Five Question and Answers on Fitness
Will my muscles convert to fat when I stop exercising?
Never. Muscle never converts to fat, and vice versa. Fat is your bodys fuel reserve. Muscle uses fuel to function . When your food intake is less than what your muscles need to function, your body uses its fuel reserves-your body fat. When you stop working out you decrease the use of your muscles. If you do not decrease your food intake, you will store the extra fuel in the form of fat.
What is better: jogging or walking?
The type of exercise that you perform, is not as important as the intensity and duration of your exercise. Cardio-vascular exercises involve large muscles groups such as the legs to make your heart and lungs stronger. These exercises have lots of health benefits including lowering your blood pressure and burning lots of calories. For cardio to work, make sure that you exercise with a certain amount of intensity, but you do not want to overdo it or you can get injured or burned-out.
Am I too old to start a strength-training program?
Never. Start slowly, especially if you have put on weight or developed arthritis. If this is your first exercise program, tune in to your body first. Most people who have been inactive often times are out of touch with their bodys limitations. Doctors recommend strength training to increase bone density, metabolism, balance and muscle strength which decrease as you age.
If I lift heavy weights, will I get too bulky?
No, moderately heavy weights will not make you bulk-up. Lift heavy-enough weights that your muscles fatigue between 8 to 12 repetitions. With a moderate strength-training program, both men and women develop tone, not bulk.
Should I lift weights before or after cardiovascular exercise?
There is no magic in exercise order, some things work better than others. For example, to improve overall health, it really does not matter whether you lift first, last or at the same time (interval training). To improve cardiovascular endurance, perform cardiovascular exercise first, when you have plenty of energy for long-distance exercise. To build muscle, lift weights first when the bodys main source of energy for muscle contraction (glycogen) is high.
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