There is much more that is involved in working out then the “go big or go home” mentality. The biggest sweat pile doesn’t always mean you got the best workout in. Now we have to wonder about calories burned, BMI, how hard your heart is working and what the scale says…or do we?
Even with the coming and going of fitness trends at the end of the day there are still facts about exercise. Often we ignore them because we are blinded by fads like “the quickest way to get tight abs” or “buy this heart monitor now to get the most out of your workout.” There are plenty of exercise misconceptions that may be impacting your workouts.
Consider these top 10 exercise myths that will whip you into shape:
What do you think about this infographic? Are there any exercise trends that you follow?
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I saw this infograph the other day and it’s completely on point. I especially love the tip about the protein shake – I hate when people down one of those after their work out, the only time it’s needed is if you’re in a bind, like the graph says, or if you’re a huge body builder, but a majority of the time people down them after their 30 minute walk on the treadmill.