| 1. Sport is for professionals. This idea | | | | super-series of fast exercises, which |
| applies only in the case of performance | | | | could involve, directly or indirectly, |
| sports. The native qualities required | | | | all the muscles. Anyway, regular |
| for professional sportsmen (speed, | | | | training shouldn't take longer than an |
| skills, specific height, etc.) can only | | | | hour and a half. Otherwise, the body |
| be developed, they can't be formed by | | | | will get into the catabolic faze, when |
| training. As long as the aim of a | | | | the cortisone secretions 'cannibalize' |
| regular person is not performance, | | | | the muscles. |
| almost all sports can be practiced for | | | | 4. Any type of exercise is good for |
| keeping the body in a good shape. It's | | | | solving your problems. What's true in |
| all about dosing the training you chose, | | | | this refers to some particular cases |
| so that the benefits are bigger than | | | | like excess of adipose tissue. This |
| wear and tear. Even the sports | | | | tissue can be 'melted' by any kind of |
| considered tough can be practiced in a | | | | aerobic exercise (running, cycling, |
| 'soft' way (tae-bo, mini-triathlon, | | | | swimming) if this is continued long |
| jogging, etc.). | | | | enough. Even in these cases it was clear |
| 2. Training is tiring. This idea is true | | | | that some exercises are more effective |
| as long as it refers to consuming all | | | | than others. There are situations when |
| your energy (muscular and hepatic | | | | only a combination of exercises with a |
| glycogen), but it doesn't mean that | | | | certain amount of each, can provide you |
| training gets you into that state of | | | | with the results you expect. More than |
| exhaustion which would slow down the | | | | that, repeating the same exercise all |
| process of recovery of the body. Even in | | | | the time can have as a consequence not |
| performance sports, the purpose is to | | | | only losing balance in the antagonist |
| have rather effective than exhausting | | | | muscles and in the joints involved in |
| training, so that the body can get the | | | | training, but also stopping progress or |
| stimulation necessary to qualitative | | | | even regressing. |
| progress from one training to the next. | | | | 5. You're older? No more exercises! This |
| Even more than in other sports, in | | | | is true only if we refer to extremely |
| fitness the sportsman is spared | | | | demanding efforts (really heavy weights, |
| overexerting. However, the training must | | | | fast running, jumping, etc.). There are |
| not become ineffective. People can come | | | | lots of exercises adapted to different |
| to the gym tired after a work day and | | | | ages. Their purpose is to keep and |
| leave relaxed (physically and | | | | improve health and also to improve |
| psychologically) and not more tired. | | | | physical shape. The development of |
| This is extremely useful for people with | | | | movement parameters for older people |
| sedentary jobs, but also for those who | | | | refers especially to muscular and |
| make physical effort at work. They could | | | | cardio-vascular resistance as well as |
| use the training by choosing a type of | | | | mobility of the joints. Because the |
| effort meant to compensate the one | | | | final purpose of training is not |
| involved in their job. | | | | preparing for a competition, the |
| 3. Training takes too long. Again, this | | | | exercises can be organized gradually |
| idea is true if applied to performance, | | | | according to their difficulty, |
| which can only be obtained by working a | | | | eliminating the risk of accidents. |
| lot. But also in this case short and | | | | Because it's based on perseverance, |
| very intense training or training for | | | | fitness can be adapted without problems |
| relaxation and recovery are often | | | | for older people and even for people |
| performed. In fitness, you can get to | | | | suffering from different affections |
| 20-minute training, working only | | | | specific to old age. |