26 FACTS ABOUT FITNESS

The human body has 650 muscles , 200 muscles need to work for a single forward step.

1. Children's physical activity correlates with the parents.
2. More than 30% of children ages 6 to 11 are overweight, and over 15% are obese.
3. On average, a person walks 70,000 miles in their lifetime.
4. The heart is the strongest muscle in the body.
5. Nearly 50% of all young people ages 12-21 are not vigorously active on a daily basis.
6. The only exercise you should hold your breath for is underwater swimming.
7. Only 13% of men are physically fit.
8. Around 10% of people lose weight by dieting.
9. Brisk walking burns same calories as jogging.
10. Swimming is a type of cardio exercise.
11. Roughly 4,000 children and teenagers begin smoking every day.
12. Exercise makes you feel more energized because it releases endorphins into the blood.
13. Regular exercise improves brain activity and reduces stress.
14. Stretching body before exercise prevents injury and increase mobility.
15. Most likely injured joint in human body is knee joint.
16. Movement in exercise helps relieve stress by producing a relaxation response which serves as a position distraction.
17. For every pound of muscle gained, the body burns 50 extra calories every day.
18. Muscle mass decreases approximately 1% a year , resistance exercise decreases this loss up to certain extent.
19. Laughing is good for heart health.
20. Working out does not deprive your energy but increases it.
21. Exercise has double edge sword role on immunity , moderate immunity may positively affect immune system where as intense work outs decrease immunity by affecting cortisol levels.
22. Married people are less conscious about their fitness compared to unmarried.
23. Exercise prevents aging while prolonged  hours of sitting and sleeping reduces life span.
24. 1 pound of muscle burns more calories than 1 pound of fat.
25.  Exercise helps to fight diseases like asthma , diabetes , psychological problems , heart diseases  , dementia , stroke and cancer.