Health Success = Content + Consistency
Content plus consistency, is a term often thrown about in many industries, yet rarely thought of in the Health & Fitness industry. In the Health & Fitness industry content should be seen as the type of things that we do towards our Health & Fitness goals. Consistency should be seen as the number of times we do something towards our Health & Fitness goals.
We all know eating well is what we need to do to be healthy, but how can we be consistent? Most of us live our lives at a very fast pace and so we often find it difficult to take the time to sit down and eat, and instead we’d prefer to eat on the run. Bringing home-made food with you is usually not possible, but if it were, it would be the preferred option and it saves you money. If you buy food, it tends to be non-healthy and even if it seems healthy, you can never really know all the ingredients. If buying food isn’t possible, we tend not to eat for long periods of time. This works to a point, yet at this point our body is suffering from low blood sugar levels, which is why we crave high sugar foods. It is this cycle that leads to an increase in obesity, that is, because we eat more calories at the end of the day and don’t burn them off. To be consistent we first need a plan. This way we can make sure we are staying on track. Simple things like keeping an apple in your car or in your bag will prevent your sugar cravings at the end of the day. In the time that it takes you to order at a fast food chain, you could go to the local supermarket and buy a bag of vegies. It may not be as tasty but it will be more nourishing, give you more energy and in most cases, it will be easier on your wallet.
Content plus consistency, is a term often thrown about in many industries, yet rarely thought of in the Health & Fitness industry. In the Health & Fitness industry content should be seen as the type of things that we do towards our Health & Fitness goals. Consistency should be seen as the number of times we do something towards our Health & Fitness goals.
How can we be Consistent towards our Health?
We all know eating well is what we need to do to be healthy, but how can we be consistent? Most of us live our lives at a very fast pace and so we often find it difficult to take the time to sit down and eat, and instead we’d prefer to eat on the run. Bringing home-made food with you is usually not possible, but if it were, it would be the preferred option and it saves you money. If you buy food, it tends to be non-healthy and even if it seems healthy, you can never really know all the ingredients. If buying food isn’t possible, we tend not to eat for long periods of time. This works to a point, yet at this point our body is suffering from low blood sugar levels, which is why we crave high sugar foods. It is this cycle that leads to an increase in obesity, that is, because we eat more calories at the end of the day and don’t burn them off. To be consistent we first need a plan. This way we can make sure we are staying on track. Simple things like keeping an apple in your car or in your bag will prevent your sugar cravings at the end of the day. In the time that it takes you to order at a fast food chain, you could go to the local supermarket and buy a bag of vegies. It may not be as tasty but it will be more nourishing, give you more energy and in most cases, it will be easier on your wallet.
How can we maintain the content of food we eat?
Food is the fuel for our body. This is a fact and we should all know this. It works in a similar way to the fuel in our cars if we put the wrong fuel in we will not run efficiently. Let’s take a closer look at a car. If we have a car and it runs on gas yet we hear that diesel is good for your car and it runs smoother, do you think we should now put diesel into our gas car? Of course not, if we did this it would destroy the cars ability to move forward. Our bodies are much the same, if our bodies were designed to run on fruit and vegetables, with small amounts of meat, and you heard that unnatural products with no calories were good for your body, should you eat them? Of course not, if we did this it would destroy our body’s ability to move forward. Everything that is unhealthy for your body will stop you from moving forward. If you have too much unhealthy food your body’s health and abilities will move backwards, hence you will take even longer to reach your goals. This is why the content that you put into your body is so important.
Overall we will need to make sure we first plan what we aim to eat. For example, we need to plan if we should pack lunch or buy it every day. After this we can then focus on the natural things our body needs. This will increase our body’s ability to absorb nutrients from the food and use this fuel as efficiently as possible.
Cheers, Xenus Fitness
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