Today want to take a moment to talk about Nutritional Breakdown. Nutrition is essential to a healthy and balanced lifestyle. Let me repeat that, ESSENTIAL. It is imperative you understand nutrition and its effects on our bodies. Here’s the challenge…The word nutrition gets tossed around all the time like a wet towel, but what does it mean? What actually makes up nutrition? There are FIVE key elements to understand when it comes to nutrition.
- Calories
- Macronutrients
- Supplements
- Food Composition
- Nutrition Timing
CALORIES
50% A calorie measures the amount of energy in the food and beverages that we consume. We all need this energy to live and stay healthy. Everything we do relies on the energy that comes in the form of calories. Knowing how many calories you eat, helps figure out how many calories you need to burn in order to lose or gain weight.
MACRONUTRIENTS
20% Macronutrients are the nutritive components of food that the body needs for energy and to maintain the body’s structure and systems; the largest used are carbohydrates, fat and protein. Having the proper balance of each “macro” group aids in your body performing well and ultimately in getting you to your ultimate results.
SUPPLEMENTS
15% Products that enhances your body’s performance when added to it. Supplements are crucial. They help fill in the missing gaps within your nutrition as well as enhance overall performance. Think of supplements like fuel being added onto a fire. They accelerate results.
FOOD COMPOSITION
10% What is in the foods we eat and is the critical bridge between nutrition, health promotion, disease prevention, and food production. If you eat the right things, your body overall is going to function better. Think of your body as a Ferrari. You wouldn’t put garbage in for fuel so why would you do that to the ultimate machine, your body?
NUTRIENT TIMING
5% Knowing when to eat and what to eat before, during and after exercise. It is designed to help achieve excellence within exercise performance and recovery.
SUMMARY
Keep this nutritional breakdown in the back of your mind moving forward. Remember, nutrition is SO much more than just counting calories It’s about being knowledgeable of the BEST ways to give your body what it regularly needs. If you do that = you will see positive progress.
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