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A skinny person isn’t necessarily healthier than a larger person. Associating weight with health is a dangerous myth that we have culturally bought into. While obesity is often linked to health problems like diabetes and heart disease, the truth is there’s no one right BMI for everybody. You can do as much harm to your body by being too thin as you can by being overweight. True health is the result of a balanced diet and sufficient exercise, not the number on the scale.
Sitting is not the new smoking. This trendy catchphrase was based on a single study from 2010 that suggested higher mortality for those who sit more than 6 hours a day. The reality is more complex, however. An excessively sedentary lifestyle can increase the risk of chronic diseases, but not nearly as much as smoking does. What you’re doing while you’re sitting matters, too. Working at a computer burns more calories and keeps your metabolism running better than just watching TV, for example.

Fat does not turn into muscle when you exercise. These are two different types of tissue. Fat is stored energy, which is broken down and burned when you use more calories than you take in. Muscle is built from protein in response to being worked repeatedly. You may feel like you’re converting fat to muscle when you work out, but the truth is you’re burning the former and building the latter.
Heartrate monitors are not an accurate measure of your workout intensity. While your heart rate is a great way to gauge the intensity of your workout, the monitors on most machines don’t give you a true reading. This is because they clip on your finger instead of measuring your arterial pulse. For a true reading, use a monitor that straps to your chest.

A pound of muscle burns three times as many calories as a pound of fat. While it’s a myth that a pound of muscle burns 50 calories a day, the advantages of building muscle are still significant. The more muscle you have, the more calories you will burn even when you’re not exercising.
Switching up your workout will help you lose more weight. When you do the same workout day after day, your body adjusts and you’ll often hit a weight loss plateau. Doing a mix of exercises with different intensities is a better way to train, and also reduces the likelihood of injury from repeated stress.

Music really does help you work out better. Listening to music distracts your mind from your workout, improving both your mood and stamina. Fast-paced music can even improve your performance, encouraging you to run or pedal faster than you would otherwise.
You’re more likely to stick with your exercise plan if you work out with a partner. In a study conducted by the University of Aberdeen, people who had a “gym buddy” exercised more often than those who worked out alone. The encouragement and emotional support were the most important factors.

Crossfit. Zumba. Pilates. Is yoga just another fitness fad passing through?

While, yes, yoga is growing wildly in popularity, this isn’t just a brand-new fad that will fizzle out in a few years. Yoga’s been around for millennia.

Yoga’s global popularity is unprecedented, with yoga retreats and studios on the rise around the world. Whether it’s a sweaty hot yoga session or a relaxing, restorative class, everyday people are donning their Lululemon and dropping in to see what all the fuss is about.

So maybe yoga has become a bit of a craze, but the ancient tradition of yoga is more than a fitness trend alone.

A fun fact about yoga is that the tradition of yoga dates back nearly 5,000 years to the time of pre-Vedic Indian traditions.

We then find yoga to be the central theme of the Bhagavad Gita, a Hindu scripture appearing around 500 B.C.