Dispelling the Exercise MythsHere are the most common exercise myths: Exercise Myth 1: Muscle turns into fat once you stop exercising! Also, often when people stop exercising they keep eating as they were before (when they had more muscle and a faster metabolism) and what happens is that their muscles shrink and fat get stored around it so it looks as if the muscle has turned into fat. The way to avoid this from happening is to simply eat less when you stop exercising. Exercise Myth 2: Sit-ups gets rid of the fat on your stomach! The exercise may be beneficial in increasing your energy or calorie expenditure slightly as well as possibly stimulating some muscle growth in the targeted area but it will not result in accelerated fat loss from the area. The best way to lose fat from your stomach is to follow a healthy and sustainable nutritional plan, exercise regularly and use supplements that have been proven to be effective helping people lose weight and keep it off. Exercise Myth 3: Lifting weights will make you ‘bulk up’! Furthermore, lifting weights is probably the most under-estimated way to lose weight fast. Not only does it have a positive impact on your metabolism but it also forces your body to maintain its existing muscle mass as you lose weight. This means it provides a greater ‘engine’ within which to burn the fat. If you want to lose weight and you don’t lift weights then approximately half the weight you lose will comes from fat and half comes from muscle and if you lose muscle your metabolism will slow down, making further weight loss more difficult. If you haven’t had much experience with lifting weights always employ the services of a personal trainer. They can show you how to perform the exercises safely and effectively. Plus, they help to make your workouts more enjoyable too. Exercise Myth 4: You have to exercise in the ‘Fat-Burning Zone’ in order to burn fat. However, at the higher level of intensity a greater amount of fat can be burnt off. This is simply because the energy expenditure during the session is far greater. Plus, at the higher level of intensity the metabolic rate stays elevated for longer after the exercise session is completed, which means even more fat is burnt. Exercise Myth 5: The first 20-30 minutes of aerobic exercise doesn’t burn fat. This may be done by performing aerobic exercise first thing in the morning or immediately after a weight-training session. By doing so, you will be exercising in a mildly hypoglycaemic state and will be able to access and burn fat straight away. The fat-burning effects may be magnified even more by taking XLR8 Thermogenic prior to the session. XLR8 Thermogenic forces the fat cells to release stored body fat and send it into the blood stream, which may then be used as a fuel during the exercise session. The next installment of The Myths & Mistakes of the Weight Loss Industry Article Series will be sent to you shortly. The next article is titled: 'Abdominal Machines: Do They Really Work?'
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