20 Amazing facts about fitness everybody need to know for better BodyBuilding...

Are you presently living an inactive lifestyle, overweight, or simply wanting to urge healthy? Every person wants a good lifestyle with good fitness. For a better physique, you need to know some facts and truth about bodybuilding and nutrition.

Here are some of the amazing and surprising facts about fitness and nutrition that are agreed by some of the popular nutritionists for better building of a muscle.

1. Muscle is 3 times more efficient at burning calories than fat.

2. Sometimes stretching cold muscles will actually harm them. Always warm up muscles at the beginning.

3. The human body has more than 650 muscles.

4. Exercise has 5 dimensions: strength, agility, speed, endurance, and flexibility. 

5. Your Heart is the strongest muscle of your body and beats about 100,000 times in a day, in an average adult.  

6. Weight loss is not the most important goal.

7. Each muscle fiber is thinner than the human hair and can support up to 1000 times its weight.  

8. Building muscle is the only way to raise your metabolism permanently. The more muscles you have, the more calories you burn 24/7.

9. Doing jump rope for 10-15 minutes burn 200 calories! Great for a quick workout when you're strapped for time.  

10. 15 foods that make your metabolism faster: 

• Turkey
•  Avocado
•  Beans
• Spinach 
• Water
• Soy milk
• Apples
• Cinnamon
• Almonds
• Coffee
• Broccoli
• Green Tea
• Oatmeal
• Yogurt
• GrapeFruit 

11. 13% of men actually are physically fit.

12. lemons are one of the only foods that are compatible with the digestive fluids i.e regularly having lemon juice, can enhance the number of nutrients and amino acids that our body can take in.

13. Bananas are abundant in vitamin B6, which reduces joint inflammation. Good for those who use heavyweight in the gym for a workout. 

14. An average person needs 0.86g of protein per kilogram of body weight.

15. Did you know that for 1 lb. of muscle you gain, your body burns an extra 50 calories per day.    

16. Working out boosts production in your brain serotonin a chemical linked to mood, behavior, and memory. 

17. Stretching is the most important thing in bodybuilding to relax your muscles.

18. Underwater swimming is the only time you should hold you breathe while exercising. 

19. Here are a few facts about sweet potatoes:

• Rich package of vitamins.
• Bone and muscle protection
• Great for gut health
• Made for 'super meals' 

20. When we skip breakfast, blood sugar drops below the normal level, leading to cravings and a drop in energy. 

Source and Image Credit: FitnessHealthZone.com
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