Myths busted about weight loss and exercise

With hundreds of ways and techniques for weight loss, exercising and dieting have been people’s choice for decades.

People share different instances and ways of losing weight. Few will advise you to run on the treadmill for an hour, join zumba classes, and follow a diet, fast, and so on.

With a flood of reviews, opinions and suggestions; these ways have carried a number of myths. Let us shed light on 5 common Myths about weight loss and exercising you should stop believing:

1. You don't need to exercise to lose weight. Only dieting is enough: Exercise goes hand-in-hand with dieting. It’s difficult to stop having cravings. It’s important to burn off those extra calories. By incorporating exercise into your daily routine, you can immediately make weight loss more attainable. Simply walk for 30 minutes a day at a pace which raises your heart rate enough that can boost weight loss tremendously.

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2. Skipping a meal is a good way to diet and lose weight: Skipping a meal slows down your body’s metabolism. If you skip a meal you are likely to eat more in the next meal you have.
   Eat three regular meals a day, and if you are looking out for losing weight, eat smaller portions every 3 hours.
    
3. Low-fat and fat-free (non-fat) foods are low in calories: Ever wondered if the “no fat” snacks or food you eat actually are fat free? Lot of food products add extra sugar or carbs that will in turn result in the same amount or even more of fat and calories. Always check the label before consumption.

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4. You have to work out for 45 minutes at a time to get anything out of exercise: Start slow before you overexert your body into non-corporation. Even 30 minutes of brisk walking daily will help boost metabolism enabling weight loss. Once you start enjoying, increase your time and efforts.
    
5. Weight loss can be achieved by everyone at the same time and effort: Just imagine you and your friend start dieting and working out together. Both have the same weight loss training and follow the same diet. A month later your friend loses a few kgs and your weight is the same as before. It’s depressing at the same time is normal. This happens as people are different and their metabolisms are different too, therefore some people achieve weight loss later than others.

Losing weight is essential for staying fit and healthy. Because if you don’t watch out for excessive weight or obesity, it can affect you badly. Obesity may lead to several complications like diabetes type 2, high blood pressure, decreased fertility rate, osteoarthritis, depression, heartburn and stomach problems such as constipation, belching, bloating and gallbladder decease.

Few lifestyle changes can help boost your metabolism and enable weight loss. Here are 5 SMALL tips to lose BIG numbers on the weighing scale

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