Fact And Fiction As Related To Health And Fitness.

By Wilson Resturbee


If learning about health and fitness is new to you, it may seem a daunting task to get through all of it. Beginners often get overwhelmed trying to decipher lies from the truth. Experience of the writer is one of the first things you'll notice about fitness books as many are written off the cuff based on personal experience. There are many approaches to working out and much depends on what you will be doing. It's not uncommon to find conflicting information which may or may not be true either way. Be extra careful that you are analyzing everything.

It may surprise you to learn that even the treadmill has myths that have to do with your knees. Your knees are a matter of contention, some believe that treadmills are safer than running on pavement where the knees are concerned. Let's kill this rumor here and now. Your weight is forced upon your knees every time you run. It does not matter what the surface may be.

Your knees are taking the brunt of the impact no matter what little give might be offered by a treadmill. Having a good running shoe can help benefit your knees.

Making your muscles really work is the only way to really get the best benefit. Losing weight does not mean beating yourself up or causing yourself serious injury which makes the above statement completely false. There is a huge difference between working hard, or having a hard workout, and working out while you are in obvious pain. If you experience pain after a workout that doesn't go away or only appears to be getting worse, stop doing the activity. If you have injured yourself, you want to stop exercising to avoid increasing the level of your injury.

One myth we've all used at one time or another is the "I don't have the extra time in my schedule for a workout". Really, you only need to take about 15 minutes a couple times a week. This short exercise schedule is better than nothing especially if you can top it off with a 30 minute aerobic workout on your days off. Can you squeeze in a walk at work or with your children? You can go for a brisk walk during your lunch hour or break. You can take ten minutes and jump a rope, and you can do that in your apartment or house. It's not impossible to find that 10 minutes if you try hard enough.

You really do not have to go far to hear some health and fitness advice that is either truth or something else. In fact, you could have a few good ones of your own. The best thing to do when you hear something doubtful you need to research it to find some credible information to support or refute it.




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