Simple Exercises

Revealing the most common myths about flat stomach exercising

	Now to get into the exercising myths that most people hold as fact. It's quite amazing how many false perceptions that people can all hold without any basis in truth. From spot toning to over and undereating, below you find some of the more common myths there are about exercising. Flat Stomach Myths I can eat anything I want and make up for it with more exercising This is perhaps the most prevalent myth in the exercising world. Exercise itself can only tone, strengthen, and otherwise shape your muscle. You would have larger muscles, but the fat would still be covering it. Exercise cannot by itself make a major impact in burning fat. They say that it takes 10 minutes of jogging to burn off just one OREO. You'd have to spend your entire day exercising to make up for overeating at dinner. In other words, it just isn't practical or possible to expect that exercise can make up for that extra slice of chocolate cake.
	Exercising Repetitions Most people think that by doing as many repetitions of one exercise that they can is the most effective way to strengthen or tone. They will say, "just go until you can't do anymore". This is a false perception. It is actually far more effective to go sets or repetitions. For instance, 5 sets of 20 repetitions in each. That way, you will end up doing more repetitions over all, as well as not straign your muscles without true results.
	I can achieve a six pack with just exercise. This is of course, not accurate. While exercise is necesarry to chisel out your abs or tone them overall, it of itself will not get you the look you want for the beach. You have to lose the fat around or stomach in order for your abs to even be visible. Once you have lost the weight, you will be able to tone your tummy.
	I can just tone one area of my body and leave the rest unaffected. This is an untrue statement. The most basic reasons is that all of your muscles are connected and depend on each other. It's very hard if not impossible just to focus on one small area of your body to spot tone. Even working on your biceps will tone your shoulders.