Here are a few unhealthy, but unfortunately quite common, myths.
To lose weight, you need to exercise more and eat less.
This is not true. Intense training with a minimum of food will disrupt the metabolism, the hormonal background, the body will be under constant stress and will start to store received from the products “for a rainy day” – into fat. There should be enough food and it should be varied and healthy.
Wrong ideas about nutrition haunt not only those who set themselves the goal of losing weight or, conversely, of building muscle mass, but also those who, in an effort to lead a healthy lifestyle, are overly fond of different diets.
You need to consume a lot of supplements
You need to stick to moderation. We get many healthy trace elements, vitamins, amino acids and other elements necessary for the human body from food. Dietary supplements – dietary supplements – are designed to make up for the lack of useful substances that we do not get from food. Their excessive consumption is harmful.
Everyday exercise will get you closer to the results.
No. It will deplete your body. Daily training is for professional athletes, whose body is already used to serious stress. Your body needs 72 hours of rest. It is recommended to do exercises every day.
The heavier your weight, the harder you have to work out.
Exercise in moderation, not overworking yourself, and giving your body time to rest. If you weigh a lot, your workouts should be gentle, because the more your body weighs, the higher the strain on your heart is.
The more physical activity, and dumbbells are heavier, the faster you can get rid of excess weight
No, rather the opposite. To lose weight you need aerobic activity. Lifting weights is not one of them. The process of burning fat and building muscle mass do not go simultaneously, do not mix them in one workout.
Regular exercise helps you quickly build muscle mass.
They help to improve physical fitness. And giving your body beautiful relief is a long job.
Doing the same exercises all the time will help you lose weight and/or build muscle
No. The body quickly gets used to the load, so each time it spends less and less energy performing the exercise. The exercise pattern needs to be changed.
You have a problem in one area; you need to work on that area.
It is necessary to train the whole body. Muscles develop evenly and if you work only on, for example, the arms, you will not achieve any effects at all, except for fatigue.
It is possible to train without a trainer.
It is possible, but not very reasonable. Especially at first. A trainer – even if you train in a group, not individually – will show you the techniques of exercises, systematize them so that they were as effective as possible, keep an eye on you and prevent possible injuries, explain what you do not understand.
Sports and healthy eating are great! Don’t give up, and good luck achieving your goals!
