Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Healthy workout...

Looking at the athletes, one wonder as to what is the story behind their perfect and healthy body... the answer is simple; it's the routine healthy and balanced diet along with daily exercise regimen.

But what about us??? The question that mountain's up is whether or not, we have to focus on what we eat before starting the exercises. For people following the rules of healthy diet.... do not have to worry much about their pre- exercise meals as they can rely on their body stores and the energy levels.

It is always good to understand the real picture behind the perfect weight loss I.e. one has to eat fewer calories than you use up. But, not less than what the body needs to function at its best.

When we exercise, its not the calories from the recent food that one has eaten burns down... rather the body breaks down the stored fat and carbohydrate stores, so if your overall diet is adequate in energy and nutrients,  one really doesn't require to focus on pre and post snacks for exercise.

While some people really have a hard time while exercising.  The reason could be a sudden drop in their sugar levels resulting in tiredness,  drowsiness, palpitations etc.

In such case one can rely on these simple tips before gearing up for the exercise.

-proper hydration of body is important. At least 16-20 ounces of water is important in between the exercises.
- high protein snacks like health bars, boiled egg whites,  oats, cereals will be  good pre exercise snacks.
- hummus and vegetable salad
- fruit/ vegetable juice
-yogurt smoothie with fruits
- multigrain bread sandwich
- cottage cheese sandwich

Grab on to this article and move out this summer to burn those extra calories in a healthy way!!!

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