Diet And Exercise
Both nutrition and physical activity is needed for a healthy and fit body. Exercise is going to give us fitness along with four major things, flexibility, strength, muscle endurance, and cardiovascular health. Diet on its own is not going to give you this; you need to have the physical part as well. One thing to remember is a bad diet can affect your fitness training, even if you are following the best type of exercise plan available. You need a healthy diet and a lot of exercise; this is what makes you healthy and fit.
The answer to the question, how long one should exercise, has been answered by a lot of scientific observers. The average is at least 40 minutes of exercise thrice a week. This will help to strengthen the cardiovascular health. This 40minutes came up when scientist found that the body drew energy from the muscles for the first 20minuties, only when it was sure that the supply of energy was needed for a long period of time it switched to burning fat. Another idea is that 3500 calories must be used in a week by doing any sort of physical activity. This will benefit you and your heart as well. It is a good idea to speak to your doctor first to find out what exercise plan is going to be best for you and your body. The energy nutrients that are stored like glucose and fatty acids with a few amino acids are let out into the blood during exercise in order to provide energy for what you are doing. This means that the body will respond to exercise by adjusting its fuel consumption.
There is a way to use diet to control high blood pressure and now they are finding out that exercise has a role in keeping blood pressure from increasing. With the reduction of sodium into your body, weight loss and limited alcohol use, along with increased amount of physical activity and a low fat diet, you can control hypertension. Foods that are used for the purpose of lowering blood pressure without using medication can include sweets and many beverages that have sugar, red meat and fats in them.
To build muscle in the body, proteins are used. The body burns fat and proteins while we are physically active, when we rest after physical activity, proteins are used in muscle building. There is research that has shown that athletes will retain more protein and use more of it as fuel for the body. The American Dietetic Association has said that one gram per kilogram of bodyweight is recommended for people that do not exercise at all. For the athletes, the protein amounts are going to be higher. It should be considered that athletes also need more carbohydrates as well. If they do not take enough crabs, the protein will be used up for fuel and there will not be nothing left for muscle building after exercise is done.
There is increasing evidence that weight bearing exercises like walking, dancing, running, and sports are very good for developing healthy bones. Swimming has been of great use for bone health. Eating disorders like bulimia and anorexia have been said to damage bone strength. Exercise alone cannot make your body healthy. You need to have the proper calcium and other vitamins and minerals required for bone growth with adequate amount of exercise to provide the best bone health. Along with diet and exercise you can keep your body in peak condition and enjoy good health through out your life.