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
ahieve 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 afficionados.
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 exerise is not the only way to
build that body beautiful. It also entails
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. Whih 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-nown 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. |
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