The 6 Most Popular Myths About Body Fat

In order to tone the body while losing weight, it is best to combine cardiovascular routines with strength exercises, being aware that we cannot lose weight by areas

Every day  many people try to fight the body fat that causes them a problem of being overweight or obese. Those who have it controlled, do constant work not to win it since, once it accumulates in the body, it is a challenge to get rid of it.

The drawback that many are finding is that, despite their efforts, it seems that nothing works to prevent it from depositing in certain areas of the body.

For all those who have doubts about body fat, today we are going to talk about 6 popular myths that exist regarding this topic.

1. When you stop exercising, muscle turns into body fat

When you stop exercising, those muscles that were firm and toned begin to soften.

However, there is not a single possibility of muscle turning into fat, just as fat cannot be turned into muscle.

When training on machines or weights, the muscle groups are strengthened, therefore, when they stop working, their fibers shrink and lose tone.

2. Low intensity exercise helps burn fat

Although this type of activity may have certain benefits in those who have some type of injury or joint problem, the truth is that it does not do much to burn calories.

If you want to lose weight, it is essential to increase daily caloric expenditure and reduce excessive calorie intake.

The key to being successful with exercises is to focus primarily on the ones that help build muscle. The muscles activate the metabolism and improve the ability to burn that fat accumulated in the tissues.

3. You can choose a specific area of ​​the body to burn fat

This aspect must be very clear. It is one thing to eliminate fat and quite another to tone a specific area of the body.

Some believe that spot exercises can help reduce body fat in a certain area. The problem is that many efforts are made and in the end there are no results.

What happens is that these exercises are designed to firm and shape certain areas that are difficult to work on. However, to have such an effect of reducing fat, it is necessary to combat excess weight through the practice of other activities.

The loss of body weight occurs in a uniform way, that is, when burning fat from the waist, it is likely that there is also a significant decrease in the hip or other area.

Many fitness experts cite the combination of cardio with strength training and decreased caloric intake.

4. It is best to eliminate body fat as much as possible

Most people are aware of the danger they run when excess fat accumulates in their body. However, in a certain amount, the body also needs it to carry out its functions optimally.

Essential body fat is fat that the body needs for  normal physiological functions:

• The secretion of some hormones.
• Storage of certain vitamins.
• Corporal temperature regulation.

Healthy levels are around  15% for men and 22% for women. Having less or more entails various health problems. According to the American Council of exercise.

5. The more sweat is secreted, the more fat is burned

The amount of sweat has nothing to do with the number of calories you lose during exercise. Fat is stored in the body to provide energy when required, which is why it cannot be eliminated through sweat, much less melted.

Sweating is a biological response to regulate body temperature.  Through this water is removed, with small amounts of chemicals such as ammonia, urea, salts and sugar. Hence the importance of adding fluids after intense physical activity.

6. Localized massages can reduce fat

Fat acts as fuel for the body and has to be used in order to use it up. Localized massages or the use of girdles do not favor its consumption.

In this sense, what many of the weight loss products do is momentarily dehydrate the area where they were applied to achieve a reduction of a few centimeters.