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MYOLOGY AND MUSCLES
The importance of muscles in everyday life
Muscle does more than produce movement: it is above all a major public health issue. By interacting with many organs, muscle lies at the very heart of our overall health.
Muscle health plays an essential role in everyday life, at every age
Without muscle, we could not move, walk, speak, laugh, or even eat or breathe… And our 600 muscles do far more than that: they interact with many organs and biological mechanisms. Long underestimated, this organ is therefore central to all the major challenges facing our societies today: preventing common, serious and disabling conditions (cancers, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes…), tackling sedentary behaviour, adapting to changes in the way we live, ageing and independence, therapeutic innovation…
1 minute to understand…
Find out from Fabrice Chrétien, Director of the Neuromuscular Investigation Center (Centre d’exploration et d’évaluation neuromusculaire) at the Institute of Myology, why muscle is a public health issue.
Our power muscles also regulate our body temperature
Did you know? Power muscles such as the triceps, which are made up of what are known as fast-twitch fibres, make intense effort possible thanks to the glucose that supplies the energy they need. But do not think that your power muscles are only there to lift weights!
Spinach can help you achieve sporting feats!
Did you know? Good muscle health depends on properly pacing your effort and on a balanced diet. And some foods can indeed help you achieve sporting feats! Spinach is one of them…
The more sport we do, the better we maintain our memory!
Did you know? Physical activity promotes the secretion of a neurotrophin, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which enables new neurons to be created. And the more neurons we have, the sharper our memory!
Our brain and our muscles communicate with each other!
Did you know? During a training session, lifting a dumbbell with your right arm and then with your left, for good muscle balance, seems obvious. Yet lifting a dumbbell with your right arm also builds up your left arm a little.