BodyMind-BlowingTaking a single step involves coordinating around 200 muscle activations across approximately 20-30 major muscle groups in your legs, core, and hips.1k10k
BodyFunnyA passionate kiss can burn 2-3 calories per minute and engages up to 34 facial muscles.6795k
BodyInterestingYou lose muscle slower than you gain it - taking a few weeks off from the gym won't erase months of progress thanks to 'muscle memory' at the cellular level.1792k
BodyInterestingOnly 10-22% of people can voluntarily wiggle their ears, making it one of the rarest facial movements humans can perform.212k
PeopleInterestingThanks to muscle memory, strength and muscle lost during a break from exercise can be regained much faster than it took to build originally.202k
BodyMind-BlowingThe focusing muscles of the eyes move around 100,000 times a day. To give your leg muscles the same workout, you would need to walk 80km (50 miles) every day.182k
BodyMind-BlowingIf every muscle in your body could pull in one direction, you could lift nearly 25 tons.112k