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FUN FACTS

FUN FACTS ABOUT EXERCISE

Music improves workout performance
Listening to music while exercising can improve work out performance by 15%. 

Exercising improves brain performance
Cardiovascular exercise helps create new brain cells.  This improves brain power and brain activity.

Workout out sharpens your memory
Exercising increases the production of cells that are responsible for learning and memory

Running burns calories!
If you run at a 10 minute per mile pace you can burn 104.3 calories per mile.

More muscle mass = burning more fat while resting
The more muscle mass you have, the more fat your body burns while resting

Exercise prevents signs of aging
If you exercise three times a week for 45 minutes, you can help prevent signs of aging

A pound of muscle burns three times more calories than a pound of fat
Having more muscle than fat means you can consume more calories

You get sick less often
Exercising on a regular basis helps boost our immune system.  This means you will get sick less often than people who don’t exercise.

Increases productivity
Exercising increases the amount of endorphins that are released into our body and increases productivity.

Workouts can improve the look of your skin
Sweat releases dirt through your pores, which reduces acne and breakouts.  Workouts improve the overall look of your skin. 

Exercising boosts self-confidence
Exercising can help ease your mind and rejuvenate your body.  Working out will make you feel great and boost our confidence.

Working out helps you sleep better
If you are someone who has trouble sleeping or staying asleep then working out is your answer.  Exercise helps to clear your head and helps you feel relaxed.   

FUN FACTS ABOUT YOUR BODY AND WHY EXERCISE IS GOOD FOR YOU:

People who don’t regularly exercise may lose up to 80% of their muscle strength by age 65

Regular exercise helps lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels.  Two major risk factors for heart disease.

Improve your health and mood with an exercise routine.

Exercise keeps your metabolism elevated even after your workout, and continues to burn more calories even at rest.

The average person walks about 7,500- steps per day.  If you stick to that average step count and live to be 80 years old, you will walk about 110 000 miles in your lifetime.

You use 200 muscles to take a single step forward.

The pressure on your feet is equal to about 3-4 times your body weight with each step while running.

Your heart is the hardest working muscle in your body.  It beats approximately 100,000 time per day, pumping almost 2,000 gallons of blood.

During physical activity, you breathe more to keep oxygen levels in your blood at appropriate levels.

The knee is the largest and most complex joint in your body, which makes it most likely to be injured.

Fat and muscle are completely different types of tissue.  Muscle cannot turn into fat.

If you can’t speak a few words without taking a breath, you may be exercising too intensely.

Being dehydrated reduces exercise performance.

Opposite of people who cross-train, people who do the same daily type of exercise regularly are more prone to injury.

Studies indicate that children’s physical activity levels correlate closely with those of their parents.

BENEFITS OF EXERCISE

Everyone can reap the benefits of physical activity, regardless of age, shape or size.

Regular physical activity, combined with a healthy diet, can help prevent and manage Type 2 Diabetes.

An hour of exercise a day goes a long way.

Only 10% of people are successful at losing weight through diet alone.

Pinched for time?  Even 10 minutes of exercise will help raise your heart rate and maintain fitness levels.

A quarter of adults aren’t active at all.

Walking at a brisk pace can burn almost as many calories as jogging the same distance.

Swimming is a great form of exercise because it incorporates both cardio and strength training.

Walking at a brisk pace can burn almost as many calories as jogging the same distance.

It takes the body six to eight weeks to adapt to an exercise program.

The “core” incudes any muscles that attach to your pelvis, spine and ribs.

Regular weight training increases the number of calories burned during normal activities.

Crunches alone won’t slim the midsection; if you want a flat belly you will need to incorporate cardio to burn those calories!

Being fit is good for your heart because it strengthens the muscles need to make your heart and cardiovascular system function.

Muscle mass diminishes at the rate of 1% a year in middle age.

People who work out with a partner are more likely to stock with their fitness regimes.

Scheduling in rest days gives your body the time it needs to recover and improve.

It takes 12 weeks of an exercise routine before you start to see measurable changes to your body.

Music can inadvertently get you moving faster during those tough workouts.

Optimal fitness requires a balanced exercise routine that incorporates aerobic, strength training and flexibility exercises. 

Exercise is important from a young age.

You’re never too old for exercise.

Only half of Americans aged 12-21 years exercise vigorously on a regular basis.

Teens who exercise decrease their chance of developing a glioma brain tumor by a third compared to those who do not exercise.

Women are less likely to bulk up as a result of weight lifting.  But his doesn’t mean they can’t look toned.

Men have two-thirds more muscle mass compared to women.

Men and women store fat very differently.

During workouts, women tend to burn more fat, but post-workouts men burn more fat.

Couples who work out together are more likely to stay together.

MYTHS ABOUT EXERCISING

Exercise burns lots of calories
In general, if you're walking at a brisk pace, you are only going to burn about the amount of calories that are found in a banana. That's not very much. Running at about a 5 mph pace for 30 minutes, is only going to burn the amount of calories that are in a bagel. Combining a healthy, balanced diet with regular moderate to vigorous exercise will help you lose fat.

Lots of sit ups will make your stomach flat
“The reality is that sit ups will help to tone and firm up that area, maybe it will help to lose some inches, but it's not going to burn that layer of fat that's on top if the abdominal muscles. Even if you are burning calories, you can't guarantee that it's just going to come from that one area that you want it to, it's going to come overall, and you are going to have an overall weight loss.

Exercising in the morning will help you burn calories all day long
Fact: your body will quickly return to its pre-workout metabolism rate, so you may only burn an extra 10 to 25 calories after your workout is over.

Exercising 15 minutes a day, 3 days a week is enough for good health
Think again! People need a minimum of 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise at least 3 days a week. And that means working up a sweat.

Aerobic training is more important than strength training
Fact: muscular fitness is just as important as aerobic fitness. It's going to prevent osteoporosis and it's going to help with weight management because it's going to help maintain that lean muscle mass, and when you have more muscle, you are going to burn more calories at rest.

If you exercise, you need to take supplements
A healthy balanced diet will provide all the vitamins and minerals you need, although sexually active women in their child-bearing years should take 400 micrograms of folic acid daily to prevent birth defects 

Stretch before you exercise
The most efficient time to stretch is after your exercise when your muscles are warm, especially if you are working on flexibility.

It is best to exercise in the morning
Fact: the best time to exercise is when you are going to do it, although exercising 2 to 3 hours before bedtime can keep you from falling asleep easily.

People who exercise need less sleep
People who exercise need 'more' sleep than those who don't. However, one of the benefits of regular exercise is that you are going to fall asleep faster and you are going to sleep more deeply, so you are going to have more restful sleep. 

You have to join a gym or hire a trainer to achieve physical fitness
Some people find that to be very motivating, exactly what they need. But it's not a requirement for being fit. What you need to do is find motivation from within.

FUN REASONS TO MOVE

If you’re always in a bad mood, then getting fit just may help.  Regular exercise can enhance mood and overall well-being.

Regular exercise is linked to better sex, because it can improve body image, energy, self-esteem and overall fitness.

In spite of what you may have read, there is no “best time to exercise.”  It turns out that the best time to exercise is when it works for you.

Frequently running long distances may actually encourage your body to hold onto excess weight, according to Shape.com.  The more you train to run long distances, the more efficient your body becomes at doing this, so you end up burning less energy when you’re running.

No wonder your feet hurt, running puts three to four times your body weight in pressure on your feet.

Dancing is a terrific and fun form of exercise that can improve cardiovascular fitness just like any other more formal type of exercise.

Visualization can help to improve your workout.  By visualizing yourself completing the exercise before you actually perform it, then you will be able to perform the exercise with more intensity and effectiveness.

Don’t work out on an empty stomach!  According to Shape.com, if you run out of energy during your workout, your body will start burning your muscle tissue, not your stored body fat.

Some key factors that determine whether or not you will stick to your exercise routine include having support and accountability setting a goal that is realistic, and not pushing yourself too fast.  If you push yourself harder than you are ready for, or set an unrealistic goal, you will get frustrated and burn out.  Your recipe for fitness success just may be keeping careful track of your progress, such as going from being able to run a quarter mile without stopping to a half mile while working out with a friend.

By utilizing the fun fitness facts provide above, you can pump up your workout, get to know your body and make your way to the best shape of your life! 

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