A Look at Physical Fitness

Abs, big muscles, and toned body. What does it mean to be physically fit?

​In this episode we address:
Why you are not losing weight 
How to effectively lose weight
The optimal time to exercise
What the pillars of fitness are

​Research Notes:
According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, physical fitness is defined as “a set of attributes that people have or achieve that relates to the ability to perform physical activity.”
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/7181#Overview

A study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal showed that sleep deprivation is directly related to an inability to lose weight.

(Stevenson, Shawn. Sleep Smarter . Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale. Kindle Edition.)
(Scott Howell1 and Richard Kones2 1 Tudor Bompa Institute, Kingsport, Tennessee; and 2 The Cardiometabolic Research Institute, Houston, Texas Submitted 15 May 2017; accepted in final form 26 July 2017)


https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10939877/
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/oby.20949
(McArdle W, Katch F, Katch V. Exercise Physiology: Nutrition, Energy and Human Performance. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2001. )


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/08/08/exercising-90-minutes-could-make-mental-health-worse-study-suggests/

(Wilmore JH, Costill DL. Physiology of Sport and Exercise. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics; 2004. )
(McArdle W, Katch F, Katch V. Exercise Physiology: Nutrition, Energy and Human Performance. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2001. )

https://www.t-nation.com/training/what-overtraining-is-and-isnt