MYTH 1. It is possible to spot reduce, or to lose fat in one location on your body.
Spot reducing does not work. When the body loses fat, it is lost throughout the body. Focusing on one area of the body for exercise may develop better muscle tone in that area making the body part appear tighter and more fit, but it will not remove fat. It is important to exercise the whole body, in a well-balanced fashion; this is the best way to reduce fat.
MYTH 2. Doing aerobic exercise is the best way to burn fat.
Doing aerobics, like doing any exercise, is a good way to stay fit and burn fat. But, it is not substantially better at fat reducing than any other type of exercise. In fact, weight and resistance training builds more muscle, which may help the body to burn fat more quickly.
MYTH 3. Weight training will make me bulk up.
Resistance exercise tones the body and improves overall fitness. Normal weight training does not build bulky muscles.
MYTH 4. There is a pill that will make you lose fat, regardless of how much you exercise or what you eat.
Sorry. While there are drugs available and in development to aid in weight loss there is no magic bullet. The available drugs have long lists of side effects and must be combined with sensible eating and exercise plans in order to be effective.
MYTH 5. After 20 minutes of exercise, your body is mostly burning fat.
The body uses both carbohydrates and fat for energy all of the time. Over the course of exercise, the body will use more fat, but the 20-minute mark is not a magic time when the body starts burning only fat.
MYTH 6. Eating late at night causes you to gain more fat than eating at other times of the day.
A calorie is a calorie. The body accepts calories regardless of the time of day. This myth may have spawned from the high calorie, low-nutrition snacks that many people indulge in late at night, in addition to the regular meals they consumed during the day.
It is healthier for your digestive system to not lie down right after eating, so it isn’t a bad idea to avoid snacking late at night, but a later dinner will not make you fatter than an early one.
MYTH 7. Cellulite is harder to burn than normal fat.
Cellulite is simply a combination of fat and fluid, close to the upper layers of the skin. Its dimply appearance frustrates many people, but the fat in cellulite is no different from any other fat in the body. Reducing calories and exercising is the best way to get rid of cellulite, although some surface therapies may improve the appearance of the skin over the cellulite.
MYTH 8. If you do not eat fat, you cannot get fat.
The body can convert any fuel into fat, if it takes in more fuel than it expends in a day. Each calorie you consume is either used by the body or stored, regardless of whether the calorie started as protein, fat or carbohydrate.
MYTH 9. Genes and hormones control your fat burning ability more than diet and exercise.
While genetics do have an impact on each person’s ability to burn fat, the effect is far less than that of diet and exercise. The factors in your control are far more important than those out of your control.
MYTH 10. If you have liposuction, you cannot get fat in the same area.
While liposuction does remove fat cells, your body can easily make new fat cells in the same area.
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