Everyone Should Be a Bodybuilder
Channel: Boris Temkin, PA-C
Date: 04/01/2022

Diabetes, insulin resistance, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, coronary artery disease... these are modern diseases. People in the past have had them, but they have never been as prevalent as they are today. People in Western countries used to die primarily from infections and workplace accidents, but these causes of death are much less common today. Today, our biggest threats are chronic diseases, most of which are self-imposed. We are literally eating ourselves to death. And it's not anyone's fault. If you are overweight and unhealthy, I want you to know that it's not your fault. It is our food culture, the kinds of food that are available and affordable for us, the way our society is set up, and of course, millions of years of evolution that created a body that makes it very easy to gain weight, and very difficult to lose weight. So it's not your fault, but it is your responsibility to help yourself be healthy. As a primary care provider and a medically-supervised weight loss professional, it's also my responsibility to help my patients with this daily fight against obesity.

In this video, I discuss why I think that the solution to this modern health problem is bodybuilding. No, I don't want everyone to be Ronnie Coleman and lift 800 pounds. But I DO want everyone to take a page out of his book and start being mindful about their diet and exercise plans. Eating mindfully, tracking your calories and macronutrients (at least for a few months) will totally change how you see and interact with food. Resistance training, whether you prefer free weights, machines, bands, or simply taking a walk every day, has more benefits than I have time to mention in a 20 minute video. Resistance training can help reverse insulin resistance, strengthen your bones, and allow your body to burn more calories by simply resting. For these reasons and many more, I firmly believe that bodybuilding is the solution to our modern problem of metabolic diseases.
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My name is Boris, I'm a Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C) working in Internal Medicine and Medically-Supervised Weight Loss! 

This channel is all about sharing what I know about health and fitness. I also make content to help people get into PA school.

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