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Fitness Myths: If I don't eat in the morning before I exercise, I'll burn more fat
While it is true that if you don't have proper nutrition before a morning workout you will burn more fat, the downside is that you will also be burning lean muscle mass. Without the proper fuel to get you through your workout, your body will shift into safe mode, burning fat and muscle. Remember, fat is burned inside of muscle so you want to maintain your muscle mass and burn only the fat. Eat a good combination of Carbs, Protein and Fat for breakfast at least 1-2 hours before your workout! Learn more about proper nutrition to realease stored fat from Colleen, resident Nutritionist at The Studio. |
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Yoga Benefits
The series of yoga poses called asanas work by safely stretching your muscles. This releases the lactic acid that builds up with muscle use and causes stiffness, tension, pain, and fatigue. In addition, yoga increases the range of motion in joints. It may also increase lubrication in the joints. The outcome is a sense of ease and fluidity throughout your body. |
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Fitness Myths: Strength Training with Weights will make me Bulky
Many people avoid weight training because somewhere along the way they heard that it will make their muscles big. This is simply a matter of misinformation. Strength training is a critical element to create muscle tone and burn fat and should not be left out of your well rounded routine.
Light to moderate weights with between 12-20 repetitions are most effective for toning lean muscle mass. Building large muscles takes a great deal of discipline and a very strict regimen of heavier weights. Body builders work for years to get the muscle mass that they exhibit.
Stick to the moderate weights, enough to challenge your muscles at the higher reps and your muscles will be sleek and toned without any bulk. |
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Just Breath - There's more to breathing then meets the nose!
Your sitting in Yoga class and you are told to breath deep through your nose, exhale through your mouth. There are a lot of good reasons for this. Emotionally, deep breathing reduces feelings of stress, aids in achieving a relaxed state, and assists us to put our busy minds to rest by inducing a meditative state.
How does it work? The answer is purely scientific. According to Dr. Mehmet Oz, it's because of a gas called nitric oxide that's made by your nose and sinus mucous membranes. This gas is produced in small amounts, but when inhaled into the lungs, significantly enhances your lung's capacity to absorb oxygen. Nitric oxide is lethal to bacteria and viruses and is also known to increase oxygen absorption in your lungs from 10-25 percent. This is why it's important to inhale through your nose, especially when you are exercising.
Go ahead, take a deep breath! |
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Fitness Myths: A Gazillion Crunches Will Make My Belly Disappear!
The Truth of the Matter: Crunching builds and tones some of the ab muscles, which can help you to burn fat quicker, however, crunches alone are not going to remove that layer of fat fondly known as a ‘spare tire’.
It's just not possible to isolate a single area of your body to workout. Working out the abs should include the transverse abdominus, obliques, all the muscles that wrap around your midsection. Basic crunches only target a small area. To see the best results, choose a well rounded core workout and complement it with cardio and a solid nutritional plan. Activity, including cardio burns fat. Paired with the strength training that is chiseling out those abs of steel, you should burn that layer of fat off in no time! |
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