated with feet flat on the floor and muscles relaxed, the heel rises while the front of the foot stays put. When the heel gets to the top of its range of motion, the foot is passively released to come back down.

Re: 'Soleus pushup' fuels metabolism for hours while sitting

#16
post #12

This is just leg bouncing right? Like sitting in a chair and moving your leg up and down? The thing that people yell at you for because it's annoying and rumbles the table and the car and the chairs? edit: yes it is. it's shown in the first ten seconds of the video.

Work from home, nobody will know how much your legs are quaking if your camera isn't mechanically linked to them...

I've been called out for shaking my camera resting on the table actually.

Re: 'Soleus pushup' fuels metabolism for hours while sitting

#17
post #8

> Instead of breaking down glycogen, the soleus can use other types of fuels such as blood glucose and fats . Glycogen is normally the predominant type of carbohydrate that fuels muscular exercise. > When the SPU was tested, the whole-body effects on blood chemistry included a 52% improvement in the excursion of blood glucose (sugar) and 60% less insulin requirement over three hours after ingesting a glucose drink. T…

Not a biologist, but I would wonder why only this muscle would be capable of this. Metabolizing fats is a complex process.

Re: 'Soleus pushup' fuels metabolism for hours while sitting

#18
At the end of the video, the researcher says that it's not as simple as just tapping your foot, you need some technology to isolate the motion. Could anyone with a better understanding of anatomy/muscles explain how that works and how they get people to perform this motion?

Re: 'Soleus pushup' fuels metabolism for hours while sitting

#19

> "Hamilton’s research suggests the soleus pushup [...] is more effective than any popular methods currently touted as a solution [to a sedentary lifestyle] including exercise, weight loss and intermittent fasting." Better than exercise? LOL.

Coincidentally I saw the domain name right after reading that sentence.
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