| Many people dedicate lots of time, money and | | | | exhaustion, and will not help us in the long term. |
| energy to diet and exercise, but make little | | | | Cardio Burns More Fat than Weight Lifting |
| noticeable progress. Why is it so hard to see real | | | | Most runners are skinny, but what people don't |
| results? There are unfortunately a lot of popular | | | | know is usually they engage in some kind of |
| assumptions about how our bodies work which | | | | weight training too. Running burns calories during |
| leads to counterproductive activities. Read on to | | | | the actual activity and a few hours after. But a |
| dispel some common myths which have stopped | | | | weight training session burns calories for up to 48 |
| many from succeeding. | | | | hours after as our body recovers. A combination |
| Working Out on an Empty Stomach Helps You | | | | of the two is the best way to lower our body |
| Lose Weight | | | | weight. |
| It seems to make sense that if there is no food | | | | If You Are Skinny, You are Healthy |
| in our system, our body is going to burn through | | | | Many dangerous health conditions are invisible |
| our stored fat, and thus help us lose weight. | | | | from the outside. A naturally skinny person can |
| Unfortunately this is not the case. When we | | | | still have high cholesterol if they do not eat |
| engage in heavy physical activity our body sends | | | | healthy. They can still be at risk for heart disease, |
| in proteins to repair the microscopic damage we | | | | have a high amount of free radicals and a host of |
| cause to our muscles. This causes the muscles to | | | | other problems. Obesity is dangerous, but an |
| grow. However, if no protein is available, the body | | | | unhealthy life style of any kind has consequences. |
| gets it from other muscles in our body. This | | | | Starving Yourself is the Best Way to Lose |
| causes our work out to cost us existing muscle | | | | Weight |
| mass. The more muscle mass we build, the more | | | | Eating nothing or cutting out a certain food types |
| calories we burn just sitting still, so less muscle | | | | from your diet is not a healthy way to lose |
| equals more calories turning into stored fat. Eating | | | | weight. It's true, you may see some short term |
| something small before a workout and bulking up | | | | weight loss, but if we cut out something our body |
| on protein after will make sure our muscle mass | | | | needs to survive, eventually we'll feel the effects. |
| increases. | | | | Many also think that cutting out carbs gives them |
| The More You Work Out the More Results You'll | | | | the freedom to eat steaks and bacon all day. This |
| See | | | | is obviously not a healthy approach. |
| Some people are so dedicated to fitness goals | | | | Understanding the science behind fitness and |
| that they actually work out too much. If we don't | | | | dieting is of key importance to reach your fitness |
| give ourselves time to recover between | | | | goals. Take the time to learn how to do it right - |
| workouts, our body never gets caught up in | | | | with an eye to the long term - and the results will |
| repair work. This can lead to injuries and | | | | surely come. |