Well since the start of this blog, I have been telling all the important things about fitness.
Today I wanted to change things up a bit and talk about the things that are insightful and fun about fitness!
- The human body has more than 650 muscles.
- If you had every single muscle in your body work together at the same time, you could lift about 50,000 pounds.
- Each muscle fiber is thinner than a hair and can support up to 1,000 times its own weight.
- By the time you have reached old age, you will have walked approximately 70,000 miles
- Consistent exercise teaches your body how to be an efficient fat-burner, rather than a fat-storer.
- If you are not a regular exerciser, by the time you are 65 you may experience as much as an 80% decrease in your muscle strength.
- There are 206 bones in the human body. One fourth of them are in your feet.
- Underwater swimming is the only time you should hold your breathe while exercising.
- It takes only about 23 seconds for blood to circulate throughout your entire body.
- A person breathes 7 quarts of air every minute.
- Your heart is the strongest muscle of your body and beats about 100,000 times in one day, in an average adult.
- Placed end to end, the blood vessels in your body would stretch almost three times around the equator.
- If you can’t carry on a conversation while you’re exercising, you may be training too hard.
- Studies have shown your life expectancy might increase by up to two hours for every hour you walk.
There are so many hidden benefits to adopting a fitness routine and maintaining until old age! It is so important to try to remain active. It will have a great effect on your health today and 20 years from now! Not to mention it will allow you to feel and look great!
Great post! This is my new inspiration….Consistent exercise teaches your body how to be an efficient fat-burner, rather than a fat-storer. Thanks for sharing!!
♥ Shia
i am glad you like it!
This is a terrific post! I’m a fan of hiking and walking, so I might have gone beyond the 70,000 miles you mentioned (lol).
-Thanks for teaching me something. I’m a new follower and visiting from the GTKY blog hop. Thanks for stopping by! 
thanks so much for stopping by my blog the other day! it’s so nice to meet you.
your blog is great! i exercise nearly every day and am very passionate about it (even if i proclaim i despise it as i’m doing it), so i will certainly be back for more motivation and inspiration!
xo
kym
These are really awesome facts, thanks for sharing them!
no problem! please check back because i am gonna post more fun fitness facts soon!
Thanks for posting this!! This is the kick in the butt I need when I don’t feel like working out (like tomorrow!) now I will get out there!
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