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Fitness Myths You Need To Know - Issue #042 September 06, 2004 |
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The Ezine For Every Woman Struggling For The Body She's Always Dreamed Of!September 6, 2004 Issue # 42
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1.Ramblings
1. Ramblings Summer vacation is over now. You probably know that I went to visit the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. It was definitely worth it! The atmosphere was fantastic, all the athletes, the visitors from all around the world, everyone was in a good mood and a positive spirit. If you ever have the chance to visit such an event nearby where you live I’d definitely recommend it!
2. Fitness Myths You Need To Know
Myth: To build a lean muscular body you need to train for hours virtually every day in the gym.
Reality: The ideal fat-burning, muscle-building workout session should last no more than 1 hour maximum every second day, because your muscles need time to build.
Myth: Moderate aerobic exercise is the best way to burn fat.
Reality: High intensity aerobic exercise combined with resistance training is the proven way to maximize fat loss. Moderate aerobic exercise is more useful for cardio-vascular training.
Myth: To maximize fat loss, aerobic exercise should be performed at a consistent, moderate pace for an extended period of time.
Reality: To maximize your fat burning efforts, aerobic exercise should be varied, intense, and brief. Your body gets used to the same routine over and over again and the fat burning effect will diminish after awhile.
Myth: Stretching is a great way to warm up before resistance training, it reduces the risk of injury.
Reality: The latest studies suggest that stretching is not a good way to warm-up, it may actually decrease muscle contraction strength and increase the risk of injury. Light cardiovascular exercise may be the best way to warm-up.
Myth: Lifting weights will make women bigger and bulkier.
Reality: Intelligent resistance training will make women smaller and leaner.
Myth: More is better.
Reality: Better is better.
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4. More is not always better...
1. High doses of some supplements, especially Vitamin C and E will do you more harm than good, especially if you are basically healthy.
2. High doses are considered to be amounts in excess of 400mgs per day for Vitamin C and 600IU's of Vitamin E. Many people take well in excess of these amounts, particularly Vitamin C which is normally sold in 500mg or 1,000mg tablets or capsules.
3. An exception to these limits applies when a person is sick or the body is in a diseased state. At these times the doses of Vitamin C can be much higher, in fact when given intravenously the dose rates may be even 20 times higher.
-------------------------------------------------------------- In simple terms this is what happens:
Most people's bodies will happily accept up to 400mgs a day of vitamin C in supplement form... if they are healthy!
Another way of looking at it, is if you are basically healthy and you are taking high doses of Vitamin C for anti-aging purposes you will actually be getting the opposite effect! The same principle applies to Vitamin E. We are often asked why we have comparatively low doses of some vitamins in our Total Balance. This is the reason... more, is not always better and in some cases 'more' can be worse than none at all!
The 'ACTIVES' in each ingredient have to be carefully considered to ensure that the optimal dose rate is achieved and ONLY benefits are derived from them. In addition, the metabolic pathways of each have to be examined at molecular level and their interaction with other actives considered. Combined correctly and the efficacy of the ingredients are increased manifold. This however is a very complex science and unfortunately one that only a small number of scientists understand... I certainly don't.
This is the reason why some people who buy single vitamins or supplements are usually doing themselves more harm than good, not to mention the money that they are wasting. I often see supplements advertised which contain dose rates which will put their bodies out of balance, but the people who buy them are thinking that they are doing themselves good. These types of supplements are designed to cater for public perception of what they think is good and not necessarily what is good.
It is because of these reasons why we will see more and more of the type of articles that I have been addressing today. I find it a bit frustrating because it gives readers the wrong impression of the facts... which quite simply is that it is possible to slow down the aging process and have vibrant health, but you won't get it by overdosing on a few popular vitamins or minerals.
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