Top 5 Fitness Myths

“Lots of Cardio is the key to losing weight”

Don’t get me wrong cardio is great for losing weight but it isn’t a standalone option for an individual wanting to lose weight. Cardio can lead to a loss in muscle mass, which can slow your metabolism, making it difficult to achieve a healthy body-weight.

“I’m doing (insert exercise) to lose weight in my stomach”

It is impossible to isolate where you lose weight. When you lose weight, you lose it from all around your body. So forget about the Ab King Pro and exercises that claim to help you to lose fat from a certain area but focus on various forms of cardio and a healthy diet in order to lose weight all over your body, including those trouble areas.

“This diet/exercise plan works for anyone”

I’ve tried multiple exercise plans and diets that promise you a bigger, tighter and stronger figure in a few months but none of these would work if I followed them precisely. Not everyone has the same body type as you so you need to listen to your body to find out what exercises and eating habits will help you achieve your goals. Be careful of people who pitch an amazing diet that works for all as more than likely you can count on them being full of it.

“Fit looks like ______”

The fitness industry heavily advertises how ripped and toned people are an ideal representation of someone who is “fit” or “healthy”. The fact of the matter is that fit comes in different shapes and sizes, and even in a wide variety of body-weights. There’s roughly 6 billion people on this earth, therefore there are six billion different ideas of what “fit” looks like.

“You need supplements”

Almost every free fitness plan out there, whether it be in men’s or women’s health magazines, say that you need all these supplement to achieve your goals e.g. multivitamins, amino acids, protein, etc. Instead of spending excessive amounts of money on expensive supplements you can easily source all the vitamins and all the protein you need from healthy foods.

.- Keven