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September 27, 2006 | Issue 84 |
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7 Exercise Myths That Can Ruin Your Efforts To Lose Weight (And Tips That Really Do Work)
You could keel over from exhaustion (without ever leaving the couch!) trying to make sense of all the advice – often conflicting – in infomercials, magazines, and other media on exercise and shedding pounds.
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To help you cut through the confusion and find the right path to losing weight and healthy living, the experts at the Pritikin Longevity Center® & Spa set the record straight on 7 common myths and outline guidelines that are both effective and scientifically-based.
Myth #1: The more you sweat, the more pounds you will drop.
Fact: Weight loss is not about sweating. It’s about burning calories.
What matters most about losing weight is that at the end of each day you’ve burned more calories than you’ve eaten. You want more calories (energy) “going out” than “going in.”
Sure, if you sweat up a storm, you’ll lose a pound or two in water, but it’s temporary. Those pounds go right back on. That’s because sweat has little to do with calories burned. Sweat happens simply because your body’s storing heat, whether while exercising or sunbathing on the shore, and you need to cool off.
So if running – and profuse sweating – isn’t your thing, that’s fine. Walk if you prefer.
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What is associated with calories burned is the total number of steps you take each day. An effective goal for most people is about 10,000 steps (4 to 5 miles) every day.
“If you walk for 30 minutes, which adds up to about 4,000 steps, and include enough activity throughout the day to reach a total of 10,000 steps, you’re burning about 400 to 500 calories a day. That’s fabulous because if your diet remains constant (you haven’t increased your daily calorie intake), a 400- to 500-calorie daily deficit from exercise means you could easily lose about one pound a week,” encourages Pritikin Director of Nutrition Jeff Novick.
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