Nutrition and Weight Loss Ideas

There are so many myths about exercise that focusing on these five seems like I’m short-changing you in some way. However, instead of belaboring a lot of what you may already know, I decided to concentrate on five of the most common, and most misunderstood myths.

I’m sure you’ve heard the comments like — weight training makes women look like Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Or, how about this one – exercising on an empty stomach burns more calories.

Some of these might make sense on the surface, but when you do some research into them, you’ll see that they have little or no basis in reality.

Let’s look at these and then peek behind them to see what we find.

1. No pain, no gain – Perhaps the most common myth out there is the one that says, “If you don’t feel pain when you exercise, you’re not doing it right”. Nothing could be further from the truth. If you’re exercising correctly you should never feel pain. Good professional trainers will always tell you stop your workout at the first sign of pain. The so-called logic behind “no pain, no gain” says that you can’t expect good results without sacrificing something – that’s twisted at best, downright sadistic at worst. Exercise should be something you enjoy or else you will very quickly become disillusioned and drop it entirely. While an intense workout may create slight discomfort, it should never get to the point where you are in actual pain.

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