There is a growing trend of Somali guys going to the gym

[Factz]

The power of transgenerational epigentics. It sounds like a strong enough incentive to work out and maintain it. I think I read somewhere that people with high levels of physical activity have longer teleomeres than their sedentary counterparts. And how cellular aging is slowed more so with HIIT and endurance trainning than strength trainning alone.

Also, please link us with those studies, cuz. I'd appreciate it.

Far less has been known about exercise and methylation. Scientists know that methylation patterns change in response to lifestyles like diet and exercise.

So for a study published this month in Epigenetics, scientists at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm recruited 23 young and healthy men and women, brought them to the lab for a series of physical performance and medical tests, including a muscle biopsy, and then asked them to exercise half of their lower bodies for three months.

One of the obstacles in the past to precisely studying epigenetic changes has been that so many aspects of our lives affect our methylation patterns, making it difficult to isolate the effects of exercise from those of diet or other behaviors.

The Karolinska scientists overturned that obstacle by the simple expedient of having their volunteers bicycle using only one leg, leaving the other unexercised. In effect, each person became his or her own control group. Both legs would undergo methylation patterns influenced by his or her entire life, but only the pedalling leg would show changes related to exercise.

The volunteers pedalled one-legged at a moderate pace for 45 minutes, four times per week for three months. Then the scientists repeated the muscle biopsies and other tests with each volunteer.

Not surprisingly, the volunteers’ exercised leg was more powerful now than the other, showing that the exercise had resulted in physical improvements.

But the changes within the muscle cells’ DNA were more intriguing. Using sophisticated genomic analysis, the researchers determined that more than 5,000 sites on the genome of muscle cells from the exercised leg now featured new methylation patterns. Some showed more methyl groups; some fewer. But the changes were significant and not found in the unexercised leg.

Interestingly, many of the methylation changes were on portions of the genome known as enhancers that can amplify the expression of proteins by genes. And gene expression was noticeably increased or changed in thousands of the muscle-cell genes that the researchers studied.

 

[babooshke]

I feel like in the past 5-10 years, there's been a gym frenzy going on where a lot of younger people are now going to the gym

 

[Jiron]

i respect people that are passionate about something like body building and dedicate time and effort in to achieving their dreams

 

[pablo]

Yh I’ve noticed it to especially back home it’s like a trend, the more gyms being built back home the better.

 

[Sophisticate]

Far less has been known about exercise and methylation. Scientists know that methylation patterns change in response to lifestyles like diet and exercise.

That study seems fascinating. Kind of wondering how one can peddle with one leg. I haven't been as active as of late. But if lifelong physical activity impacts DNA methylation considerably then I suppose it can't be helped. PA will have to be an on-going requiste.

 

[Cyrus]

Hey Soph, did you know a few small studies have found that a single bout of exercise leads to immediate changes in the methylation patterns of certain genes in muscle cells? New studies have shown that exercising helps improve our DNA. Exercise changes the shape and functioning of our genes, an important stop on the way to improved health and fitness. In fact, parents may be able to set their offspring up with a head start in life by exercising.

Just imagine your children and grandchildren also working out? You can have descendants that are built like the rock, it's crazy! I hope Somalis have a cultural revolution and do a national workout. It should be a national duty to go to the gym at least three times a week.

Akhi why did you copy and paste this from ??

Intense exercise can alter your DNA - BioNews

www.bionews.org.uk

"A bout of intense exercise can change the way your genes are regulated, scientists have shown. These changes led to an increase in enzymes that are involved in energy production.

Looking at muscle samples taken from healthy volunteers before and after exercise, the team found altered patterns of methylation, a process where certain DNA bases are altered to 'mask' them from the machinery in the cell that produces proteins. This is quite unusual in itself, because it was thought that methylation in adult cells, like muscle cells, is irreversible."

 

[Factz]

Akhi why did you copy and paste this from ??

Intense exercise can alter your DNA - BioNews

www.bionews.org.uk

"A bout of intense exercise can change the way your genes are regulated, scientists have shown. These changes led to an increase in enzymes that are involved in energy production.

Looking at muscle samples taken from healthy volunteers before and after exercise, the team found altered patterns of methylation, a process where certain DNA bases are altered to 'mask' them from the machinery in the cell that produces proteins. This is quite unusual in itself, because it was thought that methylation in adult cells, like muscle cells, is irreversible."

Lmao, I quoted it and I even gave her the study. What's wrong with that? I never claimed to be a scientist so I quoted the study and published the link from my other comment.

Far less has been known about exercise and methylation. Scientists know that methylation patterns change in response to lifestyles like diet and exercise.

So for a study published this month in Epigenetics, scientists at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm recruited 23 young and healthy men and women, brought them to the lab for a series of physical performance and medical tests, including a muscle biopsy, and then asked them to exercise half of their lower bodies for three months.

One of the obstacles in the past to precisely studying epigenetic changes has been that so many aspects of our lives affect our methylation patterns, making it difficult to isolate the effects of exercise from those of diet or other behaviors.

The Karolinska scientists overturned that obstacle by the simple expedient of having their volunteers bicycle using only one leg, leaving the other unexercised. In effect, each person became his or her own control group. Both legs would undergo methylation patterns influenced by his or her entire life, but only the pedalling leg would show changes related to exercise.

The volunteers pedalled one-legged at a moderate pace for 45 minutes, four times per week for three months. Then the scientists repeated the muscle biopsies and other tests with each volunteer.

Not surprisingly, the volunteers’ exercised leg was more powerful now than the other, showing that the exercise had resulted in physical improvements.

But the changes within the muscle cells’ DNA were more intriguing. Using sophisticated genomic analysis, the researchers determined that more than 5,000 sites on the genome of muscle cells from the exercised leg now featured new methylation patterns. Some showed more methyl groups; some fewer. But the changes were significant and not found in the unexercised leg.

Interestingly, many of the methylation changes were on portions of the genome known as enhancers that can amplify the expression of proteins by genes. And gene expression was noticeably increased or changed in thousands of the muscle-cell genes that the researchers studied.

 

[Afrique]

Faraxs work out from the ages of 21-24 and after that it drops off. I don’t really like muscle heads who look like they are on steroids, so it’s fine with me.

 

[Abdisamad]

Faraxs work out from the ages of 21-24 and after that it drops off. I don’t really like muscle heads who look like they are on steroids, so it’s fine with me.

How about lean with muscle

 

[Afrique]

How about lean with muscle

lol yeah that’s fine as long as they are not too skinny with basto legs or they don’t have a big booty. I prefer a great personality.

 

[Abdisamad]

lol yeah that’s fine as long as they are not too skinny with basto legs or they don’t have a big booty. I prefer a great personality.

So would you give a big booty Bashir a chance if he has great personality and knows how to cook and clean

 

[Afrique]

So would you give a big booty Bashir a chance if he has great personality and knows how to cook and clean

no sadly. I’m sorry. I don’t ask for much in the looks department the least you can do is have a smaller booty than me.

 

[Abdisamad]

no sadly. I’m sorry. I don’t ask for much in the looks department the least you can do is have a smaller booty than me.

Are you flat abaayo

 

[Alexander The Great]

Most of these niggas do it for gyals lmao who’s gonna tell them that only dudes will be mirin?

 

[Abdisamad]

Most of these niggas do it for gyals lmao who’s gonna tell them that only dudes will be mirin?

It's good to take care of your body brother.. And there's no shame in attracting females

 

[Abdisamad]

@Afrique
I'm coming to London next summer when the coronavirus issue is over.. So are you going to show me around the town?

 

[Afrique]

@Afrique
I'm coming to London next summer when the coronavirus issue is over.. So are you going to show me around the town?

I can show you where all the Somalis are. Would you like to see that?

 

[Abdisamad]

I can show you where all the Somalis are. Would you like to see that?

I'm not ready to meet your whole family yet.. Don't scare me away now

 

[Ghengis Kaarhis]

Are you flat abaayo

Abdisamad asking the real questions

 

[Yahya]

Hopefully it's a culture that will become a trend in our community. Keeping fit also helps you to combat illnesses and diseases to an extent. Me personally i like to do martial arts and for that i need to keep my body in top condition in order to perform at my best.

My kids will inshallah follow my trend.