Myth: If women lift
weights, they'll get "bulky."
Fact: Resistance exercise helps women
create lean, toned bodies.
Myth: Weight training is only for young
athletes.
Fact: People of all ages should be weight
training.
Myth: Muscles grow while you're working
out.
Fact: Muscles grow while you're resting
and recuperating.
Myth: If you exercise, it doesn't matter
what you eat.
Fact: If you exercise, it matters even
more what you eat.
Myth: You have to
count every calorie you eat.
Fact: You should count
"portions," not calories.
Myth: You must perform hundreds of sit-ups a day to get six-pack abs.
Fact: You get abs by lowering your body fat.
Myth: Aerobics is better
for (toning) shaping up than weight training.
Fact: To transform your physique, you must train with weights.
I've run thousands of miles over the course of several years and only in the past year and a half, have I introduced a weight training regime into my active life. Not only have I shaved minutes off my race times by increasing muscle, but I'm more confident in how I look overall. Weight training has seriously changed my life, lol
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