Want Fat-loss? Do the opposite!
Written by: Matt Pack
Impack Fitness
Let’s look at the human race…
We’re fat…
We’re sick…
We’re tired…
And
We’ve become slaves to processed foods and the Pharmaceutical Industry
Why?
It all starts with what we put in our mouths!
If you consistently put diesel fuel (boxed cereal) in your car (body) that is supposed to take regular unleaded (meats, fruits, and vegetables), what will eventually happen? Your car (body) will have to go into the mechanic (doctor) right? The mechanic (doctor) then advises you that if you keep this up you’re going to need a new engine (heart).
We have to come to the realization that Food really is Thy Medicine. If you fill your tank (stomach) with quality fuel( foods found primarily on the perimeter of the grocery store or even better your local farmers market), move your car(body) often, get optimal sleep, practice stress management and recovery methods while drinking adequate amounts of water you will be less likely to be fat, sick or tired. This will allow your body to actually have the energy to workout, play with your kids, and do all the things that you like to do.
Just in case you’ve forgotten let me remind you just how intricate and complex your human body is. I think we’ve taken our bodies for granted and if we don’t start making some serious changes, well let’s just say we’ll keep getting what we’ve already been getting, SICKER and FATTER. At this particular time I think a good piece of advice would be that if something’s not working for you than just do the opposite.
Top 5 Things Were Not Designed to Do:
1. Sit down and stair at a computer screen for 8-12 hours a day and then go to the gym and sit down
2. Performing hours of aerobics with the aspirations of “toning up”
3. Eat things out of box or anything with a shelf life or expiration date
4. Doing bicep curls with purple dumbbells trying get that “shredded look”
5. Do endless amount of sit-ups and crunches expecting to melt the fat off your stomach
1. Were Designed to Move, Rest and Repeat!
Being seated at a desk all day forces you into poor posture. Work place environment creates forward head posture, rolled shoulders and tight hips and let’s not forget to mention elevated cortisol levels and pancake butt syndrome. So, you go from a seated position in traffic to a seated position at work to a seated position in some machine at the gym? Let’s add your seated position in with your stress and we have a perfect environment for getting FAT
You see, stress is actually good. We need stress and those fight or flight hormones (CORTISOL) to get us out of a dangerous situations. The problem is our society is stressed to often. You have to understand that stress from our jobs, family or working out is the same stress that our body has when were being chased by a saber tooth tiger. You’re body doesn’t know the difference. Your body doesn’t know you’re stuck in traffic; it only knows you’re agitated and frustrated. What happens? Your cortisol elevates. Your body doesn’t know that you’re late for a major deadline at work; it only knows that you are anxious and frustrated. So what happens? Your cortisol elevates even more. Now to relieve some stress you go to the gym to get a run in on the treadmill. Your body doesn’t know that you’re running to blow off some steam; it only thinks you’re running from that saber tooth tiger. So what happens? I think you get the point…
Cortisol overload!
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