Boost Your Metabolism
A balanced approach to diet and nutrition provides long-term results
(ARA) - As the weather gets cooler, many people are inspired to tackle
their fitness routine with new vigor. With kids back in school, parents
have more time to get to the gym, and the crisp air makes it possible to
exercise comfortably, free of the heat and humidity.
Even with a fitness regimen in place, most people tend to be more
sedentary in fall and winter; for that reason, it is important to
incorporate a balanced approach to diet and nutrition into your plan. For
example, most people don’t eat the recommended four to five servings of
fruits and vegetables each day. But our health, energy, muscle development
and more are all directly linked to the whole foods, vitamins and
supplements we ingest each day.
As a society, we are very interested in health and fitness, and yet it
seems that this heightened curiosity has become our worst enemy. We
constantly fall victim to the quick fix approaches promised by many diet
and exercise companies. In doing so, we misunderstand our body and how it
really works.
Accurate information is imperative when considering a change to your
diet. Unfortunately, too many people make their choices based on
information from television, newspapers, magazine, books and myriad other
mediums that lack scientific authenticity or any form of governmental
regulation.
Test your knowledge regarding health, fitness and nutrition by
answering the following true or false questions:
1. A fat-free diet is good for you.
2. You can lose fat around your mid-section by performing sit-ups or
leg lifts.
3. Eating late at night is bad for you.
4. A slow metabolism is a result of your genetic disposition.
5. An all-protein diet is a safe and effective way to lose weight and
keep it off.
6. You can lose weight more quickly if you combine exercise and an
extremely low-calorie diet.
7. When you go on a very low-calorie diet, your body will use its own
fat for energy.
8. Counting calories is the solution for proper, long-lasting weight
control.
9. The real purpose of exercise is to burn calories.
If you answered “true” to any of these questions, it is a good
indication that you don’t understand the basic information about your body
and how it works. Don’t feel bad; you aren’t alone. Most Americans share
these misconceptions.
Helping to cut through the clutter of misinformation, Life Time
Fitness, the country’s fastest-growing health and fitness company, has
launched an educational tool designed to help consumers obtain accurate
and practical information regarding fitness and nutrition.
Entitled “Master Your Metabolism,” this unique video program helps
dispel many of the myths and misconceptions surrounding health and
fitness, while providing viewers with valuable insight into how the body
functions and responds to exercise and what we eat. The 90-minute program
summarizes years of biochemistry and exercise physiology research to
provide a comprehensive understanding of how our bodies work, how
metabolism can be slowed or accelerated, and how we can properly
communicate our desired goals to our bodies by understanding its logic.
“The human body is an amazing machine with incredible capabilities,
said Jeff Zwiefel, vice president, Life Time Fitness Health Enhancement
Division. “It operates on a pure and perfectly logical platform. Our job
simply is to understand that logic and learn how to communicate with our
bodies. With an easy-to-understand format, ‘Master Your Metabolism’ has
been designed to help us gain this knowledge so that we can extend
longevity and enhance lifestyle.”
Life Time Fitness didn’t stop there. The company also amassed a team of
independent, nationally renowned physicians, biochemists, nutritionists
and researchers, to help it develop a full line of Fast Fuel nutrition
bars, and vitamin and mineral supplements specifically designed to help
people achieve their health and fitness goals.
The fact is that there is no magic formula when it comes to becoming
fit and achieving the shapely and toned body we desire. The safe and
effective solution to a long-term healthy lifestyle is simply gaining a
big-picture understanding of how our bodies work.
“When we better understand our bodies and make wise, informed choices
around a balanced diet and exercise program, we transcend that
once-per-year effort to get into shape for the summer to achieve a
consistent, long-term and healthy lifestyle,” said Zwiefel. “Instead of
being blindly led by every new diet and exercise fad, consumers finally
will possess the knowledge to understand what works, what doesn’t, and
why.”
For more information about Master Your Metabolism or LIFE TIME FITNESS,
visit www.lifetimefitness.com, or call (800) 430-5433.
Courtesy of ARA Content
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