Positively Fit: Fitness Tips
1. You need to MUSCLE to burn fat. The truth is you don’t gain body fat because of a lack of exercise. You gain it because your blood sugar levels exceed what you are using. You are eating too many calories at one time. 2. Your metabolism slows down once you hit 30. WRONG! Actually, hundreds of research studies have shown that the slowdown in metabolism directly related to a lack of hard physical activity! 3. Pasta and bread are BAD . Anything is BAD! Lettuce can be stored as fat! Any food or drink, which contains calories, can be stored as body fat if it causes your blood sugar levels to exceed what the body needs at that time. Whole Wheat Bread and pasta are actually great sources of complex carbohydrate! The key is how much you eat and when you eat it. (Of anything) 4. Eating after 6pm will make you fat. False! It all depends on whether or not the body needs the extra calories at that time. Keep in mind your body is constantly burning calories, 24 hours per day, just t...