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As a NYC personal trainer for over a decade I know that having a healthy and happy life is all about incorporating a healthy diet and fitness. Some of us will choose one of the ingredients, either diet or fitness and exercise. We will kid ourselves thinking that just having a healthy diet without regular exercise is good enough or working out like crazy to compensate for the bad eating habits is just fine. That is far from the truth. Incorporating good eating habits and regular exercise is the magic formula.
Now it is possible to lose weight just focusing on cutting your calories to the extreme but your arteries could still be clogged and your body be absent of muscle tone. For the ones who are exercising like mad, if you're eating way too much you won't see the rewards from all of the time spent with your trainer or time spent at the gym or fitness studio.
In my career as a NYC personal trainer, I've seen very slim women who have been lifetime dieters but cannot walk a block without huffing and puffing or cannot lift a 20 pound bag of groceries with complete ease. And at the other extreme I've seen those who workout 6 days a week for at least an hour a day but they overeat and are considered in the overweight category because of their eating habits.
When it comes to attaining the complete holistic healthy and fit lifestyle you need to incorporate both ingredients. Start moving your body. Incorporate cardiovascular exercise to keep the heart strong and the blood pressure down. Lift weights to have a strong body that can move quickly and keep the core from getting weak.
Before I was a NYC personal trainer I bought into this strange myth but it seems to be hanging around. One pound of muscle weighs less than one pound of fat. That is absolutely false. One pound of muscle takes up less space than a pound of fat. I'd rather have more muscle than fat because I'll be able to burn more calories during the day while I go about my business. I will feel more energized and strong all throughout the day and I will look better. Dieting alone doesn't do everything. It will help you lose weight but if you're just dieting you'll lose the necessary, vital muscle that is needed for optimal function.
Remember that while you're incorporating your new resistance training program you may be losing fat so your body will be shrinking but it won't indicate that if you just use the scale. So make sure that you remember the scale is not a great indicator in showing your progress. It's crucial that you keep your spirits as positive as possible while you're working at achieving your fitness and health goals. Being frustrated focus on the number on the scale can easily veer you off track never being able to return. Better tools to show your true progress are how your pants fit you around the waist and thighs, circumference measurements using a measuring tape or even taking pictures on a monthly basis.
Dieting and fitness is a relationship that you'll need to understand to achieve your desired fitness and health goals. Without both you can't have what you're truly looking for. Combining the two will give you miraculous results but leaving one out will give you a mediocre body. Take it from this NYC personal trainer. Having a holistic approach to a fitter and healthier lifestyle by incorporating diet and exercise is a must for spectacular results!
