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Busting Health and Fitness Myths
By Dr. Narinder Saini M.D.
Women who lift weights will get bulky muscles.
Women don't have enough testosterone to develop
large, bulky muscles, Strength training will not
cause women to build muscles, although steroids
might.
Spot reducing is possible. It's simply not possible
to "burn off" fat in one specific body
part by exercising that area. Numerous studies have
tried to refute this claim. But only regular exercise
-- aerobic and strength -- and a sensible diet can
melt body fat.
No pain, no gain. Yikes. Exercising to the point
of pain can harm you, not help. It's OK to push
yourself a bit, to tax your heart, lungs, muscles
and bones -- but be reasonable. Don't risk an injury.
If you exercise, you can eat whatever you want.
A healthy diet goes hand-in-hand with a sound exercise
regimen. For weight loss, eat more fruits and veggies,
far fewer sugary foods, and EAT LESS.
There's a magic bullet out there. Yet another joke.
There is no quick fix, says. Those nutritional supplements
often use "deceptive, misleading, or fraudulent
advertising.
Muscle weighs more than fat. "In simple terms,
a pound of muscle weighs the same as a pound of
fat. The difference is that muscle is much more
dense than body fat. Therefore, a pound of muscle
will take up much less room in your body than a
pound of fat. Another benefit of muscle, it is significantly
more vascular [better blood supply] than body fat
and will cause you to burn more calories at rest
than body fat."
What puts health and fitness myths in our minds?
It's those get-skinny-quick product ads, "People
want to know what's the easiest possible way to
get from here to there." When it comes to health
and fitness, "there's no magic bullet."
"If America began to exercise even a minimal
amount -- 30 minutes a day -- it would turn around
the epidemic of heart disease and obesity."
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