Fitness Myths
Fitness Myth - Working Out at Home isn’t as Good as a Gym
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Having a gym membership is great but working out at a gym isn’t for everyone. Whether it is out of your range [...]
Fitness Myth - Drinking a Sports Drink for Every Workout Keeps You Healthier
Sports drinks are great for replacing needed electrolytes and nutrients during a strenuous workout. Many athletes drink sports drinks to rehydrate after a strenuous workout. However, for the average person exercising, drinking a sports drink for every workout isn’t necessary for good health.
Sports drinks are great for very strenuous workouts that last [...]
Fitness Myth - You Have to Sweat to Have a Good Workout
You may see someone dripping in sweat after their workout and may think, wow, they must have burned a ton of calories! Sweating isn’t an indicator of a good workout. Sweating is simply your body’s way of cooling itself. You can still burn a good amount of calories without sweating profusely. [...]
Fitness Myth - Aerobic Exercise is Better Than Lifting Weights
Aerobic activity does burn fat but it doesn’t necessarily make it better in comparison to weight lifting. When you are trying to lose weight, you essentially need both aerobic and strength training. However, the key is knowing how both work in terms of burning fat.
You will burn more fat during aerobic exercise but [...]
Fitness Myth - Eat Fat Burning Foods to Lose Weight
You can search for lists of fat burning foods but the fact of the matter is, no foods can burn fat. Fat burning foods is a myth and a fad that many marketers are playing on. The reason certain foods are listed as fat burning is because they are typically low in calories [...]