I always say that nutrition is 80% and exercise is only 20%. This may lead people to believe that exercise is not that imperative to a great body. While you can achieve a relatively small body without much exercise, this body will be lacking in tone and definition. Exercise may be the smaller part of the equation, but it’s still a part of the equation.
In our current society, it is so easy not to move really at all in a day. We get in our cars to drive everywhere, we sit in front of a computer all day at work, and then we get home and sit down in front of the TV. Our ancestors had to move so much more than we do just to survive; Perhaps this, combined with no processed foods, is why obesity didn’t exist in caveman days.
Our bodies are made to move. I can’t tell you how great I feel after an amazing workout, weights or cardio. My body has all of these muscles for a reason and loves to use them.
Don’t forget how important it is for your health to exercise. If we don’t move our bodies can get weighed down with all the food we are eating, it can cause health problems beyond even obesity. Plus, without exercise we couldn’t build strength, nor could we compete against each other– And we all need that.
Next week, we’ll be discussing carbohydrate back loading, a controversial, yet amazing technique that combines strict nutrition with exercise to create incredible results.