Top 9 Fitness Myths -- Busted!

http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/features/top-9-fitness-myths-busted?src=RSS_PUBLIC


WebMD has rounded up a few common fitness myths and soundly debunked all of them. The one that got me thinking was this, mostly because I'm not sure I agree:

Fitness Myth No. 1: Running on a treadmill puts less stress on your knees than running on asphalt or pavement. Running is a great workout, but it can impact the knees -- and since it's the force of your body weight on your joints that causes the stress, it's the same whether you're on a treadmill or on asphalt," says Todd Schlifstein, DO, a clinical instructor at New York University Medical Center's Rusk Institute.


This is why I bought a treadmill, and now I learn it's not necessarily true? Dang it! All these myths are worth a read, if for nothing else it gives you an idea of what you might need to change in order to make your exercise more effective.