That Fit Mum – Blog

In recent times health and fitness have been the most talked about concern with most of us. Some wants those chiseled muscles to look attractive, some look for those perfect abs and some strive to get those bulging biceps. As a result of these aspirations that many of us seek there has been a proliferation of gyms, health clubs, body centers, spas and personal trainers.

Yes, it is important to keep our body healthy and fit all the time. But, the truth that many of us ignore reluctantly is that – being healthy and fit is all about having a healthy lifestyle and well-balanced diet. Diet to keep us fit provides the body with nutrition and energy required to restore tired muscles and a positive energy level.

How diet impacts on our body and health?

What we chose to eat, greatly effects our health and well-being. Even studies and researches conducted on this subject has shown that by choosing to eat healthy foods can drastically reduce risks of many health hazards and diseases like heart diseases, cancer, diabetes and many more. Eating properly is an important part of staying fit and healthy. Nutritious food along with good physical exercise is the key to maintain a good and fit body.

Here are some facts that will show how a healthy diet combined with active lifestyle helps us in maintaining a good and fit body:

1. Helps the body function better by:

• Regular flow of nutrients and oxygen through the body.

• Improves heart and lungs functioning.

• Improves muscle strength.

• Enhanced metabolism and blood flow.

• Stimulates brain functioning, thereby, aiding better learning, relaxation and better sleep.

• Keeps you energetic throughout the day.

2. Aids in weight loss by:

• Reduces body fat and prevents excessive weight gain.

• Burns more calories than consumed.

• Maintains a healthy weight.

3. Promotes healthy and longer life by:

• Prevents heart diseases, high blood pressure and higher cholesterol problems.

• Prevention from developing cancer.

• Prevents obesity.

• Prevention from obesity and diabetes.

• Prevents bone loss (osteoporosis) and problems of arthritis.

• Prevention from stroke.

4. Promotes happy life for great psychological benefits by:

• Boosting self-confidence and self-esteem.

• Reduces pain.

• Aids in relieving depression and stress.

• Promoting happy mood.

• Triggering the feeling of positivity in the body.

• Reducing levels of anxiety.

• By making you look fit and healthy, thereby, increasing your confidence and outlook in life.

Dieting aspects for good and fitter self

When we diet for fitness, it is important to consider the three aspects: Moderation, Variation and Balance.

– Moderation: means eating when it is required in an amount that satisfies yourself, without adding extra calories, which the body will store as fat.

– Balance: means selecting foods that are healthy and diverse. It means your meals should be balanced with proper amounts of proteins, carbohydrates, fats and fibres to keep the system function to its fullest potential.

– Variation: is providing yourself with variety of foods and choices thereby providing diversity in eating. Eating the same thing again and again always might turn boring and you might lose interest to carry on further.

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