One of the most striking characteristics of the fitness boom is how
little many people seem to know about the subject. Predictably,
beginners are the worst culprits, but sometimes even those who have
exercising for years have erroneous ideas about how exercise and their
bodies work. Here are some of the most common misconceptions:
Myth 1:
I have been doing 100 sit-ups and side bends a day for weeks. Why can’t I get rid of my spare tire, because spot reduction is virtually impossible?
When you utilize fat it comes from a pool of lipids-fatty substances-throughout the body, not from one specific location, sit-ups are fine for toning the abdominal muscles, but they would not melt fat away.
So how do you lose fat? It seems relatively simple: just burn off more calories through exercise than you take in through food.
Myth 2:
If I keeping weights, I am going to end up looking like one of those heavily muscled builders.
Do not worry; you would not-unless you are the one in a million with the genes of an Arnold Schwarzenegger. Even then, you would have to endure the same kind of grueling high-intensity workout that most body builders do. The average person who works out three times a week for a half-hour will never get this look.
Myth 3:
The harder I work, the faster I shall burn off calories.
Eager to get in shape, the novice hops on a stationary bike, cranks up the tension and pedals away: A few minutes later, he is forced to stop, gasping for breath, but proud because he gave his heart a real workout and burned off plenty of calories. Or did he? In terms of caloric expenditures, time is more important than intensity, and the average person cannot sprint or pedal at a high intensity for very long.
When it comes to conditioning you heart and burning calories. A slower, steady pace is going to burn off more calories in the long run than are short bursts of exhaustive exercise.
Myth 4:
I want to lose weight fast so I shall wear an extra sweat suit while I jog.
Increased sweating merely dehydrates you more quickly, when you weigh yourself that will appear as weight loss. But with twenty-four to thirty-six hours your body will return to normal hydration. It is simply a temporary water-weight loss that you are seeing. And, under some conditions, that loss could be dangerous.
The principle way the body has to dissipate heat is through the skin, in a doubled or rubber sweat suit, the body is unable to evaporate sweat, and therefore retains heat.
Myth 5:
If some exercise is good, more must be better.
Too much of a good thing can have negative consequences. Over training is a problem, especially for beginners. The body needs time to rest and recover. In fact, it is during those periods of rest that the positive adaptations we seek from training actually take place.
Myth 1:
I have been doing 100 sit-ups and side bends a day for weeks. Why can’t I get rid of my spare tire, because spot reduction is virtually impossible?
When you utilize fat it comes from a pool of lipids-fatty substances-throughout the body, not from one specific location, sit-ups are fine for toning the abdominal muscles, but they would not melt fat away.
So how do you lose fat? It seems relatively simple: just burn off more calories through exercise than you take in through food.
Myth 2:
If I keeping weights, I am going to end up looking like one of those heavily muscled builders.
Do not worry; you would not-unless you are the one in a million with the genes of an Arnold Schwarzenegger. Even then, you would have to endure the same kind of grueling high-intensity workout that most body builders do. The average person who works out three times a week for a half-hour will never get this look.
Myth 3:
The harder I work, the faster I shall burn off calories.
Eager to get in shape, the novice hops on a stationary bike, cranks up the tension and pedals away: A few minutes later, he is forced to stop, gasping for breath, but proud because he gave his heart a real workout and burned off plenty of calories. Or did he? In terms of caloric expenditures, time is more important than intensity, and the average person cannot sprint or pedal at a high intensity for very long.
When it comes to conditioning you heart and burning calories. A slower, steady pace is going to burn off more calories in the long run than are short bursts of exhaustive exercise.
Myth 4:
I want to lose weight fast so I shall wear an extra sweat suit while I jog.
Increased sweating merely dehydrates you more quickly, when you weigh yourself that will appear as weight loss. But with twenty-four to thirty-six hours your body will return to normal hydration. It is simply a temporary water-weight loss that you are seeing. And, under some conditions, that loss could be dangerous.
The principle way the body has to dissipate heat is through the skin, in a doubled or rubber sweat suit, the body is unable to evaporate sweat, and therefore retains heat.
Myth 5:
If some exercise is good, more must be better.
Too much of a good thing can have negative consequences. Over training is a problem, especially for beginners. The body needs time to rest and recover. In fact, it is during those periods of rest that the positive adaptations we seek from training actually take place.
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