This article is dedicated to the truth behind some of the most
well-known exercise legends of our times. Selecting the views
and opinions from a variety of sources, like doctors, gym
trainers, and fitness columnists, this article presents the
reality behind contemporary myths related to exercise.

"In order to loose weight from a particular area of your body,
you should repeat an exercise multiple times" - The truth is
that loosing weight specifically from one particular area
through the use of exercise is not possible. Actually, by
performing multiple times the same type of exercise movement,
you do not burn more calories, but instead you simply strain the
muscles of that particular area of your body. By applying a
smaller amount of pressure multiple times, instead of performing
a vigorous set of exercise movements and train all your body's
muscles, you do not help that area become fitter but you can
actually hurt it badly. The best way to exercise and keep fit is
to combine the vigorousness and the quantity of different
exercise movements for all your muscles.

"If you want to loose weight you have to perform only aerobic
exercise" - If someone truly wishes to loose weight, it is
advisable by nutritionists and gym trainers to combine a
low-calorie diet with aerobic exercise and lifting weights. The
appropriate diet will ensure that the body receives the amount
of calories it needs to continue functioning normally, the
aerobic exercise will burn more fat tissue and the weight
training will help the body keep the necessary muscle tone
active.

"To see any positive outcomes from exercising you have to keep
training for at least 15 minutes without pause" - One can see
positive outcomes from any type of exercise, as long as this
happens regularly and you gradually increase the quantity and
the pressure you perform on your muscles. Whether you vigorously
train for five minutes three times a day or for fifteen minutes
only once, you will see the same results on your body.

"If you do weights you gain muscle tone" - The outcomes of
weight lifting are subject to a variety of elements, like the
person's body type, the individual's sex, the intensity of the
exercise, its quantity, and of course, the levels of
testosterone. An average person can build muscles through the
practicing of weight lifting exercises, but it is impossible to
acquire the body figure of a body-builder if there is no genetic
predisposition and the diet followed and the type of exercise
performed are not consistent or have a long duration.

"If one stops exercising, muscles become fat" - Muscle and fat
are two different tissue types and can never transform from one
into other. Simply, when a person stops exercising, the muscles
that are not used anymore atrophy and reduce in size. But the
body's fat tissue continues to develop since the person eating
habits do not change and as the body burns fewer calories than
when the person was still exercising, the individual might gain
weight and become less fit.

"Thin people have no reason to exercise" - The fact that
someone is thin is not reason enough to exclude any type of
exercise from his or her daily program. In fact, many thin
people have a higher percentage of body fat tissue in comparison
to normal figures and if they do not perform any kind of
exercise, they are prone to serious health problems like
osteoporosis. Thus, in order to strengthen their cardiovascular
system, they have to work out and perform all the appropriate
exercise movements depending on their body's type, sex, degree
of fitness, height and weight.

"The longest and hardest one exercises, the better" - Vigorous
exercise, when performed for a long period of time by a person
that has not been training adequately before exercising his or
her muscles that much, can lead to exhaustion, muscle tissue
burning, heart problems, slower metabolism levels, and lower
immune system resistance. Exercising hard can have the same
negative effects as not exercising at all.


About The Author: Jonathon Hardcastle writes articles for
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