Saturday, June 20, 2009

Flabby Arms Myths You MUST Know

By Katherine Crawford M.S.

Getting rid of flabby arms can be harder than finding a needle in a hay stack if you aren't using the right techniques. And many women don't have a clue as to what the right techniques are. But it's the marketers fault, not yours.

If you search for the term flabby arms, you'll find even more outrageous sites trying to suck money out of your purse.

The good news for you is that I've spent a large portion of my academic and professional career figuring out the best way to get sexy arms. And the conclusion is that getting rid of arm fat is not nearly as hard as many would lead you to believe. In fact, with the right approach it can be a fairly simple process.

The bright side is that losing arm flab doesn't have to be that hard. In fact, I have spent a large portion of my life figuring out what works and what doesn't work. Here are 3 common misconceptions you HAVE to be aware of:

1. Long bouts of cardio are great for toned arms. Long sessions of cardio will signal the release of cortisol from glands in your body. Over time, this hormone will eat away your precious muscle and your body will burn fewer and fewer calories. Eventually, you will NOT be able to burn any arm fat no matter how hard you exercise or diet.

2. Genetic Makeup. Doing arm-specific exercises and eating certain foods will control how your arms look, not genetics. Genetics influence the general structure of your arms to a very limited degree. In other words, you can change the composition of your arms at the structural level no matter what genes you may have inherited.

3. Low-fat. Going low-fat is the last thing you should do if you want sexy arms. Doing so will reduce your arm-fat-incinerating hormones by 30%. And your digestion rate will speed up which in turn will increase the amount of fatty tissue stored within your arms. So decreasing dietary fat, increases arm fat.

Did you believe any of these?

Ok, now you know 3 flabby arms myths to avoid at all costs. By avoiding the above you will be well on your way to sexy arm stardom. Getting those toned arms the right way doesn't have to be like finding a needle in a hay stack, it really doesn't!

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