Fact: Joint Strength and Symmetry are by far more than simply working on muscle building or following a general workout plan.

Fact: Joint Flexibility is as important to your fitness success as strength or endurance. If your body does not move with efficiency your body will break down.

Fact: Metabolism is an unavoidable and irreplaceable piece to a sound fitness plan. 

Fact: If you are not assessing you are merely guessing!

Fact: Body Science offers a detailed personalized assessment profile for all 4 pillars of Total Fitness.

Strength, Flexibility, Cardio and Daily nutrition

Fact: Training without this road map of your personal needs is why so many of us fail no matter our focus or determination. 

So, let’s debunk a couple of big metabolism myths right away:

Myth: Aging slows your metabolism.

Reality: The tendency to put on weight does increase with age, and as we get older, metabolism can slow. But adding another candle to your birthday cake isn’t to blame. Nope, if your metabolism is slowing down, you can chalk it up to less-than-ideal health habits (like eating that extra slice of cake or skipping workouts).

So what can you do to prevent the decline of your metabolism through the years? For starters, check your lifestyle choices, such as your sleep habits. Researchers have found that getting less than 7.5 hours of sleep slows metabolism. Adequate sleep keeps the body in good working order, and 8 hours or more of rest is better still.

Keep (or, ahem, start) exercising. It’s an obvious way to encourage the body to burn calories. A bonus: The lean muscle you add to your physique will burn calories faster than your stored fat will. And the cardio exercise itself creates an after burn of sorts that gobbles up even more calories. Be sure to change up your routine every couple of months, too. Otherwise, as your body adapts to your usual workout, a routine becomes a rut. The result? Fewer calories burned.

Finally, mind what’s on your plate. Eating too little will slow your metabolism by convincing your body it’s at risk for starvation, prompting it to burn fuel much … more … slowly. In the other extreme, overeating will force your body to store the excess fuel as bulky, low-calorie-burning fat.

Myth: Your metabolism is genetically programmed and can’t be changed.