Tuesday, September 25, 2012

The Truth and Lies about Health and Fitness Exposed

By Albert Paris


Usually when we go to the gym there are people who will tell us things about fitness that are not true, ignore them. People at the gym are only trying to help even though their information might not always be accurate. Just because someone has been working out in the gym a long time does not necessarily make them an authority on the subject just like any other time you might get advice. You'll be best served by taking the advice of trained professionals. This article will offer up some good tips on how to accomplish this task.

You've probably heard that swimming is good for losing weight. This is a fallacy. Although there are many benefits to swimming, losing pounds doesn't even make the list. The reason for this is because as you are swimming the water is doing the work to support your body weight (called buoyancy) which basically means you aren't getting the workout you think you are or that you might if you were running or jogging long distances.

You are sorely mistaken if you believe that exercise has to be hard to make a difference. You can feel the effects of a workout sometimes a few days after the activity especially if it's been a while since you've done anything. You may hit the spinning bike machine at the gym hard after a long time without this kind of activity and it is then that you will feel the after effects of working out over time rather than right away. If you want to avoid this, take it slow, talk to your doctor and you'll get the best experience.

Getting regular, quality exercise can also help improve physical and mental performance. Increased stamina and strength will benefit your overall physical performance. Exercise also gives you a greater degree of clarity which obviously helps with mental performance. When people exercise regularly, they carry those positive habits to other areas such as their diet and nutrition.

If you're totally new to working out, it is especially important to sort out the truth about health and fitness from the falsehoods. Because you are still forming your fitness habits, this is extremely important. Forming bad habits now mean a difficult re-education later when you try to form the right habits. Sticking with a fitness routine and succeeding require you to form good habits from the start.




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