Fitness myths - you need to know

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Fitness MythsYou Need to Know
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Myth Crunches are the key to flat abs.

• Ab crunches are good exercises for toning the abs
  and stomach when combined with a low fat diet.
• HIIT is among the best fat-burning exercise out
  there, but even core-building planks and bridges
  will burn fat far more effectively than crunches.
• If you are doing crunches, make sure to use
  proper form Otherwise, they may put your spine
  in a painful curved position.

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MythCardio is more important for fat loss than
weight lifting

• Cardio is great for health and you can burn
  calories by doing cardio exercises. If you lose
  fat and lose muscle along with it, you have made
  your future ability to keep the weight off
  harder.
• Less Muscle Lower Metabolism.
• A good diet combined with a good weight training
  routine gives you positive results.

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Myth The more you sweat, the more you burn.

• Virtually any type of intense exercise will
  prompt you to sweat, but the amount of sweat
  isn't an indication of how many calories you've
  burned.
• "Sweat is a biological response that cools your
  skin and regulates internal body temperature,"
  Matthews says.

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Myth Running is bad for your knees.

• Running will not necessarily "ruin" your knees,
  as you may have been told. In fact, research
  shows that osteoarthritis of the knees is no more
  common in older adults who engage in
  long-distance running than in those who don't!
• Running is simply not bad for your knees.
• Studies show that running can actually be
  beneficial for joints, as it strengthens the
  surrounding musculature and increases bone
  density.

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Myth Stretching helps your body recover faster.

• Many people stretch before aerobic exercise and
  weightlifting because they believe it will ward
  off injury. Recent studies show that
  stretching before exercise  does not reduce the
  risk of injury.
• Westcott says Doing it right after a workout,
  when the body is still warm, is the best way to
  increase joint flexibility.

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Myth More gym time is better.

• When it comes to weight loss, people often think
  that you need to spend countless hours in the
  gym, but it is important to realize that you will
  sabotage your fitness efforts by over-exercising.
  
• More Isnt Necessarily Better!
• The Truth Exercising at a high intensity for 30
  to 45 minutes is a perfectly effective way to
  work out.

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MythWeight training will make women bulky

• You need lots of testosterones to become a bulky
  women without it you can not be a bulky women.
• If the woman is taking steroids then only she has
  to worry a little.
• So dont be afraid of gaining muscles and start
  to lift the weight.

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• Now stop giving excuses and Start your fitness
  Routine with
• Brisk Walking
• Strength training
• Aerobics or Group exercises
• Or whatever you like..

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