This is the worst fitness advice ever

Fitness trainers claim that this is the worst advice and should never be listened to
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Ažurirano: 10.01.2016. 09:30h

There is a lot of questionable and bad fitness advice floating around – both in gyms and in the media, and here are five of the worst: Women should not lift weights, as this will overbuild their muscles Unfortunately, this advice is often circulated among ladies who are afraid that lifting weights will end up with schwarzenegger biceps. However, fitness trainers will reassure you by explaining that women are built differently and that they don't have as much testosterone. If you don't use supplements and don't significantly increase your calorie intake, lifting weights won't bulk you up as much. In fact, women should take up weight lifting not only to gain strength, but also because it increases bone density. If you want to lose weight, do cardio exercises Fitness trainers confirm that cardio exercises are an important factor in losing weight, but also that lifting weights makes the body lose more calories while resting and has a longer effect. An effective weight loss plan includes both cardio exercises and resistance training to increase muscle mass. Keep in mind that this will also increase your effort, as muscle is a metabolically active tissue that requires energy (read: calories) from your body over a long period of time to maintain itself. Without pain there is no science In an exercise culture, this proverb takes on a real motivational meaning. However, it is also pretty bad advice. After exercising, you may feel a little uncomfortable or uncomfortable, you shouldn't be in any pain. Pain is a warning sign that something in your body is not working properly.

"Confuse" the muscles by constantly changing the routine If you change exercises too often, it will be difficult for you to become a better exerciser and it will be even more difficult to get used to them. If you want to be stronger, have more muscular legs, doing hundreds of leg exercises won't help you as much as a well-designed, well-trained routine will. Give up the routine only when the results become visible. Do not drink water while exercising Some exercisers are convinced that water will put out the "fire" that wakes up in their stomach during exercise, as well as that it will slow down their metabolism. That's pretty bad advice that should never be followed. It is necessary to drink water during exercise, in order to adequately hydrate the body.

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