They could have tried a bit harder to not make this sound like "DOCTORS HATE THIS TRICK"
'Soleus pushup' fuels metabolism for hours while sitting
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Re: 'Soleus pushup' fuels metabolism for hours while sitting
#62"It's not as simple as simply doing a heel lift or raising your legs when you're sitting or shaking your leg or fidgeting. It's a very specific movement that's designed where we use some technologies that aren't necessarily available to the public unless you're a scientist and you know how to use it." This has a bit of a 'smell' that I can't quite put my finger on.
Also: "It’s a very specific movement that right now requires wearable technology and experience to optimize the health benefits"
Great, sounds patent-able!
Re: 'Soleus pushup' fuels metabolism for hours while sitting
#63Having seen the video, it looks like the natural leg tapping motion literally everyone instinctively does when sitting down.
I definitely don't do that tapping motion instinctively. Unless I'm actively doing something, I am naturally still. Ten years ago I found out I have Factor V Leiden, which can cause blood clots. Since then I've consciously tried to develop the habit of toe-tapping.
Re: 'Soleus pushup' fuels metabolism for hours while sitting
#64So just tap your foot in a weird way and you can keep your metabolism high?
... which works as long as one does not consume more calories that the total amount of calories one burns (i.e. is in a caloric deficit). The real issue is that individuals who suffer from excessive weight tend to be in a caloric surplus
Re: 'Soleus pushup' fuels metabolism for hours while sitting
#65Sounds amazing at a first glance, but I was hoping to at least see them attempt to describe how the move is performed. Seems like a trailer for something that needs to be unlocked with money.
> 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. The aim is to simultaneously shorten the calf muscle while the soleus is naturally activated by its motor neurons.
Re: 'Soleus pushup' fuels metabolism for hours while sitting
#66Sounds amazing at a first glance, but I was hoping to at least see them attempt to describe how the move is performed. Seems like a trailer for something that needs to be unlocked with money.
there's a video on the site, but here's the link:
Re: 'Soleus pushup' fuels metabolism for hours while sitting
#67So just tap your foot in a weird way and you can keep your metabolism high?
... which works as long as one does not consume more calories that the total amount of calories one burns (i.e. is in a caloric deficit). The real issue is that individuals who suffer from excessive weight tend to be in a caloric surplus
It wouldn't be much of a metabolism trick at all if it doesn't work in ketosis or fasting. If you can burn fat, it should still work.
Re: 'Soleus pushup' fuels metabolism for hours while sitting
#68These claims sound pretty suspect and much more selective journals than iScience have published completely bogus research before. Would like to see this replicated many, many times before anyone starts selling a product whose purported benefits are demonstrated solely from a single research study from a highly conflicted author.
Re: 'Soleus pushup' fuels metabolism for hours while sitting
#69"It's not as simple as simply doing a heel lift or raising your legs when you're sitting or shaking your leg or fidgeting. It's a very specific movement that's designed where we use some technologies that aren't necessarily available to the public unless you're a scientist and you know how to use it." This has a bit of a 'smell' that I can't quite put my finger on.
In this house we respect the law of thermodynamics!
Re: 'Soleus pushup' fuels metabolism for hours while sitting
#70Earlier quoted context omitted.
... which works as long as one does not consume more calories that the total amount of calories one burns (i.e. is in a caloric deficit). The real issue is that individuals who suffer from excessive weight tend to be in a caloric surplus
It wouldn't be much of a metabolism trick at all if it doesn't work in ketosis or fasting. If you can burn fat, it should still work.
> It wouldn't be much of a metabolism trick at all if it doesn't work in ketosis or fasting. If you can burn fat, it should still work.
Body will always switch to burning mostly fat after a prolonged period of physical activity which studies suggest for moderate level of constant physical activity happens somewhere around 90 minute mark. There are no magic bullets.