Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Fitness and Diet Programs-How To Get Best Body

By Wan Mohd Hirwani Wan Hussain

Despite the rise in obesity and weight problems generally, increasing numbers of people nowadays are very conscious about their own health and fitness. In addition to that, these people are having the desire to sculpt their bodies to achieve that magazine-cover look. This of course has had a knock on effect with more fitness clubs and health spas being built.

Although to be honest, trying to avoid the subject is not easy with amount of advertising that goes on to promote diet fitness. But exercise is not the only way to build that body beautiful because it also entails a certain responsibility about the foods we choose to eat as being healthy and fit requires one to follow a regular diet fitness regime. We need to remember that our bodies require a certain level of nourishment if they are going to be able to repair themselves and stay healthy and diet and fitness go hand in hand. To make matters worse, there are a number of different opinions about how it works and the two most hotly contended at the moment is the high-carb approach to exercising against the high-fat approach.

To understand this better you need to know that the high-carbohydrate followers believe that you need to eat foods rich in carbohydrates to exercise well and the opposition believe you need to consume foods high in fat. The high-carb enthusiasts say that we need these sorts of foods because the glucose (or energy) is stored in the muscles and liver in the form of glycogen which is great for short burst of energy or any type of anaerobic exercise.

Whereas, fat is a rich source of calories with two and a half times more than proteins and carbohydrates while fat metabolizes in an eighth of the time it does for carbohydrates. The choice is yours but unless you are aiming to put on extra weight in the form of body fat, you are advised not to follow both programs.

If your aim is to lose body fat then you will need to stick to a diet fitness routine but remember this is not just a short term goal. Just to add another factor to the mix; the success of a diet program relies on it being devised for the person it relates to so factors like their medical history, tastes in foods and lifestyle must be taken into account.

The most successful diet fitness programs are tailored in such a way that the person does not even consider they are on a diet because they are able to eat in moderation. There are many diet fitness programs; the hardest part is finding one which suits your particular circumstances, but when you do it will be easier to stay with it and keep healthy.

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