5 Female Fitness Myths That Still Won't Die

MYTH 1: LIFTING HEAVY WEIGHTS WILL MAKE YOU BULKY.

Shocking that in todays day and age this one is still on the list but nonetheless, lets get to it.

Lifting moderately heavy weights can actually help you to loose weight! It is great for putting on lean muscle and helps to achieve that well toned physic you always desired.

Women who lift a challenging weight for 6-10 reps burn nearly twice as many calories as women who do 15-20 reps with a lighter weight.

MYTH 2: YOU CAN SPOT REDUCE TARGETED AREAS YOU DON’T LIKE.

Man, do I wish this one was true!

Working out accompanied by a simple nutrition plan on a consistent basis can help to reduce your overall body fat! Unfortunately, endless crunches or sit-ups will not do the trick. "Spot reduction" has been around for years and used as a sales pitch by trainer and fitness marketers to sell their products.

You can not control where that fat will come off first. Plain and simple.

MYTH 3: NO PAIN, NO GAIN.

When exercising, you want to make sure to challenge yourself. Work hard and perform each exercise correctly and in a controlled manner. Rushing this process will not get you in shape any faster than just following the course and being consistent with your exercise regiment.

MYTH 4: MACHINES ARE MORE EFFECTIVE THAN FREE WEIGHTS.

Working out with free weights is an extremely productive way to build significant levels of strength and get in great shape fast.

Free weights will be more effective then machines simply because of the fact that machines will isolate specific muscle groups, while free weights will incorporate several surrounding muscle groups.

This will insure that your body will actually burn twice the calories by working with free weights rather than machines.

MYTH 5: SITUPS AND CRUNCHES ARE THE BEST EXERCISES FOR YOUR ABS

To really tighten your waistline, you are better off doing more compound exercises that target every region of your core. Your better options hear are exercises like planks, side planks and bird dogs.