Wednesday, June 11, 2008

How Important is Nutrition

I was reading the IF Life blog yesterday and I came across something interesting. He stated that your most important piece of exercise equipment is your fork. The majority of the results that you get in terms of changes in body composition come from your nutrition. The greatest workout will not produce much results if you undo it with your eating . I often say that eating is 90% of your results and I really believe this. If you really want to get results you have got to eat well, and if you want to eat well one of your main goals should be to educate yourself in the area of nutrition.
They say if you give a man a fish he eats for a day but if you teach him to fish he can eat for a lifetime. Educate yourself by reading and asking questions so that you know not only what to eat but why you are eating it. I am not a big fan of giving people diet plans because they often have no idea why they are eating these foods. I prefer to teach people the basic principles of good nutrition and let them develop their own meal plans based on these principles. Once you understand the basic principles of good nutrition it is easy to put together meals.

Workout of the Day
40 sec work/1 min rest
Burpee
Moutain climber
Jump rope
Row
4 rounds

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