All About Fitness

This episode of All About Fitness picks up in chapter 1 Smarter Workouts: The Science of Exercise Made Simple where you will learn how exercise influences change in your muscles. Chapter 1 covers how exercise changes the body; it's important understand that exercise is a physical stress imposed upon the body and that different types of stress cause different reactions in your muscles. There are two specific types of stress stimulus that cause muscle growth: metabolic and mechanical overload; in this section of Smarter Workouts you will learn what those are and how they change your muscles. Finally, your muscles contain different types of muscle fibers which themselves respond to various types of exercise. If you know how your body responds to exercise, then you will know the best types of exercise that are right for your body. SPONSORS BUTCHERBOX: Sign up today at butcherbox.com/aafitness and use code AAFITNESS to get one 10-14 lb Turkey FREE in your first box. GNARLY NUTRITION: Visit goGnarly.com and enter