Gums Fitness

The Myth: After not exercising for an extended period of time, your muscles will turn into fat. This is one of the top myths that I hear from other people when trying to give advice on fitness. In theory the phrase is true, but most people take it as that the tissues change from muscle tissue to adipose tissue. This can be debunked because muscle and adipose cells are two distinct types of tissues in the body. To go into further detail about this, we can first look at the different types of muscle tissue. We have three types of muscle tissues that are categorized as smooth muscles, skeletal muscles, and cardiac muscles. The easiest we can start with is cardiac muscle. This muscle is found in the heart, thus is why it’s called cardiac muscle. This muscle is a type of smooth muscle that works involuntary so you don’t have to think about activating that muscle to keep a constant heartbeat. The difference between cardiac and smooth muscle since they are both involuntary m