By: Sean Millhouse, Houston Personal Trainer

A poll of Fitness Professionals was taken to discover the Top 6 Fitness Myths that are heard by mislead consumers. Here they are with the truth explained (by me):

1. Women who lift weights will get bulky muscles. Most women do not have the genetics to look like Arnold. Generally, the women you see who look like this have taken some form of illegal steroids. What a shame.

2. Spot reducing is possible. Again, genetics play a huge role in how your body looks. You can do crunches until you drop, but you won’t develop “6-pack” abs until you do cardio. As a general rule of thumb: the first place fat started accumulating, will be the last it will burn off…Sorry!

3. No pain, no gain. This will only lead you to an injury. There is a difference between pain and burning. Pain is bad, and generally would occur in or near a joint. Burning is good, as long as it is in the muscle you are working. Feel the burn!

4. Exercise requires a hefty time commitment. Sure, if you have the time to spend 2 hours a day in the gym you can. But who does? You can easily perform an effective exercise routine that will only take 30-60 minutes. And this can be done 3-4 times a week. So, if you do the math that only 1.5 – 4 hours a week. Not bad…huh.

5. If you exercise, you can eat whatever you want. This just isn’t true. First, food is fuel for the body. It’s like putting bad gas in your car…at some point it will break down. Second, eating fatty and sugary foods will conceal your hard work at the gym. Why would you do that?

6. There’s a magic bullet (quick fix) out there somewhere. When you find it, please let me know. We can patent it and make trillions of dollars together. No seriously, this is just wishful thinking. It is like anything else in life, you have to work hard to receive the benefits. You can go and take pills, but as soon as you stop: guess what…it’s back! Or you can go and have liposuction, but unless you start exercising and eating healthy, the fat will come back and look worse than ever. Trust me on this one!


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