List five myths associated with diet and exercise and explain why each myth is not true.?

Question

List five myths associated with diet and exercise and explain why each myth is not true.?

Answer 1

This question would probably get more and better answers in the diet section. This section is for a different kind of myths.

Answer 2

myth #1:Doing crunches will give you a flat stomach...

doing  crunches alone can make your fat look more prominent, since you'll be building the muscle up underneath the fat and pushing it out further. However, there is a reason this myth persists: building the muscles in your own problem area will make the muscles themselves more well-defined. This muscle build will raise your base metabolism and burn calories more efficiently than if you just do cardio alone. Add some cardio (to burn massive numbers of calories--and kill off that pesky outer layer of fat) and you'll really see the results you were looking for quickly.

#2:Always stretch before you exercise....

Never let anyone tell you stretching isn't important.

There are studies saying that even stretching after exercise won't guard you against injury and isn't integral to working out.Stretching cold muscles can cause them to snap back in reaction, thereby making you stiffer. Stretching them too far when cold could actually tear them. Instead, warm up, do your exercises, then stretch afterwards. Hold each stretch for about 30 seconds right at the point where it feels intense but not uncomfortable

#3 If you're sweating a lot, you're working harder......

fact:

this is not true as the amount you sweat has virtually nothing to do with how hard you're working. The average person's reaction to heat and stress varies according to their own bodies, as well as their own fitness level. Just because you feel like you lost 10 pounds of water in an hour doesn't necessarily mean you burned any more calories than the person who still hasn't broken a sweat. The real way to tell if you're working efficiently is by your heart rate

#4 Dieting can help u in reducing ur waiste size....

FACT:

only thing that dieting does is it only makes u week.....infact eating at regular and proper intervals of time helps in maintaining proper metabolism rate thus helps in burning of calories .....so never  do dieting when u r exercising....

#5: Exercising for 30 minutes two to three times per week is sufficient for weight loss.

FACT - That's better than doing nothing but it's not optimal. God designed our bodies to be active daily. When we exercise daily we are healthier, leaner, more energetic, and the list goes on and on. Also, daily exercise boosts your metabolism like nothing else can. I recommend working up to 30 to 60 minutes of daily aerobic exercise and three days of weight training per week.

Myth #6 - You can lose fat from a specific part of your body by doing an exercise for that part of your body. For example, abdominal crunches will remove fat from your abdominal area.

FACT - You can't spot reduce! You cannot control where fat is removed from your body.