“Potty Talk”

1. “Potty Talk” Brought to you by the SHHS Wellness Clinic January 2013 Health and Fitness: Myth Busters 1. LONGER WORKOUTS AT A LOWER INTENSITY BURN MORE FAT. Short and intense intervals improve body fat oxidation and may offer greater benefits than lengthy exercise.  2. WORKING OUT ON AN EMPTY STOMACH WILL BURN MORE FAT. You must put glucose (food) in the system before you exercise.  If not, it sends your body into Emergency Mode.  Instead of fat, your body will break down muscle tissue and use that as energy.  3. IF I DON’T HAVE AT LEAST 30 MINUTES TO EXERCISE I SHOULD JUST SKIP IT BECAUSE I WON’T GET ANY BENEFIT.
You do not have to do long, continuous workouts to get benefit.  Every time you exercise, your metabolism increases.  4. IF I STOP EXERCISING, ALL MY MUSCLE WILL TURN TO FAT.
Muscle cannot turn into fat.  5. WORKING MY ABS ALL THE TIME WILL GET ME A SIX-PACK.
Physical activity will help reduce body fat, but not exclusively in the isolated muscle group being worked.  Body fat decreases in an all over body sense – your body genetically decides where the fat goes to and unfortunately you can’t control it.  • 10 Fun Facts • Your ears secrete more earwax when you are afraid than when you aren’t. • Our eyes are always the • same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing. • The average person’s skin weighs twice as much as their brain. • It is almost impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. • Human thighbones are stronger than concrete! • You burn more calories while sleeping than watching TV. •  The human body makes anywhere from 1 to 3 pints of saliva every 24 hours. Jokes! Q: What starts with P. and ends with E., and has a million letters in it? A: A post office Q: When do you stop on green and go on red? A: When you eat watermelon. Q: Why do cows have bells? A: Because their horns don’t work. Riddles 32 white horses on a red hill, they stomp and they chomp, and then they stand still. What are they? You give me food I grow, you give me water I die. What am I? Quotes The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of all these living beings, which are all part of one another, and all involved in one another-Thomas Merton Answers: Fire Teeth 1. 2.