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Exercise Myths
Learn the facts! Get the most out of your exercise routine. Don't fall prey to these common myths. Myth
1: The more you sweat, the more fat
you lose. Fact:
If you exercise in extreme heat or humidity, or in "rubberized"
clothing, you will sweat profusely and lose weight.
Any resultant weight loss, however, represents only lost water, not lost
fat. Myth
2: Performing aerobic exercise at
low, rather than a high, intensity promotes a greater loss of body fat. Fact:
It is true that the lower the intensity level at which you exercise, the
more the body prefers to use fats rather than carbohydrates as fuel.
However, the absolute amount of fat calories burned during high-intensity
exercise tends to be equal to, or greater than, the number burned during
low-intensity exercise, even though the percentage of calories burned from fat
is higher during low-intensity exercise. Myth
3: Aerobic exercise suppresses your
appetite. Fact:
Most studies have demonstrated that your level of caloric intake is
usually unchanged, or slightly increased, in response to long-term aerobic
exercise training. Your energy
intake, however, is usually increased below your increase in energy expenditure. Myth
4: You can burn fat from specific
regions of the body by exercising those areas. Fact:
Contrary to what you may want to believe, the phenomenon of spot
reduction has absolutely no factual basis.
when you exercise, you utilize energy produced by metabolizing fat from
all of the regions of your body - not just the specific muscles involved in
exercise. Myth
5: Muscles will turn to fat when
you stop exercising regularly. Fact:
Muscles cannot turn to fat. Muscle
and fat are two separate and distinct tissues.
They simply do not have the physical capability of changing from one type
of tissue to another. Muscle does
have the unique property of "use it or lose it".
If you don't use a muscle, it will literally waste away. Myth
6: A pound of fat is a pound of
fat, regardless of where it's located on the body. Fact:
Extra fat that is located in your abdominal region is decidedly more
unhealthy than extra fat around your hips, buttocks and thighs.
Research has shown that "apples" are at a greater risk for
developing a number of health-related problems, the most prominent being
hypertension, type II diabetes, and hyperlipidemia (elevated levels of fat in
the blood). Myth
7: A calorie is a calorie, whether
it comes from a bowl of ice cream or a stalk of celery. Fact:
Calories consumed from fatty foods are far more likely to make you fat
than those from carbohydrate. Your
body uses less energy to process dietary fat than to process dietary
carbohydrate. For example, if you consume 100 Calories of dietary fat, only
3 calories are required to convert the butter into body fat.
One hundred calories of carbohydrate, on the other hand, requires 23
calories to convert to body fat. Find more life balance. Learn about the Six Dimensions of Wellness Here |
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