8 Fitness Myths Everyone Seems To Believe

Getting advice about the right way to exercise and efficient workout routines from some randos on YouTube or, even worse — TikTok — is never a bright idea. There may be countless articles and videos on the Internet regarding this matter, your friends may have their own based opinions, and yet the only person you should listen to is either your doctor or a personal trainer — basically, someone who knows how your body works.

Here are some fitness myths everyone seems to believe to be true! Just remember to take these debunked myths with a grain of salt. This is the Internet, after all.

1. Everyone should workout

We must indeed be as active as we can during the day to reap the benefits of having a healthy body, even if it’s just doing some stretches after a nap. However, each of us is unique and has different body types and conditions. Thus, not all types of exercise are beneficial for everyone. A thirty-minute jog may be easy for your friend, but you will metaphorically die after the first 2 minutes. There’s a chance you may have heart problems that you don’t even know about, so overloading your system is a bad idea.

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2. Intense workout burns fat

Some people do intense exercises to turn their “muffin tops” into tight and fit bodies without realizing that simple muscle contractions cannot remove the saggy skin in jest a few minutes. In order to get rid of a decent amount of fat in your body, you need to do it the hard way — by exercising regularly and dieting. Yes, proper nutrition is 90% of the success here.

3. Sweating burns calories

You’ve probably heard it somewhere that if you don’t sweat, you won’t burn any calories. That’s what sauna is for, right? In reality, experts debunked this myth a long time ago, as sweating only helps to prevent the body from overheating by cooling it down. In fact, there is no link between sweating and calorie loss.