Some Interesting Fitness Facts…

Here are some interesting fitness facts to help inspire you. Some of them may not come as surprise, yet some may get you off that couch and get moving.

1. Losing weight starts first in the mind. It is often said…where the mind goes the body will follow.
2. Understand once fat cells are created, you will not be able to lose them only shrink them.
3. Between birth and old age, you will walk about 70,000 miles.
4. To lose a pound you need a 3500 calorie deficit.
5. Muscle burns fat. If you have a certain amount of muscle on your body you can eat a reasonable diet without gaining weight.
6. Interval training can help your body become a fat-burning inferno.
7. If you can’t carry on a conversation while you are exercising, you may be training too hard.
8. Just because an item is “organic” doesn’t mean it is always good for you.
9. Just because an item says it is “whole grain” doesn’t mean it is always good for you.
10. Not all skinny people are healthy.
11. Exercise is the best stress reliever.
12. Exercise can boost your bad mood.
13. If your spouse is active, more than likely you will be active too.
14. Enriching your diet with omega 3 fatty acids will boost your energy and brainpower.
15. You are never too old to start a fitness program.
16. The more you exercise, the more your body learns to burn fat rather than storing it.
17. The “best time to exercise” is when it works for you.
18. You are more likely to stick with your workout routine if you have support.
19. You lose one-half pound of muscle every year after age of 30.  Strength training can help reverse this.
20. You don’t need a  gym membership to strength train or BFIT (www.bfithouston.com).

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