Diet Fitness

Some Thought on Diet Fitness

Few day ago I was just surfing the net like any other day about dieting and fitness. Looking at some healthy lunch ideas to expand my list it when, I came across this article. I am not sure who the author of this article is but I couldn`t have worded this stuff about diet fitness any better. I know there are tons of stuff out there and believe me when I see so much crap I just go speechless. This is one article I can agree on with some comments at the end of my own.

Many people nowadays are very much conscious about their own health and fitness. In addition to that, these people, and many others as well, are now having that desire to sculpt their bodies to achieve that magazine-cover look. As a result, gyms, health spas and other fitness centers have proliferated all over to cater to the needs of the fitness buffs and aficionados.

Even on television exercise machines, weight loss products, and other paraphernalia to improve fitness have more or less gained control over the airwaves and made their way into the households. But exercise is not the only way to build that body beautiful. It also entails a certain amount of responsibility on the foods one chooses to eat. Being healthy and fit requires one to observe diet fitness.

Diet fitness is as essential as exercise itself. Diet for fitness provides the essential nutrition one needs to restore worn-out muscles and for healthy growth. Diet fitness should never be taken for granted. With the popularity of keeping fit, many different views, methods, programs and dieting strategies have been formulated by many professionals. Among these are high carb diets and high fat diets. Which one is more effective and which one should one choose to follow?

First thing to know would be the fundamental differences between these two diet approaches. As the name implies, high carb diets concentrates on taking in carbohydrate-rich foods while high fat diets endorses fat-rich foods. High carb diets are utilized to glycogen stored in the liver and muscles. Glycogen is a glucose complex that provides large amounts of energy ready for use in anaerobic exercises.

Fats, on the other hand, is well-known for being the richest source of calories. It actually contains 2.5 times more calories than carbohydrates and proteins alike. Studies also show that it takes the body 24 calories to metabolize carbohydrates while it only takes 3 to burn down fat. So which one to follow? A person can follow a high carb and low-fat fitness diet or the other way around. It is absolutely not recommended to follow both at the same time; unless of course if you want to gain body fat.

But then diet fitness is not all about losing fat, one must also consider his diet in order to keep fat away. Research shows that sustainable loss of weight can only be achieved on a diet which suits the individual food preferences, lifestyle, medical profile and satiety signals.

Diet programs all over can help you shed off excess pounds, but only one diet can help you stay sexy, and it is the one that satisfies you most. Other important aspects of having a fit diet are moderation, balance and variation. One must be careful not to leave out important nutrients and other substances necessary for healthy body functioning. health organizations are clear about the amounts of nutrients an individual should have in the body.

Low fat high carbs, high carbs low-fat; the question is not which diet program will work out but which is it that will work for you. Striving for a sexy and healthy body does not have to burden an individual, diet fitness does not have to mean sticking to the same kind of food for life. One may even try to be adventurous and try out new foods out there. Who knows? one may even discover spinach interesting.

After reading this I don`t know for some reason my childhood memories were recalled. I remembered once going to my doctor due to ill nutrition. He said to me why don`t you like food, I was feeling guilty and I sat quietly while he was sort of lecturing me, than he said, try adding colours to your diet even if you start from one meal a day (e.g. your healthy lunch meal) and you`ll eventually feel great. These were actually some great wisdom words. Now this does not mean that I had lost weight or I have a perfect six-pack body like you see on magazine covers over the years, but it definitely means that I am feeling fresh and most importantly healthy. Just by changing one ordinary meal to a healthy lunch meal makes a big difference. I don`t know what you might think about this but I can give you the same advice and you`ll feel a big difference in your health. If not it is still great to ask advice or just talk to someone.