Working out is a great way to be healthy and stay in shape. That’s why people love to try differentfitness tipsand hacks to see which works the best. The problem with that is there’s so much information all around that there’s bound to be misinformation as well.People don’t really fact-check the health tips they share, which unfortunately means that there are a lot of bogusfitnessfacts to sift through. Fortunately for you, these posts from a Reddit thread about inaccurate health beliefs will help open your eyes.More info:RedditThis post may includeaffiliate links.
Working out is a great way to be healthy and stay in shape. That’s why people love to try differentfitness tipsand hacks to see which works the best. The problem with that is there’s so much information all around that there’s bound to be misinformation as well.
People don’t really fact-check the health tips they share, which unfortunately means that there are a lot of bogusfitnessfacts to sift through. Fortunately for you, these posts from a Reddit thread about inaccurate health beliefs will help open your eyes.
More info:Reddit
This post may includeaffiliate links.
All the s**t about vaccines causing autism and being implants.
That you need to “flush your system” with all kinds of BS cleanses to “detox” your body. Honey, you’re “detoxing” right now, it’s called your normal kidney function.
You’ve probably come across all thesehealthtips at least once in your life. The issue with them is that they’re very easy to believe. The real health facts are often considered boring or require too much effort. That’s whyBored Pandareached out to the author of this post,u/MaxEhrlich, to see if he had any useful fitness tips to share.
Just because someone is thin doesn’t mean they’re in shape or healthy.
That you can target certain areas of the body for fat loss. You can’t. When you lose fat, it just comes off your total body wherever your body sees fit.
It’s interesting to note that hormones play a big role in exercise and the way we approach fitness. For women, their menstrual cycle and changing hormonal levels can impact the amount and type of exercise they can do. According toHealthline: “given that each life stage may present unique hormonal side effects and challenges, exercise must be adapted appropriately to enhance quality of life and provide a sense of symbiosis with one’s anatomy.”To dive even deeper into the world of health and fitness, Bored Panda interviewedVinod Channa, a celebrity trainer and fitness consultant. Vinod had this to share about the effect of hormones on exercise: “Male hormones and female hormones are both different. Women produce estrogen, which is why they havemore adipose tissuethat stores fat. That’s why they’re soft, so they are prone to injuries. Women must do more strength training to build up their muscles and their joints.”
It’s interesting to note that hormones play a big role in exercise and the way we approach fitness. For women, their menstrual cycle and changing hormonal levels can impact the amount and type of exercise they can do. According toHealthline: “given that each life stage may present unique hormonal side effects and challenges, exercise must be adapted appropriately to enhance quality of life and provide a sense of symbiosis with one’s anatomy.”
To dive even deeper into the world of health and fitness, Bored Panda interviewedVinod Channa, a celebrity trainer and fitness consultant. Vinod had this to share about the effect of hormones on exercise: “Male hormones and female hormones are both different. Women produce estrogen, which is why they havemore adipose tissuethat stores fat. That’s why they’re soft, so they are prone to injuries. Women must do more strength training to build up their muscles and their joints.”
Rest days are setbacks.they most certainly are not your body needs to rest every now and then.
No pain = no gain.If you’re in pain, you should stop because chances are you’re going to seriously injure yourself.
That sweating more = more calories burned. My ex worked out in a hot garage with sweats on in the summer trying to burn off more fat, and it was maddening trying to convince her to stop. DO NOT GIVE YOURSELF HEATSTROKE TRYING TO SWEAT MORE. YOU ARE ONLY LOSING WATER WEIGHT!
People also love to complicate the process of working out. ButVinodstates that “it depends on a lot of things. If you’re doing weight training, it depends on the body parts, which are the same for males and females. Just the intensity will go lower and higher depending upon the person’s fitness level, lifestyle, age, injuries, and a lot of other things.”Research has also shown thattrackingyour diet and exercise can help with weight loss because it leads to positive behavior changes and increases motivation. “The other thing is the person’s target. If somebody’s looking for running, powerlifting, flexibility, according to that, the changes happen in the workout routine, how many calories they eat, and the reaction of the body,” Vinod shared.
People also love to complicate the process of working out. ButVinodstates that “it depends on a lot of things. If you’re doing weight training, it depends on the body parts, which are the same for males and females. Just the intensity will go lower and higher depending upon the person’s fitness level, lifestyle, age, injuries, and a lot of other things.”
Research has also shown thattrackingyour diet and exercise can help with weight loss because it leads to positive behavior changes and increases motivation. “The other thing is the person’s target. If somebody’s looking for running, powerlifting, flexibility, according to that, the changes happen in the workout routine, how many calories they eat, and the reaction of the body,” Vinod shared.
That eating fat is bad for you.
That you can look like most Instagram fitness “models”/Youtubers. The reality is most of these people, especially guys, are on some sort of steroid/gear. TRT being the most common. Also their pictures are not raw and typically taken after getting a “pump” with perfect lighting. I HIGHLY recommend not comparing yourself to these people, it can definitely affect your self-confidence when it comes to your fitness goals.
That you must be overweight or have a poor diet to have high cholesterol/blood pressure. My mother was the healthiest, most active person I knew, she never topped 110 lbs in her entire life, and her cholesterol was always atrocious. Both her parents had that problem and passed it on to her. Genetics 🤷🏻♀️.
Another fitness myth that many people subscribe to is spot training. This is the process of only working out or training one body part to try and lose weight in that particular area. Unfortunately,spot trainingisn’t really effective. It’s actually important to exercise your whole body instead of just focusing on one part.According to Vinod Channa, “[people] can create different patterns ofworkouts, which work on the body parts as a whole. Otherwise, what will happen is you’re doing only arms or upper chest, and the back and legs will get weaker. Before starting, you always have to work on basic mobility and flexibility that will help you to perform better and move faster without any muscle wear and tear, dislocations and injuries.”
Another fitness myth that many people subscribe to is spot training. This is the process of only working out or training one body part to try and lose weight in that particular area. Unfortunately,spot trainingisn’t really effective. It’s actually important to exercise your whole body instead of just focusing on one part.
According to Vinod Channa, “[people] can create different patterns ofworkouts, which work on the body parts as a whole. Otherwise, what will happen is you’re doing only arms or upper chest, and the back and legs will get weaker. Before starting, you always have to work on basic mobility and flexibility that will help you to perform better and move faster without any muscle wear and tear, dislocations and injuries.”
People really need to stop going on diets that cut essential nutrients out of your diet. If you can’t eat how you’re eating for the rest of your life, then losing weight in that way won’t be sustainable.
That that BMI is a legit scale… it’s not. It’s a basic scale that was created in the 50’s and is not an accurate measurement of fat mass and fat free mass.
It’s not all about how much you weigh. If you’re working out and getting results, the number on the scale might go up. Muscle weighs more than fat and muscle burns fat. So you might gain weight even though you’re getting stronger and thinner. One of my friends stopped working out because she gained a few pounds and wouldn’t listen to me telling her that’s a good thing because she’s obsessed with weighing a certain amount. Don’t do that.
In modern times, people are exercising less and less.The BMJfound that around 1.4 billion people are at risk of developing diseases from not doing enough physical activity. Vinod also shared his own experience with the people he trains, saying: “[exercise] is very important nowadays because everybody is doing 13-14 hoursworkingon their laptop. Their ankle, knee joints, hip joints, shoulders, neck, everything is weak.”
If working in physical therapy has taught me anything, it’s that an alarming amount of people have never worked out in their lives and have no idea that muscular soreness is normal after exercising. Also, soreness and pain are not the same thing.
That carbs are bad for you.That you can turn fat into muscle. It doesn’t work that way, friends.
Dieting being confused with simply living a healthy lifestyle.
“It’s because your body is used to that and you need to keep progressing. That is also very important. If you don’t keep progressing, you won’t get results. So you have to [go] back two steps. Whatever you’re doing, do less. Like if you’re doing five days workout, go only three days and let your body put on two to three kilos. After that, you have to add one day extra workout and decrease one meal and see how your body reacts,” he added.
Losing weight = Healthy.A friend of mine once had a health scare that involved unintended weight loss and someone had the f*****g balls to say to her face they wished they could lose weight without trying.
That you can’t over work out. Exercise dependencies are so common in the fitness industry. No Karen, I’m not going to reward you for going to the gym 3 times a day, that’s a problem.
That people go on a diet as if it is a temporary thing. What you consume IS your diet.
The general public who don’t know s**t about nutrition, thinks that healthy eating is solely living off salad and vegetables.
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“I can run off this 2000 calorie meal in a one mile jog tomorrow”.
That weightlifting for women will make them look like men.ETA: juiced up men.
The food pyramid. Not it at all really.Also, some people don’t believe in germs still. Germs.
Not really a view, per se, but most folks go all in on diets designed for fitness models and weight lifters.If you’re just casually getting into fitness, eating 1.5× your body weight - or more - in protein is a daunting task. So is going to the gym for an hour plus 5 days a week.Most people would have better success taking smaller bites of the fitness apple before tying to eat the whole thing in one bite.
That diet and exercise will trump genetics on life span. You can improve your chances slightly, but life span is a c**p shoot.
The amount of water needed is consistent from person to person.
Carrots are good for eye sight.From what I know, the British made it up to mess with the Germans.
That all sugar consumption is bad.
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That you get sick when you’re a bit cold (being outside). I work with school kids and every time a kid brings that up I go “nope, viruses and bacteria make you sick, not because you took off your jacket and got a bit cold outside.”.
That’s exercise is a good way to lose weight. It’s not. It’s a lousy way to lose weight. Diet sets your weight, exercise sets your ability. There are many fat people in good shape (sumo wrestlers, football players) and many skinny people who are in horrible shape.
That you can take a pill and magically be healthy without doing so much as walking every day.
That you can outrun your fork.
That running is blankety bad for your knees.Obviously there are those will knee problems already and plenty of people running improperly.I was a 35 year old with knee issues. Now I’m a 40 year old who runs 30-40 miles a week and my knees feel bullet proof.
There is a “healthy” amount of alcohol.Alcohol is not healthy for you, period. Don’t get upset when people won’t agree to play along with your fantasy because you arent adult enough to just say “yea its not healthy, but Im living my life and I can accept the health consequences.”.
That diets that help you lose weight aren’t at their core still just low calorie diets. Calories in vs calories out. That’s all weight loss/gain is. Yes carbs etc can enhance things but if you aren’t in a calorie deficit you aren’t going to lose weight unless there’s something going on medically that you should see a doctor about. You could lose weight eating nothing but ice cream as long as the total calories is low enough. You SHOULDNT, but you could.
People that believe they are overweight for any reason other than eating too much.There are 100% people that this is true for, but WAY less than the number of people who claim it.
Being fat is okay and healthy.EDIT: Sorry everyone being fat is okay.
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