Workout fables part 2

Last week you were able to read the first part of the workout fables. Did you fall for the previous fables or were you already familiar with them? Read quickly whether you are aware of these fables.

The more you sweat, the harder you exercise

Sweating is a signal your body gives off to show that it is regulating its temperature. It is a snapshot in which fitness, fluid balance and body temperature play a role. Are you very fit? Then your body temperature will not rise quickly, because you have built up sufficient condition to be able to handle an exercise. As a result, you sweat less than someone who tries hard. As soon as your body temperature rises, your body switches to cooling mode through sweat. So that is no more than waste from your own cooling elements.

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Doing crunches will give you a six pack

It is impossible to burn fat locally. You lose fat all over your body through a workout. A crunch is an exercise that does not require a lot of energy, so you don't burn a gram of fat with it. To burn fat all over your body and therefore also your stomach, it is better to do a full body workout. Have you burned enough fat? Then the abs will show. You can strengthen your abs with crunches, but that does not mean that they become immediately visible. For women, the washboard only appears on average at a fat percentage of 12% and that is very low!

You must be loan for yoga

To practice yoga you can be as stiff as a board. It is not important whether you can touch your nose with your toes. It is a fact that yoga makes you more flexible. How agile? That depends on the length of your muscles.

The fewer calories you eat, the leaner you become

By eating little you gain weight faster and you lose weight less quickly. Research by the University of Amsterdam and King's College London shows that people are slimmer if they eat more, eat healthy and eat regularly. Irregular eating, dieting, skipping meals disrupts your body's 24-hour cycle and thus also the processes that regulate appetite, digestion and the absorption of fat, cholesterol and sugar.

Curious about more fables? Then read last week's article.

Source:Santé March 2017 Text:Loes van de Mosselaar