3 Fitness Myths You Must Know



Posted: Thursday, June 18, 2009

by Gergana Ganeva
http://healthy-body-exercises.com

There have been many "facts" over the years about fitness exercising. People still believe that many of them are real, when in fact they are completely false. Here are 3 very important facts about exercising.

Myth # 1- The best way to reduce the hips and butt is to perform exercises to isolate the area. FALSE- It is physiologically impossible to spot reduce. You cannot lose in only one area of the body because the body fat comes off all over the body. Typically the first place you tend to gain is the last place you lose. Again, the root to success for these stubborn hips and butt are resistance exercises, cardiovascular exercises, and remaining consistent under the healthy diet you have chosen. You definitely want to perform exercises for stubborn areas, but DO NOT think that the movement will reduce the area. It will work the muscle in that area, but only body fat reduction will make the area smaller.

Myth # 2- Lifting light weights will make your muscles more define and toned. FALSE- Muscle responds to overload. If you lift heavier weight with sufficient intensity you will create more micro trauma in the muscle. When the muscle recuperates it becomes tighter and stronger. For your upper body you should work in a range of 8 to 12 repetitions per set. For your lower body you can go as far 12 to 15 repetitions. If you surpass these rap ranges you will only improve your muscular endurance but you won't achieve any other success.

Myth # 3- A woman will get muscles as big as a man if she lifts heavier weight. FALSE- This myth never seems to die. A woman has approximately around 1/3 of the testosterone of a man. Unless she is on a chemical enhancing drug, a woman will never achieve the muscular size of a man. However, she can get a degree of muscularity that makes her lean and tight. Many women say: "I don't want to look bulky." That is very legitimate. I don't want you to look huge as well but bulky is the combination of fat on the top of muscle. As you reduce the fat on your body, your muscle will start looking lean and tight. For every pound of muscle you gain your body burns 30 to 50 additional calories per day. If you gain 3 pounds of muscle you will burn additional 1000 calories per week, which comes to 4000 calories per month. You should make your body work FOR you not AGAINST you.

These were 3 solid fitness myths, and now you defiantly know the truth. Let's get it started!

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My name is Gergana Ganeva and I am the owner of website called Healthy Body Exercises. I have been intensively involved in sports for 18 years now. A few years ago I ended my professional career as a tennis player and since then I have been working with people who want to lose weight by exercising . My main goal is to teach you how to stay healthy and lose some extra weight the healthy way.

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