Four false myths about sports and exercise

1. Does muscle turn to fat if you stop exercising?
Fake. Brian Udermann, currently a researcher in the Department of Sports Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (USA), has concluded that one of the most widespread misconceptions is that when we stop exercising the muscle becomes in fat. What regular physical exercise does do is order thestem cells that turn into bone instead of fat, as a recent McMaster University study revealed. And since blood cells are formed in the bone marrow,exercising increases the number of red blood cells that circulate through our arteries carrying oxygen and nutrientsto all tissues. On the contrary, leading a sedentary life the bone marrow fills with fat and it is easier to suffer from anemia.

2. Are mornings the best time to exercise because more calories are burned?
According to Udermann, we burn exactly the same number of calories at 5 in the morning and at 5 in the afternoon; is more, thephysical performance is often reduced in the morning because body temperature is at its lowestand vitality and energy levels as well. However, some studies suggest that at that time we could burn more fat.

3. Does doing sports increase your appetite?
Rather the opposite: it reduces it. Recent studies reveal thatrunning increases sensitivity to leptin, a hormone released by fat cells, warning that it is time to stop eating. In addition, physical exercise increases the amount of amylin in the blood, which minimizes the feeling of hunger.

4. Do the stiffness disappear by drinking water with sugar?
It is another false myth. As Udermann explained to VERY Interesting, “the stiffness that appears after playing sports is due to amuscle damage at the microscopic level, and not to the formation of lactic acid, as many people believe; therefore, it is not true that they disappear by drinking sugar water. “As the researcher has verified, there are only two things that seem to minimally prevent stiffness:gentle stretchesand practicelight physical activity after vigorous exercise, for example taking a walk.