FOR REAL EXERCISE FACTS FRIDAY:) 1. People who exercise as little as 15 minutes a day have a 14 percent lower mortality risk than people who dont exercise at all. 2. When it comes to cancer, those who work out 15 minutes daily are 10 percent less likely to die of it than those who dont exercise at all. 3. Depressed people can alleviate their symptoms by as much as 47 percent with regular aerobic exercise. WOW, thats pretty great! 4. Exercisers can improve their performance by as much as 15 percent if they listen to music while working out. 5. People who want to quit smoking are twice as likely to succeed in quitting if they lift weights than if they dont lift weights. 6. Runners who stretch before running burn 5 percent fewer calories than runners who dont stretch. Contrary to what trainers have told us for decades, pre-run stretching isnt helpful, according to one study, which also found that nonstretchers ran 3.4 percent farther than stretchers. Stretching after exercise is most beneficial since the body is warmed up.
Posted on: Fri, 16 May 2014 18:47:57 +0000
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