While FitBlog Meet & Tweet event was full of great swag, there were also great panels featuring Fitness Magazine editors and nutrition experts. I jotted down some of my favorite tips and wanted to share them with you.
- AJ Jacobs author of Drop Dead Healthy says sitting is the new smoking. He suggests trying to squeeze contextual exercise into your day, this means, make daily tasks into fitness activities. For instance, literally run your errands instead of walk, squat down to talk at eye level with children. Incorporate fitness into your daily routine.
- To lose weight diet and sleep are NUMBER 1. Exercise comes after.
- To change your body shape, diet is the most important
- You can NOT out train a poor diet – diet is crucial [this is key for me to understand – I work out all the time and nothing changes… clearly, I NEED to change my diet]
- Carbs do NOT make you fat, eating an excess amount of the wrong carbs make you fat
- If you are trying to burn fat, working out in the morning on an empty stomach can help. Your body burns the excess fat to fuel the work out, but do not exceed an hour of exercise without eating.
- Up to 3 cups of coffee is good for your health, just don’t turn your coffee into dessert
- Cleanses are not good for weight loss. Your body naturally detox’s and cleanses it’s liver, GI tract and kidneys.Stocking your fridge with nutritious foods is a less expensive way to cleanse/detox your body
- Anything you do temporary is temporary. Weight loss from cleanses aren’t sustainable.
- No method of fitness or exercise can lengthen your muscles any more than your bones can lengthen. [big bummer for me and my big skier legs
] - “Stressed spelled backwards is DESSERTS” – Dr. Pamela Peeke
]I hope these tips are helpful, they really resonated with me, hopefully they will do the same for you.
