Fat loss myths are everywhere and are helped along with advertising saying you can lose it with little or no exercise. Often these claims are made to get you to try their product and are completely wrong, or only give you half the truth. This article explains the common myths and gives you the facts behind them.

Myth: You can lose fat from a problem area only. This is a lie, since when you lose body fat it takes it from all over, not just from one part of you. Exercises that target one muscle group will just add muscle there, but you will still have a layer of fat over them. Fat loss happens all over your body, wherever fat is stored.

Myth: Fatty foods cause body fat. Actually, too many calories cause an increase in fat. If you eat more calories then you burn off in a day, your body will convert this to fat for storage. Even too much health food can cause excess body fat. The numbers of the calories you eat, not the type of food you eat, is what will make a difference.

Myth: Crash diets and diet supplements will make you lose fat and give the same results they advertise. Crash diets can cause your body to think it’s starving and actually cause you to gain more weight. Pills and diets can make your metabolism slow down and ultimately make losing weight, and fat, more difficult for you.

Myth: You lose more body fat by doing aerobics in the morning before you eat. This is one of the myths that have some truth behind it. Aerobic exercise is effective at losing body fat, but there is no magic time you have to do it. Getting up early might actually make you quit exercising, which won’t do you any good at all. Any time you exercise will help you lose body fat. You may find that by exercising before you eat makes you feel better, but it has no bearing on the effectiveness of your exercise.

Myth: To lose body fat you must exercise off more calories then you put into your body. This is the only one that is out there that is completely true. In order to have the deficit of calories, you must exercise. This means you may have to keep track of what you eat to ensure that you are burning off enough to lose fat. An exercise plan and a healthy diet is the only secret to losing body fat.

Before you start on any exercise program, you should check with a doctor to make sure you are healthy enough. Joining a gym might help in motivating you to stick to your exercises, but even taking a walk around your neighborhood can aid in losing fat. Once you start, you’ll start to feel better and this can keep you exercising and losing the weight