Discovery Unlocks Potential of ’Special’ Muscle

Read the full study published by Cell Press and made freely available by the National Library of Medicine: To direct a comment or question to Dr. Hamilton and his lab team, please do so on these more recent videos found at this YouTube channel: @marchamiltonphd For more information, read the University of Houston press release: The soleus muscle in the calf, though only 1% of your body weight, can do big things to improve the metabolic health in the rest of your body if activated correctly. Now researchers at the University of Houston are pioneering the “soleus pushup” which effectively elevates muscle metabolism for hours, even while sitting.