A Look at Facts and Myths of Health and Fitness

By James Steele


No matter if you are old hand or new at health and fitness education the overall amount of information can seem a bit staggering. A beginner is easily overwhelmed, and the situation can become worse when it's hard to know what is true. You will see that most books are written from the writers own experience. Think about what you will intend to do before deciding on which approach you will take. Even though you may find several versions of the same information it doesn't necessarily mean that any particular information is absolutely wrong. So you need to carefully assess everything.

One of the most well known myths about fitness is regarding treadmill workouts and your knees. Some believe that running on a treadmill is easier on your knees than running on a hard surface outdoors. We need to bust this myth; it's not fact. Running forces your knees to take the full impact of your weight. Surface has nothing to do with it.

Your metabolism will get a boost from aerobic exercise that will last throughout the day, this is a partial truth, more of a myth than truth. You will not burn the calories after the workout that you would expect with this type of metabolic change. This is because the increase in metabolic rate is not as high as some might claim. The increases are not significant enough to make a difference really.

Mental horsepower is only one benefit of fitness exercises. That is, working out helps build brain power and increases your brain's performance levels.

When you engage in a quality fitness program you will experience an all-round higher level of physical and mental performance. Your physical performance will benefit from your increased strength and stamina. People who exercise regularly enjoy a greater degree of clarity, which obviously helps with mental performance. When people exercise regularly, they carry those positive habits to other areas such as their diet and nutrition.

Learn what you can and decide for yourself which is true and which is false. Doing the research can only benefit you. If you are going to make the effort and expend the time to exercise, then it only makes good sense to learn how to do it right. When you are doing everything properly you will experience the best results as efficiently as possible.




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