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Eli Max Debunks Common Weight Loss Myths

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In recent years, the online fitness community has experienced a surge of misinformation from fitness influencers and uncertified nutritionists. This has caused widespread confusion regarding workout techniques and diets and hurt the large number of newcomers entering the fitness community. Eli Max, a fitness enthusiast, and long-time gym membership holder, recognizes the challenges these newcomers face, especially those without the professional guidance of a trainer or nutritionist. For this reason, Eli Max will strive to debunk the most common weight loss myths within this blog. 

Cardio is the Most Effective Way to Lose Weight 

When walking into a gym, you will often see the majority of gym-goers gravitate to the cardio section. Whether it’s an elliptical, treadmill, or stair master, more often than not, people trying to lose weight will predominantly rely on cardio exercises to burn calories. Unfortunately, cardio is not the most effective way to lose weight. Weight loss is a simple equation that takes place when people burn more calories than they take in. While cardio is excellent for heart health and will help gym-goers burn a moderate amount of calories, it will take longer than other exercises. Compared to high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workouts or strength training, cardio is not as quick or as effective when it comes to burning calories. 

Fat Turns Into Muscle and Muscle can Turn Into Fat

When people are looking to lose weight, they will say they are turning fat into muscle. While it is easy to see where the confusion stems from, this is not true. You can burn fat by being in a caloric deficit, and you can build muscle by increasing strength training volume, but you cannot replace fat with muscle. Fat and muscle are two different types of tissue located in different areas of the body. Stored fat within the body can be found around internal organs, just under the skin, and in fatty deposits. Muscle, on the other hand, is stored beneath fat and can develop underneath layers of fat. For that new muscle to show, gym-goers must still deplete the layer of fat. 

You Can Lose Gains After One Week of Inactivity 

It happens all the time; a gym-attendee will injure themselves and become anxious that they will lose their gains during their recovery. Rest assured, this is not true. According to a 2007 study published in the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, athletes who exercise regularly (several times a week over the course of several months) can remain inactive for up to four weeks before strength and muscle mass will diminish. However, if you are just starting your fitness routine, your gains are more likely to eradicate quickly after an injury.

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Eli Max Discusses Important Theories in Criminology

Today, criminology is one of law enforcement’s major foundations and helps society better understand, control, and reduce crime. While many police officers and law enforcement personnel choose to study criminology on a college level, few Americans are familiar with some of the key concepts of criminology. While obtaining his Master’s Degree in Criminology from Regis University, Eli Max was able to study a wide variety of criminological theories that are actively used by police forces today. As an investigator, Eli Max recognizes the importance of these theories and, below, will share some of the most widely discussed theories within criminology circles. 

Social Disorganization Theory 

One of the key theories in criminology, social disorganization, is defined as the inability of community members to achieve shared values or solve community-wide problems, or simply that location matters when it comes to predicting illegal activity. This theory has been most commonly tied to criminology theorists Kornhauser, Bursik, Grasmick, and Samson and Groves. In recent decades, this social disorganization has been linked to conditions endemic to urban areas with a high turnover of population or residential instability. Analysis relating delinquency rates to community structural characteristics has found a direct correlation between poor community structure and high crime rates, which has, in turn, helped state and federal governments better allocate community resources to these areas. 

Social Control Theory

Social control theory is the concept that the strength of a person’s bonds to conventional society helps to limit social deviance. As social creatures, our need to belong to a community and develop relationships with peers is fundamental and one of the most significant influencers of our behavior. This theory has been proven by a number of sociological studies, which have shown that social deviance most commonly takes place when individuals lose social connections with society. 

Routine Activity Theory 

One of the most cited theories in criminology, routine activity theory, is a sub-section of crime opportunity theory that focuses on the context and situations of crimes. Initially proposed by Marcus Felton and Lawrence E Cohen, routine activities theory has been used to explain the drastic crime rate changes that took place in the United States between the 1940s to the 1970s. Unlike other well-known criminological theories, routine activity theory studies crime as an event and emphasizes the environment and ecological process. The theory states that a criminal’s assessment of a situation is the most significant determinant of a crime. That a crime will only be committed if an individual thinks that a target is suitable and a “capable guardian” is absent.