5 FITNESS MYTHS

DOES CORE WORK OUT

MEAN DOING A LOT OF

ABDOMINAL CRUNCHES?

CORE WORK OUTS ARE FOCUSED ON YOUR MID-SECTION:

-YOUR STOMACH

-YOUR BACK

-YOUR LOWER BACK

-YOUR INNER THIGHS

THESE AREAS CONTROL YOUR CENTER OF GRAVITYAND IT’S WERE MOST OF YOUR BODY’S STRENGTH COMES FROM.

http://gymferris.com/?p=334

THESE WORKOUTS CAN INCLUDE PLANKS, PUSH UPS, SQUATS, BACK BRIDGE, OBLIQUE TWIST, AND HIP LIFTS.

ANOTHER CORE WORK OUT THAT BENEFITS THE MID-SECTION IS

YOGA AND PILATES.

http://healthyliving.azcentral.com/yoga-dudes-13921.html http://www.revivepilates.fr/revive2008classesfr.html

http://yourfitnessfusion.com/do-crunches-burn-belly-fat/ http://synergyinstrength.com/core-training-benefits-of-a-strong-core-2/

IS CARDIO BETTER FOR WEIGHT LOSS THAN WEIGHT TRAINING?

http://www.askmen.com/sports/keywords/cardio.html

-ALTHOUGH CARDIO IMPROVES CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH, STRENGTH TRAINING HELPS YOU GET STRONGER.

-BUILDS STRONG BONES AND PREVENT MUSCLE LOSS WITH AGE.

-AND MOST OF ALL HELPS YOU BURN CALORIES DURING YOUR WORKOUT AND AFTER YOUR WORK OUT.

THERE ARE BENEFITS TO BOTH BUT STRENGTH TRAINING HAS MORE TO GIVE TO YOUR BODY

THAN CARDIO.http://www.alertdiver.com/Cardiovascular

http://www.fitnessforweightloss.com/how-many-calories-do-i-burn-sitting/

ALTHOUGH DOING SIT UPS DOES BURN FAT ITS NOT ADEQUATE ENOUGH TO BURN WHAT MOST ARE LOOKING TO LOSE.

-ONE LB OF FAT IS EQUAL TO 3500CALORIES AND ONE HOUR OF SITUPS IS EQUAL TO 325 CALORIES BURNT.

-AN APROPRIATE DIET PLAN IS USEFULTO BURNING FAT ALONG WITH EXERCISING.

WILL DOING A LOT OF SIT UPS BURN BELLY FAT?

http://www.twohundredsitups.com/what.html

-SIT UPS WOULDN’T BE THE ONLY THING YOUR SHOULD DO TO BURN THAT BELLY FAT.

-AEROBICS BURNS 600 CALORIES OF ONE HOUR OF JOGGING FOR A 160 LB PERSON.

http://lacrossetrainingandconditioning.com/new-seasons-resolution-remove-jogging-from-your-program/

IS IT BAD TO DO SIT UPS WITH YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR HEAD?

http://www.bigstockphoto.com/search/holding-neck/

-INCORRECT FORM IS BAD AND CAUSES NECK INJURY.

-WHEN SOMEONE WHO IS WEAK IN THE ABDOMINAL AREA, THEIR NECK AND SHOULDER MUSCLES TRY TO COMPENSATE FOR THE LACK OF STRENGTH.

-THEY TEND TO PULL ON THEIR NECK WHICH CAUSES STRESS ON THEIR NECK AND SPINE.

http://www.wikihow.com/Get-Rid-of-a-Nerve-Pinch-in-Your-Neck-Quickly

http://swtlaughinlivinlovin.blogspot.com/2013/02/swee-t-magazine-online.html

If I walk 10 minutes in the morning, 10 at lunch, and 10 after work – is it the same as walking for 30 minutes at once?

http://walkingfit.ucr.edu/resources.html

-YOUR STILL BURNING CALORIES THAT’S SPREAD OUT THROUGH THE DAY INSTEAD OF JUST FOR 30 MINS.

-IT CONTROLS WEIGHT GAIN, THAT IS IF CALORIE INTAKE IS LESS THAN WHAT YOUR BURNING OF CALORIES DURING YOUR WORKOUTS.

-IT ALSO HELPS WITH HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE THOUGH OUT THE DAY THAN ONE 30 MIN WALK.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/nov/28/thirteen-reasons-why-good-to-walk

WORKS CITED AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:http://www.livestrong.com/article/400576-do-sit-ups-really-help-you-lose-belly-fat/

http://www.medimiss.net/2013/01/how-to-get-rid-of-belly-fat.html

http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/12/17/cardio-burns-more-fat-than-weight-lifting/

http://www.chicagonow.com/katalin-fitness-health-driven/2012/09/what-does-it-mean-to-do-core-work/

http://www.health.com/health/article/0,,20411422,00.html

http://www.examiner.com/article/why-sit-ups-and-crunches-are-harmful

http://www.livestrong.com/article/449549-injured-neck-because-of-sit-ups/

http://walking.about.com/od/beginners/f/15minutewalks.htm