nutrition

Should I wait until the New Year or January 1st to begin my fitness journey?

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My answer is no, you should start today, whatever day it may be, to start eating healthy and exercising. Procrastination is a common human tendency. We naturally tend to put things off that require change, effort, time and energy. It is easier to just watch you favorite game show or news network on TV. The reality is, there will always be another program to watch or another excuse. Most people fail their New Year resolution goals within 32 days or by Feb. 1st of the New Year. So let’s say it is February and you want to wait until the New Year to make a resolution. You would have waited 10-11 months to start a fitness program that you have a 68% chance of failing within the first month. That’s 10-11 months that you could have already been exercising and eating right. This bottles down to a motivational issue. Find someone to go with or someone to report to and hold you accountable. Find out what is holding you back and find a way to make necessary changes.  Hire a qualified and reputable trainer to help you. Set goals and choose this day, today to find the motivation and desire to improve your health and quality of life. read more

Can you turn fat into Muscle?

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Fact Check: Mixture

The idea behind this myth is that when one exercises, the fat content within the body will transform from fat to muscle. While it is true that one can lose fat and gain muscle, it is physiologically incorrect to believe that fat turns into skeletal muscle, due to the fact that they are two different types of tissue within the body. Fat cannot be turned into a muscle fiber or bundle and attach itself to bone via a tendon.  We can lose fat by converting it into energy to perform work after tapping into the aerobic metabolic system. This is typically achieved after 30 minutes of aerobic exercise as well as proper nutrition and diet. We can build muscle by tapping into our anaerobic muscle systems by performing exercises that engages the hypertrophy and repairing of muscle through adequate rest and protein intake. Hypertrophy exercise ranges occur at 67-80 % max effort and performing the exercises at 6-12 repetitions and 1 or more sets depending on experience. Preferably, performing at 3 or more sets for intermediate and advanced training classifications. read more

How to Lose Weight by Switching Milk Types!

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Milk is a common food that is consumed by most people. There are even alternatives for those that are lactose intolerant or do not want to consume dairy. Milk in my opinion, is one of the most important and beneficial foods on the planet. Mammals strictly consume milk in the early stages soon after birth. Humans consume milk exclusively for 6 months and introduced other foods gradually following birth.

Macro Nutrients include, fat, protein and carbohydrates. Milk contains all of these important nutrients essential for our growth and development.  Both protein and carbohydrates contain 4 calories per gram and fat has 9 calories per gram. read more