Sunday, August 12, 2012

Your Health And Fitness Facts & Myths Revealed

By Dave Wild


Of course there are truths about health and fitness, but not all lies are actually untrue. Exercise and each personas body have different reactions. What is right for one person may not be necessarily correct for others, or some percentage of other people? On a case by case basis, everyone has to deal with questionable truths and information. Research is the real clue to getting to the truth about health and fitness. This article has some solidly researched information about health and fitness and what may be true and what is less than true.

Treadmill workouts and your knees is one fitness myth that has been going around for a long time Some believe that running on a treadmill is easier on your knees than running on a hard surface outdoor. We need to bust this myth; it's not the fact. Your weight is forced upon your knees every time you run. Surface has nothing to do with it.

While a treadmill may have some give to it, your knees still absorb the eventual impact. You can be helpful yourself and your knees by wearing high-quality foot wear that has good absorbing material. You will find many attitudes regarding sweating by doing workouts specially when using the recumbent exercise bikes. A lot of people think that sweating means they are working out well. The converse seems to hold, as well. If there is no sweat happening, then they must not be working very hard. When you sweat, it is just your body cooling itself off. While they may be a product of one another sweat and physical exertion are not indicative of one another.

You do not have to sweat to burn calories. Even just a walk can help you accomplish that. Serious disease conditions can be slowed or prevented by implementing a healthy fitness program and a well-balanced diet.

We all know about exercise and cardiovascular health, so that is just one. There are many other conditions that can also be affected by a good exercise program and healthy diet. Beyond medical diseases, you can slow the aging process in some respects by following a good exercise routine along with a healthy lifestyle. It's a fact that there are many truths and falsehoods in just about every area of fitness. You can find them as general statements, or specifically related to certain types of physical exercise. No matter what, though, do some quality reading and research and give serious thought to what you are doing.




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