Many research have looked at the positive effects of exercise on microbiota, but very few have looked at the opposite connection. One new study that did cover this topic, however, found that oral antibiotics may cause reduction in exercise.
Broad-spectrum oral antibiotics may lower motivation and stamina for voluntary exercise in adults, according to a study from the University of California (UCR), with the impacts being amplified in high-exercise groups.
On June 1, UCR physiologist Theodore Garland said, "We believed an animal’s collection of gut bacteria, its microbiome, would affect digestive processes and muscle function, as well as motivation for various behaviors, including exercise."
The researchers (read below) used mice models to perform their research, eradicating intestinal bacteria in two groups of mice: those raised for voluntary exercise and those that were not.
The mice were given broad-spectrum oral antibiotics, and the clearing of the gut microbiome wa...
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