6 Fitness Myths that You should Stop Believing in long ago

Just imagine, many girls still think that from training in the gym, they will become muscular like Arnold Schwarzenegger in the best years, will start speaking in a bass voice, lifting weights weighing 200 kg and wearing men's clothing. It is the fear of "over-pumping" that stops women from playing sports.

What other myths about training continue to be believed by modern people and why this is not true, we will tell you below.

Overloading yourself with frequent and intense workouts is highly discouraged. First, such activities are unlikely to be useful and, for sure, you should not expect that after a week of continuous trips to the gym you will lose everything that you have eaten for the past few years. Secondly, working on wear and tear, you will face a number of problems – fatigue, decreased immunity, frequent colds. 

The body should rest! That is why it is so important to give the body time to recover (at least one day between workouts) and sleep for 8 hours a day.

Another common misconception is associated with the so-called "fat burning zone" (the moment of the maximum pulse rate). It is believed that only intensive training at maximum heart rate can give the desired result. In fact, it is extremely undesirable to work on wear and tear. However, the process of tracking your heart rate has its own meaning.

There are certain pulse zones that correspond to the training goals. For example, to lose weight, it is enough to keep the pulse in the range of 60-70% of the maximum heart rate, but it is no longer worth crossing the border of 80% (and this is usually what novice athletes do). You can calculate your maximum heart rate using a simple formula: 220-age.

To focus on twisting, plank and other exercises for the press in order to get rid of a sagging stomach is a huge mistake! They will only help you strengthen this area, which can visually make it even bigger! You can get rid of the fat tissue itself only with the help of proper nutrition and cardio training.

Most women have a fear of the gym, thinking that weight training with weights will turn them into masculine athletes. In fact, to swing to the size that the ladies see in their nightmares, you need to make great efforts, follow a strict diet and training regime, and in the case of women... use special drugs. After all, their body simply does not have the amount of hormones that would allow them to significantly increase muscle mass.

So you don't have to worry that training will make you big and pumped – it won't happen! But you will get a slim, toned body, perfect posture, strong muscles and beautiful relief.

It is a great happiness that the fashion for such belts has remained somewhere far behind. Nevertheless, there are still women who believe that the fat from the stomach can be removed by lying on the couch, gorging on buns and drinking your favorite soda. Allegedly, it is enough to put on a magic belt that will locally affect fat deposits with the help of heat and make you thinner.

But experts once again explain: using such belts is not only useless, but also dangerous. From them, you will not lose weight, but the internal organs, which are constantly exposed to high temperatures, can suffer. Remember: the only thing that will help you get rid of fat is sports and proper nutrition.

The key aspect in both weight loss and weight gain is the principle of energy balance, that is, the ratio of calories consumed and consumed. In other words, if you want to lose weight, you should spend more than you consume, and vice versa. 

If you eat too much during the day, but limit yourself to eating after 6 o'clock in the evening, you will not bring your body absolutely no benefit. On the contrary, it will be much better to have a late dinner consisting of vegetables and protein products, but fitting into your daily allowance of KBZH (calories, proteins, fats, carbohydrates). For each person, it is individual.