Women’s Workout Fun Facts

by TaylorR on July 19, 2009

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I am a fun fact freak. I love saying “hey did you know…” Like the kind on Jerry Maguire. So I thought for Sunday I would post some women’s workout fun facts that recently came upon. So the next time you are with your workout partner you can pull out these!

Women’s Workout Fun Facts

Only 2 states mandate kids participate in PE from ages k5-12… go Illinois and Massachusetts
You can burn 211 calories in just 15 minutes of jump roping (I keep one in my back seat)

Learning Is Half The Battle
People that get adquate doses of Vitamin D weight an average of 16 lbs less than those that don’t get enough of the vitamin.
Sports bras should be replaced like shoes… every 6-9 months due to elastic breakdown.
Cookbook recipes have increased calories in meals by up to 40% over tha past 70 years! Yikes.
Watermelon (my 2nd favorite summer fruit) contains the amino acid citrulline which when converted by the body to nitric oxide helsp to lower fat storage and maitain muscle mass! I bought some yesterday!
Garlic contains nutrients to boost testosterone to boost energy, help muscle products and fat burning potential of the body!
2 1/2 hours of HIIT (high intensity interval training) cardio is equivalent to 10 1/2 hours of standard stable state cardio both within a 2 week period.
Running 1 miles for 150 lb person adds 60-90 TONS of force to the knees- which is another reason shorter bursts are better than long stable state running.
When it comes to dieting over 70% of people say giving up fast food is the hardest part.