Careful with certain fitness myths

I guess we've all been there. We hear a tip from a friend, then another and may even get a so-called expert tell us about it. Sooner than you know you may be following all sorts of bad advice during your daily fitness routine. Be extra careful about what you hear and even more so about what you want to start doing to your own body. Check with your doctor and phys ed trainer before starting any kind of new exercise, to make sure its good and appropriate for you.

But a starting point is reading about the top 9 fitness myths that usually get people in trouble. For instance, did you know that running on a treadmill puts just as much pressure on your knees as running on asphalt? Using ab-machines look great on TV, but do they really make you get rid of belly fat? Not all that looks good on TV applies to the real world.