Myth: Aerobics is better for shaping up than weight training.

Fact: To transform your physique, you must train with weights.

Myth: If you exercise, it doesn’t matter what you eat.

Fact: If you exercise, it matters even more what you eat.

Myth: If women lift weights, they’ll get “bulky”

Fact: Resistance exercise helps women create lean, toned bodies.

Myth: Weight training is only for young athletes.

Fact: People of all ages should be weight training

Myth: Muscles grow while you’re working out

Fact: Muscles grow while you’re resting and recuperating.

Myth: A certain number of sets and reps gets the job done.

Fact: High-intensity effort produces the best results.

Myth: Eating right means three “square meals” a day.

Fact: Eating 6 nutritious meals a day is the right way!

Myth: People who overeat lack willpower.

Fact: Overeating is a natural instinct.

Myth: High-carbohydrate, low fat dies works best.

Fact: People are becoming fat from a “carb overdose”

Myth: You have to count every calorie you eat.

Fact: You should count “portions,” not calories.

Myth: If you “eat right,” you don’t need to take supplements.

Fact: Studies show many of us do need to take supplements.

Myth: You need to drink water only when you are thirsty.

Fact: Your body needs more water than its telling you.

Myth: You have to eat “perfectly” all the time.

Fact: There’s no such thing as eating “perfectly”.

Taken from: Body of Life by Bill Phillips and Michael D’Orso