Exercise Myths Part 2

Another 3 myths and solutions for you to digest!

1️⃣ you need an hour in the gym to see any differences from your training ☀️

Incorrect - you only need 10minutes of high intensity exercise a day to see some small benefit in your health.

As you get fitter and healthier you will naturally need to increase this to continue to see effects.

Solution - don't use 'I don't have time' as an excuse, - if you work hard and fast enough you can be in and out in a total of 15-20mins

2️⃣ The more you do the better it is for you

Although training is in any capacity is good for you and will help you improve - hell professionals do it 30+ hrs a week! - but your body does need time to recover, repair and build from exercise and training.

Solution - do as much as you feel comfortable with, but take some me time to let your body rest - don't take too much though or you might not go back!

3️⃣ Muscle 'weighs' more than fat

1kg of fat & 1kg of muscle will still weigh... well... 1kg! however the area that muscle and fat take up will be different. Fat is made up of triglycerides (further description coming soon!) where as muscles are made up of fibres and as you build muscle, more fibres are produced which is more dense than fat, therefore 1kg of fat may look like a block of butter, but 1kg of muscle may look like a tennis ball (as an example{)

Solution - stop believing muscle weighs more than fat and focus on building muscle and metabolising fat!