Fitness Myths you need to know

As someone interested in fitness, sport, working out you'll have read alot about the best way to lose fat, or the most effective diet, or the safest way to warm up and stretch. Here I will dispel some of those myths to give you the real truths.

Myth #1: Stretching Before a Workout Prevents Injury
Fact: Blood Flow is More Important


Rather than simple static stretching, which can decrease power and lead to injury during a workout, it is better instead to get blood flowing to lubricate joints and create elasticity in your muscles. After a gentle warm up, try 25-second combinations of  high knees, forward lunges with a torso twist, arm swings, leg kicks and butt kicks!

Myth #2: Slow and Steady Wins the Race
Fact: High-Intensity Intervals Burn More Fat

Unless you're running a marathon, high intensity (or metabolic) training burns more calories and raises metabolism for up to 24 hours post-workout. To get the most out of your workout pick 6 exercises (eg jump squats) to do back-to-back for 30 to 60 seconds each, with 10 seconds of rest in between (that's one cycle). Aim for 3 cycles, resting one minute between each. 
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Myth #3: You Need to Workout Every Day
Fact: An Everyday Regime Leads to Overtraining


Working out too frequently halts progress, and can even lead to losing strength. You have to give your body time to rest and recover, with a working out max of 5 days per week.

Myth #4: You Can Always Work it Off
Fact: You Can't Outrun a Bad Diet


Constantly feeding your body crap is no match for a dozen sets of burpees. But don't deprive yourself, either.  "If it has a laundry list of ingredients you can't pronounce, don't eat it."

Myth #5: There's No Such Thing as 'Too Much Water'
Fact: Yes, There is.

The amount a person needs to drink to avoid getting deyhdrated will vary depending on a range of factors, including their size, the temperature and how active they are. However, as a guide, the Department of Health recommends that we should drink about 1.2 litres of fluid every day. This works out to be about six 200ml or eight 150ml glasses. When you are training hard and for endurance events you will need more, to replace the fluids lost.
All drinks count, but water, milk and fruit juices are the healthiest. It is best to avoid alcoholic drinks.