50 Fitness Facts you should know...

Hey all, so here are 50 fitness facts you should know, it always helps to be aware and know the facts when trying to achieve your goal.

50 Fitness Facts you should know

1)      Carbohydrates, protein, fat, and alcohol have 4, 4, 9, and 7 calories per gram respectively.

2)      It takes a 3500 calorie deficit to lose 1 pound of fat.

3)      Insulin and growth hormone have an inverse relationship.

4)      Only fat and protein are essential macronutrients – carbohydrates aren’t, carbohydrates are necessary in the body for fat burn though.

5)      You burn more calories during the 23 hours you don’t exercise than the 1 hour you do. After fat/calorie burn and daily body burning.

6)      You don’t need to do cardio to lose weight.

7)      The fat burning zone does not burn more total fat calories – only a higher percentage of calories from fat.

8)      You’re never too old to do squats or lift weights.

9)      Weight loss is not a physical challenge – it’s a mental one.

10)   The scale cannot measure body fat percentage or muscle mass.

11)   You can eat anything you want and still lose weight – but weight loss doesn’t always equal fat loss.

12)   You can’t target fat loss – fat loss is systemic.

13)   Muscle does not weigh more than fat – it’s just more dense than fat.

14)   0 grams of fat on a label doesn’t always mean there’s no fat in the food product.

15)   Whole grain bread is still a processed food.

16)   Eating healthy is not more expensive than a junk food diet.

17)   You cannot calculate body fat percentage from height and weight alone – you need to physically measure it.

18)   You can get glucose from both protein and glycerol – not just carbohydrates.

19)   Just because a box says “whole grain” on it, it doesn’t make it healthy.

20)   You should never attempt weight loss at the expense of your health.

21)   Being vegetarian doesn’t just mean you don’t eat meat – it means you follow a plant-based diet.

22)   Workout times and negative side effects are positively correlated.

23)   Cooking your vegetables can both lower some nutrient content.

24)   There’s a high correlation between the fitness level of the people close to you, and your own physical fitness.

25)   It’s harder to put on 10 pounds of muscle than it is to lose 10 pounds of fat.

26)   Once an adult, fat cells can be created, but they cannot be lost – only shrunken. Meaning there is always the ability for them to swell again.

27)   Eating at night does not make you fat – overeating does.

28)   You don’t need to do curls to get good biceps.

29)   Being skinny does not automatically mean you have a low body fat.

30)   The perimeter of the grocery store is where 90% of the healthy food is so scan the outskirts.

31)   If bad food is in the house, you’ll be more likely to eat it.

32)   Thyroid hormone output and exercise intensity are positively correlated.

33)   Healthy levels of testosterone are good for both men and women.

34)   You don’t need a gym membership to strength train.

35)   Unless you weigh less than 100 pounds, it’s unlikely you need less than 1000 calories to lose weight.

36)   Workout intensity is positively correlated with the degree of EPOC/DOMS – the afterburn effect.

37)   There are 3 types of skeletal muscle fibers – type I, type II-A, and type II-B. Different types of training increase the growth of one over another.

38)   80% of people who begin an exercise program will quit.

39)   The body has 3 energy systems – ATP-PC, anaerobic glycolysis, and aerobic.

40)   Strength gains come from muscle hypertrophy and improved muscle fiber recruitment.

41)   Dehydrating a muscle by 3% can cause a 10% loss of strength.

42)   Lactic acid is not the cause of delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS).

43)   The more muscle mass you have, the more calories you burn at rest. Increase your muscle mass.

44)   Direct abdominal exercises are not necessary to get good abs.

45)   You can lose weight and still gain muscle; likewise, you can also gain weight while still losing fat.

46)   Consistency and patience are key to long term successful weight loss.

47)   Weight loss is 60% Diet. 40% exercise.

48)   Exercise increases serotonin levels in the brain and releases endorphins making you feel happy and overall happy well being.

49)   Static stretching can increase the risk of injury. Dynamic Stretching is more advisable.

50)   Training results start to reverse after 2 weeks of no training.