I’m sure you have heard of many of these yourself. The truth is you don’t gain body fat because of a lack of exercise. Basically, you are eating too many calories at one time.
Lettuce can be stored as fat! Any food or drink, which contains calories, can be stored as body fat if it causes your blood sugar levels to exceed what the body needs at that time.
Many people are misinformed and are also misled by the many promises of the weight loss industry. Everywhere you look, you hear or see of people promising “Dramatic Weight Loss” with products such as “The Fat Trapper”, or “Exercise in a Bottle”.
You also have the hundreds of diets out there such as “The Zone”, “Sugar Busters” or “The Atkins Diet”. I’m sure you have heard of many of these yourself.
Below are some common misconceptions among people with regard to exercise and nutrition.
- You need to exercise to burn fat.
Because of a lack of exercise, the truth is you don’t gain body fat. Because your blood sugar levels exceed what you are using, you gain it. Basically, you are eating too many calories at one time. - Once you hit 30, your metabolism slows down.
WRONG! Actually, hundreds of research studies have shown that the slow down in metabolism is due to a loss of muscle tissue. And the loss of muscle tissue is directly related to a lack of hard physical activity! - Pasta and bread are fattening.
Lettuce can be stored as fat! Any food or drink, which contains calories, can be stored as body fat if it causes your blood sugar levels to exceed what the body needs at that time. - Eating after 7pm will make you fat.
Absolutely false! It all depends on whether or not the body needs that amount of calories at that time. Keep in mind your body is constantly burning calories, 24 hours per day, just the amount varies. - Strength training will make you bulk up.
Another NO! If mostly women are concerned with this one, it seems as. Muscle size is primarily affected by genetics and hormone production; therefore most women don’t have the potential to build very large muscles.
Muscle burns calories, so the more muscle you have, the more calories you burn which makes easier to burn fat and harder to gain it!
By no means is this a complete list! There are so many I could write a whole book just about them. The key is in education, but not by reading fitness magazines!
