You need to exercise, if you want to derive maximum benefit from your HGH replacement program. If you are taking shots of growth hormone, or any other growth hormone releasers, then vigorous exercise will amplify your HGH levels. This is especially true if you are already advanced in age, or are presently obese. The importance of physical fitness cannot be stressed more – in the context of anti aging.
According to statistics based on the typical American lifestyle, most American’s don’t exercise regularly, and only seven out of ten do so infrequently. So no exercise, poor dietary habits, and little sleep equals to a population deficient in HGH! The picture is probably worse now. Mind you, this is not the guys you see on Venice Beach, but the overall picture. And not only is this an American problem, it’s a worldwide problem. Most people everywhere are sleeping late into the night, and not exercising enough, and unknown to them, their growth hormone levels are dipping.
Exercise is important because it directly affects metabolism. Without exercise your metabolism becomes less efficient, because fatty acids account for 80% of the energy used during each workout/fitness session. The body literally burns them up for energy. Without exercise, fatty acid levels build up in the body and we know that fat is one of the main enemies of HGH. In a study, it was found that obesity actually attenuated the response of HGH to exercise!
There are 2 kinds of exercise, which affect growth hormone release in different ways. According to Dr Ronald Klatz of WorldHealth.net, aerobic exercise results in long term release of HGH for 2 hours or more after exercise, whereas resistance exercise like weight training exercises induce HGH spikes from the pituitary that stimulate IGF-1.
The pituitary responds to exercise probably due to the lowered blood glucose levels, although the factors that regulate this process are still unclear even today. What is clear is that exercise does trigger HGH release, and it is one of the few methods to keep on generating growth hormone within your body, regardless of your age. The main factors that appear to influence the amount of HGH released during and after exercise are age, level of fitness, and body fat, with age being an important factor. It is obvious that older people secrete less HGH in response to exercise, as opposed to younger people.
That is why, if you are currently advancing in years, regular exercise takes on an even greater importance than ever, whereas younger people have more to play around with. Nonetheless at any age, maintaining a high level of physical fitness does so much good that it is foolish to leave exercise out of daily living.