What Is Better For Weight Loss, Exercise Or Physical Exercise?

We all know that leading an active lifestyle is an integral part of the weight loss formula! The health benefits of being active very clear to see, such as a lower chance of the negative health conditions like heart disease, strokes, high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes, depression and can even reduce the risk of cancer. But which is better for you, exercise or physical activity and what is the difference?

Physical activity

Simply put, it is the act of working your muscles through moving your body. It probably won't burn more fat than exercising, but will definitely boost your weight loss efforts! The best form of activity will usually include some form of house chores, so there is the added benefit of burning unwanted calories while completing daily tasks around the house. This can include any of the following:

• Try do your work standing

• During TV commercials try a bit of exercise

• Wash the floors

• Vacuum your furniture and carpets

• Go window shopping

• Wash your homes windows

• Go for a walk

• Walk to work if you can

Exercise

Exercise is similar to physical activity, except it is more structured and repetitive. And unlike physical activity, exercise will improve your fitness, allowing you to do more and more exercise. However, when it comes to exercise, if you are new to it, you should try not do too much too soon to prevent injury and to avoid burning yourself out!

Which is better for weight loss?

So which is better for weight loss,? It is always best to do a combination of the two! If you are beginning your weight loss journey then aim for about 45 minutes a day of a combination of both physical activity and regular exercise. And always ensure that you have at least two rest days from your exercise routine to ensure that your body has adequate recovery time.

Any regular exercise is good enough for weight loss, but if you wanted the most 'bang for your buck' then adding some physical activity will definitely boost your weight loss efforts! Just make sure that the physical activity boosts your heart rate for maximum health benefits.

At the end of the day, weight loss boils down to one thing, 'perseverance' so when picking an exercise, pick one that you enjoy the most so that you don't end up quitting after one week. You'll receive all the health benefits from a regular routine of both physical activity and exercise even if you start small with just 10 minutes a day and build your way up!

Justin has been a part of the weight loss industry for a number of years, first as a consumer and now as a teacher. In his own words he says, "I used to be overweight until people started making rude comments and that is when decided that enough is enough, and lost the weight for good!"

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Why Eat Wholefoods?

In recent times I've come to a greater appreciation of the health benefits of wholefoods to nationalise my body.

This article is not dedicated to extolling the virtues of any one diet over another. Many of those articles are sprawled across the internet and in my opinion are about as confusing as a child making sense of road map. It's no lie that consumers are inundated with too much information these days. Despite this, global populations continue to battle the bulge with very little end in sight.

You cannot deceive your genetic constitution. Like every get-rich-quick scheme that finds its way into the market place, there's a similarly shady entrepreneur lurking behind the scenes waiting to capitalise on people's misfortunes. It doesn't have to be that way.

The point of this article is to help you make an informed decision as it relates to sound nutrition. I will discuss two points in favour of wholefoods. The second point reasons against consuming packaged foods. It is worth noting the added health benefits of organic health foods, though I prefer to address that in a future article.

I render a caveat at this point insisting that you don't take my word for it and conduct your due diligence. Research my statements and furthermore put them to the test. Live and breathe them for three months or more to see if they resonate with your physical wellbeing. The proof is always in the pudding.

1. Food Should Be Consumed As Close to Nature As Possible

As surprising as this statement may sound, your genes are not equipped to handle the level of manufacturing and processing that many modern foods undergo these days. Here's an analogy to illustrate my point. Would you feed your pet/s the same foods you consume day in day out? I have used this line of questioning with audiences to discover the shock and horror of such a proposition.

Yet these same people have no issue consuming convenience foods that are about as rich in nutrients as a cardboard box!

Albeit, our genetic makeup is somewhat different to the animal kingdom, yet in many ways we still retain much of the same structural similarities, i.e. digestive systems which process food, thus turning it into energy and nutrients for vital bodily functions.

Eating as close to nature as possible means leaning toward foods that have had little H.I. (Human Interference) as possible. These days' manufacturers add a host of additives to food in order to make it marketable and palatable to consumers. These include; additives, colours, flavours, enhancers, bulking agents preservatives, fortifying agents and more. Commercial food has become big business, as evident via social media and television ads. We are being sold to at the expense of our health, increasing waistline and hard earned dollars.

As you make a shift toward wholefoods, you'll begin to realise the immediate health benefits which include; increased energy, an end to brain fog, clearer skin, improved cognitive function, enhanced and stable moods and emotions, a leaner fitter and improved overall physique. There are much more advantages to list beyond the scope of this article.

2. Packaged Foods Are Convenience Foods

There's a story about Oprah Winfrey inviting Dr Phil to visit her at her home one weekend (via private jet) at a moment's notice. It turns out she was having a gathering of her closest female friends and the topic invariably turned to weight loss. Interested to discover the psychological truths, she summoned Dr Phil to explain why she continually battled the bulge for much of her life.

His answer surprised Oprah and her guests - "You are overweight because you choose to be," he said. He proposed that every time Oprah was busy and had little time to cook or prepare a healthy meal, she chose to defer her health by trading it for CONVENIENCE.

Whether she was aware of it, she valued convenience and time which had worked against her in the long run. Her story is one that is all too familiar for many of us. In our haste to manage life, we trade convenience and time for our health by making poor lifestyle and food choices. We hold steadfast that doing so won't hurt since there is always tomorrow to right the wrongs of yesterday.

As you know, tomorrow is that elusive place that never arrives as we plan for, since life has a way of derailing our best intentions. Therefore every time you choose a convenience food you are sending two messages to your mind and body. The first is directed to your brain which equates convenience to taking shortcuts. Naturally your subconscious mind associates this behaviour as a learned program over time. It becomes increasingly challenging in the future to navigate your way out of this conflicting habit.

The second message is communicated to your body via the lack of essential vitamins, nutrients and minerals required for vital bodily functions. Convenience foods lack all these qualities even if they are fortified with vitamins during the manufacturing process. Your DNA is not equipped to breakdown and assimilate the preservatives and additives I mentioned earlier. Therefor your body's energy is devoted to processing such additives in order to draw whatever nutrients are left in the food.

Over time if the body is repeatedly exposed to convenience foods, it becomes nothing more than a junk processing factory. Healthy bodies on the other hand become efficient at assimilating nutrients and utilising them accordingly. That's why healthier people look and feel younger than those who consume convenience foods. Their cells have become accustomed to quality nutrients. It's for this same reason that healthy bodies cannot tolerate convenience foods and will expel them from the body as quick as possible. I often wonder what it would be like to feed a person from a primitive tribe like the Masai warriors convenience foods for a day. A dare say they would become equally sick and lack energy, given their cultural preference for traditional and wholefoods.

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