Nowadays many people are very conscious about their own health and fitness. In addition many want to sculpt their bodies to achieve that magazine-cover, picture perfect look. As a result, gyms, health spas, fitness centers are all vying for your dollars. On the other side of the equation home basements and attics have equipment sitting and collecting dust because the glitter wore off the desire.
Let night infomercials hawk exercise machines, weight loss products, and other paraphernalia to improve fitness with the promise of just paying $14.95 for a free 30 day trial. How many have been duped into paying for and keeping equipment they know they're not going to use and cannot afford. Deep inside where it counts we all know that exercise is not the only way to build the body beautiful. It takes a certain amount of responsibility about our food choices. Being healthy and fit also requires commitment and consistency.
Dietary responsibility is as essential as exerci se itself. Healthy eating provides the essential nutrition you need to restore worn-out muscles to prime efficiency. A healthy balanced diet should never be taken for granted. With the popularity of keeping fit, many different opinions, methods, programs and dieting strategies have been formulated by many professionals. Some are effective and legitimate and others aren't worth the paper they're printed on.
The first thing to look at is if this plan/program directs you to give up a whole food group. As in don't eat any carbs or don't dare take in any fat. That's your cue to run like the wind. Neither of those is a balanced approach. Your body needs carbs and it needs fats as well, in moderate and appropriate amounts. You didn't think this was going to be a free for all did you?
Just as your car needs oil to keep it's parts lubricated and running smoothly so does your body. Did you know that the primary fuel your brain runs on is carbohydrates? No carbs equates to fuzzy thinking and slow responses. Can you now see why both are so im portant to your well-being? Where we get it all twisted is in the kind and the amounts of these two energy sources we take in.
Sustainable weight loss can only be achieved on an eating plan that suits your food preferences, lifestyle, medical profile and satiety signals. Most conventional programs can help you shed excess pounds, but only one will help you stay fit and healthy. It's the one that satisfies you most. Be careful when choosing a program. Make sure it doesn't leave out important nutrients and other substances necessary for healthy body functioning. Don't eat foods you don't enjoy and don't do exercises that you loathe. Doing either is a recipe for disaster. Building the body beautiful from the inside out doesn't have to be a burden and it doesn't mean a life doomed to carrot sticks and boiled chicken. Be adventurous, be careful and take care and be well.
Sandra L. Garth is a speaker, personal trainer, lifestyle and weight management specialist, online contributor for WEYI NBC-25 from Saginaw, Michigan, and host of Fit Matters on WUCM - FM. Send in your fitness questions to sandra@onebodyonelifetime.com . For a complimentary fitness consultation visit http://www.onebodyonelifetime.com
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