This is an interesting question I am asked almost every week and I am sure most of you would know that the answer is that you need to complete both in order to be truly healthy. Many would argue it is more to do with your diet and your nutrition habits, in particular with losing weight and I have often said that if you want to look good look at your diet. However, there are several problems with looking at health with this narrow mind set and ignoring the incredible health benefits of exercise that you simply cannot get from eating quality food. To achieve your optimal health level you must find the perfect balance between eating healthy and exercise and avoid the trap of thinking one can outweigh the other. Some of the long held beliefs relating to this question may be holding you back and in this article I will challenge your current thinking to help you to find what could be the missing ingredient to your quest for great health and fitness.
Why You Are Not Losing Weight Even Though You Exercise
One the most frequently asked questions I am asked is, “I workout all the time but I still cannot seem to lose belly fat, what exercises are best to help me?” My answer usually is something like, “how do you handle stress, do you get to bed on time, and what is your food like?” This usually prompts a confused look from the person asking the question as they were hoping I could give them some miraculous training program to give them a six pack. In my 20 years as a personal trainer this question is without a doubt the most frustrating thing I am regularly asked as there are so many people with the belief that they can exercise their way to good health or some special diet that melts the fat off them for good. We see this all the time, the person who destroys their body with endless cardio sessions to get sweaty but never changes in appearance. It almost seems that the harder they workout the worse they get.The people who struggle to lose the gut no matter how much exercise they complete need to recognize their solution is not a new workout or more intense training, but adopting more effective strategies of handling STRESS and eating quality NUTRITION. In this article we are going to give you the secrets to getting rid of the gut for good by looking at the three biggest mistakes people make.