Becoming familiar with the popular (and still widely preached!) weight loss myths can equip you in your search for the best Washington, DC personal trainer. These fallacies have been the training pillars of the pseudo-gurus of fitness, who has done nothing but pump out cash from their poor, desperate clients.

Myth #1: Aerobics is the ideal solution to all weight issues.

Busted: USDA had recommended 60 to 90 minute aerobic exercise to lose fat in the year 2005. But the results later showed that the people who had done rigorous exercise for not less than 60 minutes per day for 6 days a week ended up losing only 6.5 lbs of body fat in a year.

The truth is, aerobic training is the least effective weight loss prescription that you might get. This works more for endurance training than weight loss. The best, by far, is interval training, which can actually provide you a 12 to 36-hour metabolic boost post-workout.

Myth #2: Abdominal crunches will help in getting perfect abs

Busted: Experienced Washington, DC personal trainers clarify that we all are gifted with naturally great abs but cant see them because they are under the flabby layers of fat. The only way to see for yourself would be to burn all that fat away. There are much better ways to do that than doing an isolation exercise like crunches.

The best way of getting rid of this unwanted fat, is by involving a larger number of muscles to use up a huge amount of energy. Isolated exercises only focus on a particular area in the body and if crunches are not done the right way you could end up hurting your neck or back.

Personal trainers at Washington DC feel that squats are a more efficient way to lose excess fat because they involve both upper and lower body muscles. This activity is highly useful in recruiting more muscles rather than just the muscles in one particular area. When this fat is burned, you will be happy to realize that you had wonderful naturally designed abs hidden beneath the fat all along.

Myth #3: Light weights can be used to tone my muscles I just have to increase reps.

Busted: The only way to define both men and women’s muscles alike is through a heavy weight period! A million reps with a 1-lb dumbbell is pretty much similar to propping yourself in a couch watching football on a Friday night.

Myth #4: Increase exercise and decrease food consumption.

Busted: Eat healthy food and do a lot of exercise. It is so disappointing to see people constantly going on and off crash diets. They skip meals in order to lose weight and only end up gaining it all back. Hence it is always advisable to eat more and exercise more. Complete starvation only makes you crave for more food, so you very quickly put back all the weight you lost.

Eat better foods, exercise more. Munch on better foods such as fruits and veggies, whole-grain foods, nuts and beans!

Josef Brandenburg has been called the best personal trainer in Washington, DC. He specializes in helping normal, busy people create the bodies they want, in the time that they actually have. His average client loses 8-0lbs of body-fat in the first 4 weeks alone with only 3 to 3.5hrs of exercise. Click here to find out how to get started absolutely free.

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