NUTRITION (2)

More than 70% of your fitness results are dependent  on Nutrition. 

Nutrition is the single biggest factor in achieving fitness goals.

Your goal is to incorporate healthy nutrition as a lifestyle.

A fact: you’ll need to learn how to make better nutrition choices…

Healthy nutrition isn’t just a means to achieving specific fitness goals. It’s a means to achieving a better overall quality of life.

It’s an investment in your body and over time, that investment will more than pay itself back.

A healthy diet gives you more energy and strength for day-to-day living; it improves your immune system reduces the number and severity of colds and flu; it even increases self-esteem and personal discipline. A diet that may at first appear unusual or difficult will become, over time, usual and easy. Still, expect and accept occasional set backs and perhaps, some outside resistance.

Too many people are suffering from obesity, high cholesterol, heart disease and other health-related ailments. Though genetics plays a role, all of these ailments can be avoided through sound nutrition habits.

The biggest challenge with clients, is showing them the emotional connection we have with food.

The everyday “emotional” choices we make can be self-destructive.

We each have to decide for ourselves just how important a good, healthy life is to us. It’s only when we’ve finally decided that a healthy life is our first priority that a  TRUE METAMORPHOSIS  can take place.

I don’t believe in telling people what to eat. Instead, I ask my clients what their parents or grandparents ate, how they ate as children, and what they enjoy eating today. Then we talk about making better nutritional choices. Those changes can be small, but over time, those “everyday” choices add up and bring you closer to your goal.

Training tips:

• • Drink at least 6 glasses of water each day

  • Eat smaller, but more frequent meals each day

  • Each meal should be balanced (protein, carbs and fat)

  • Avoid processed food

  • Choose lower glycemic foods (see sidebar)

  • Avoid sugar

  • Surround yourself with supportive friends

• If you eat a bad meal, don’t beat yourself up over it! Start over with the next meal.

• Limit foods with high saturated fat such as: processed meats- hot dogs, bologna, deli meat, sausages and high fat milk products. They are usually high in calories

• Limit foods with high trans fat such as: margarines, crackers, cookies, doughnuts and breads

• Limit foods with high cholesterol such as: egg yolks, liver and shrimp.

 

Transforming your diet:

A) KEEP a daily food Journal for 10 days.

REMENBER to be  sure to start with a a full week of your meals, snacks, beverages (including alcohol) and the time of day the food and beverage was consumed.
Also, record the time you go to bed and when you wake up. If you’re already exercising, include the type of exercise, the time and length of that exercise.

B) CHECK your journal and ask questions about your junk food.

 Study your habit identify the reasons and insist on finding a solution. Most likely your journal will reveal some patterns in your eating habits. Some  habits may be good; some habits may be bad. Although I have considerable knowledge in nutrition, I am not a nutritionist. Therefore, it’s strongly recommended you show both your journal  a good nutritionist in your area.

We aren’t dietitians: This is a huge problem with the personal training industry. Any gym that you walk into will have someone who has had some success in bodybuilding and feels he is now obligated to write customized diet plans. Some trainers can become very successful using customized diet plans as an additional source of revenue. There is one problem—in most cases, it is against the law.

Personal training certifications don’t entitle people to be nutritional experts. While they may have some basic knowledge on nutrition, they still don’t have the complete background that a nutritionist does. Registered dietitians carry a minimum of a bachelor’s degree, which is usually complimented with an extensive internship. About half of registered dietitians have an advanced degree beyond a bachelor’s and do continuing education requirements for recertification. Trainers who bend these rules run the risk of being caught by the ADA. Personal trainers prescribing diet plans aren’t only risking their reputation and business, but they’re also potentially dangerous to the client. There is a reason why personal trainers can receive certification in six months or less and registered dieticians go through very tough programs that can last six years. If a business is caught prescribing these custom diet plans, penalties can result in hefty fines from the ADA along with misdemeanor charges. Don’t risk your entire career for a few bucks. Keep a good reputation and keep the clients safe and healthy.

C) CONSULT with a nutritionist.

The Nutritionist it’s worth the small fee  in gold that they’ll charge. Also  I highly recommend that  you read up (study) on basic nutrition,  how your body absorbs food, the differences between essential carbohydrates, fat and protein, the special role protein has in fitness,  the very important glycemic  index and how it affect the body, the necessity of plenty of water, etc. Be sure to let the nutritionist know of your fitness goals, allergies, food likes and dislikes, etc. He’ll help design a basic plan that will enable you to begin the transformation process.

Diet & Nutrition and Support, consisting of reviewing your current program and the development of a new plan, helpful hints, support, and explanations of content. Supplementation review and suggestions.

 

 

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