FITNESS FALLACIES
“Crunches are the best way to get a six-pack!” “Cholesterol is bad for you!” Regardless of how much experience you have in the gym, there always seems to be some new study out or a health “expert” who proves everything you’ve been doing wrong. For many, it can be downright frustrating to think the workout program you just started or the change you’ve made to your diet is now considered completely ineffective or pointless. Well, we’ve done the “heavy lifting” on some common fitness myths in order to separate fact from marketing.
HIGH-INTENSITY BEATS LOW-INTENSITY TRAINING
This may sound counterintuitive, but chances are you need more long-duration, low-intensity cardiovascular exercise in your life. These days, everything is about high-intensity interval training (HIIT), and how it’s good for everything fitness related. While it’s undoubtedly good for goals like fat loss and improvement in many sports, it’s not
