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3 Fitness Myths I Busted After 5 Years of Training
Stay skeptical if you want to find the correct information
After failure, experience is the greatest teacher.
No number of books, lectures, podcasts, or advice will benefit you like first-hand experience does because experience shows proof and builds trust.
I started lifting 5 years ago when I was walking upstairs at my first job, and I could barely climb two floors without reaching for my inhaler because I had asthma.
After 5 years of designing my workout around asthma, I am learning how to become an online health coach to guide people in improving their fitness levels.
I busted many fitness myths that I thought were true. There are still some myths I don’t know about, but here are three of them that most people believe and it is destroying their fitness progress.
Workout calories are overrated
I stopped using an Apple Watch after 5 years because the primary purpose for which I bought it was inherently flawed.
I got it to track my calories while working out. It helped me with accountability when enjoying newbie gains as a beginner. But eventually, the watch ran its course.
