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BY TROY LINDER
herearemany misconceptionsout there
whenit comestohealthandfitness.The
topicsbelowget brought up repeatedlyin
conversations withmy clients andwith fish- ermen.Ipickedoutfivepopular onesto share withyou.
the entire body is the best
YOU HAVE TO WORK YOUR ABS EVERY DAY TO FLATTEN YOUR STOMACH
exercise to lose weight and tone the midsection. When five pounds of body fat is burned off, it is lost evenly over the entire body: hands, face, legs, etc., not just in the midsection. Training the entire body is key.
If this were truly the answer, we would see a lot
more six packs on people in the gym. There is a lot more to it than just doing sit-ups. Overtraining the abs is one thing. The abdominals are a muscle group, and they
THERE IS ONLY ONE ”FAT BURNING” ZONE
need rest just like any other group. Someone would be
The fat burning zone does exist with low,
better off spending the time lifting weights or running
moderate and high intensity cardio all burning body
to burn calories rather doing 20-minutes of crunches.
fat. The zone is all of them. The typical fat burning
It is scientifically impossible to “spot reduce” fat
zone (usually red) shown on treadmills, bikes and
on the human body with exercise. The only way to
ellipticals is true. The red zone they are listing is really
spot reduce is through a doctor with a knife, a vacuum saying that the percentage of fat calories burned in
and shelling out a few thousand dollars. If that does
that zone is higher than the zones above and below
not sound attractive, your best bet is a well-rounded
it. This only really matters while you are exercising for
health and fitness plan.
the time in that zone, but research has also shown
A good combination of resistance exercise,
that exercising at a higher intensity continues to burn
healthy eating, hydration and some cardio will get
more calories and body fat when you are done and
results. Lifting weights is much more effective to
recovering. This is called Excess Post Exercise Oxygen
get a toned stomach than doing cardio. Go into ANY
Consumption (EPOC).
gym in the world and you’ll see the biggest stomachs
Thehigherintensityabovethefatburningzoneincreases
in the gym are on the cardio machines. The people
EPOCandstudieshaveshowntestsubjectsincreasetheir
with flatter stomachs and the people on their way
caloricafterburntwotothreedaysafterasingleworkout.
to a flatter stomach are lifting weights. Working out
Fifteenminutesofintensecardiocanburnmorefatcalories
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