We have already written in some previous articles that if there were a magic pill that would be one that can give us the benefits of exercise. Just imagine what it would be enjoying a good health while maintaining our body weight at acceptable levels. The bad news is that this pill does not exist and the good news is that you can reap the full benefits of physical exercise with a moderate effort and some basic care in your daily diet.
If you think that the traditional sports are very demanding, you must know that there are much healthier and easier choices to maintain the health than playing tennis, rugby or soccer. If the fashion diets seem unattainable, be informed that the long term benefits are only achieved with the proper habits and healthy lifestyle. You have to think that a century ago, we had not much obesity and the folks on those days were not addicted to magic diets, or so many sports. For instance they did not have the habit of eat sweets every day, and they only had desserts on weekends.
If you have a severe overweight, the first thing you should do is consult with your doctor, because the morbid obesity has serious causes and a treatment for that ailment is beyond the advice or opinions that may be offered in an article.
Anyway there are a few simple tips that everyone can follow, that can help us to have a healthier body and a better life.
The method of negative calories is certainly one of the systems that it is worth to pay attention because it has a well-earned scientific basis. Basically to digest some foods our body expends more calories than the specific food has. For example, 100 grams of asparagus has 24 calories, and to digest and assimilate those 100 grams our system needs 40 calories. In this example, the negative calories are 16 and in this way we are spending energy and burning fat simply by eating. The list of some of the negative calorie foods includes: Asparagus, broccoli, cabbage, tomato, lettuce, carrot, spinach, artichoke, cauliflower. Orange, grapefruit, apple, strawberry, raspberry, tangerine, melon, watermelon.
Proteins such as lean meats, dairy products and fish also consume a lot of calories for the assimilation and are important to activate the metabolism. They are very important in the development of muscle mass. The glucose levels remain high, and in this way we are protected from hunger attacks.
Breakfast is recognized as one of the ways to activate the metabolism after a night of sleep and lethargy. It has undeniable properties to form muscle mass and to maintain the brain functions on an optimal point
Counting calories is still a very important factor when it comes to stay thin. Calories eaten against calories expended every 24 hours are the keys to achieve our ideal weight. You can read a lot about the qualities of certain foods but the calories are calories.
Muscle mass is recognized as a crucial aspect to lose weight. A pound of muscle mass (0.45 kg) consumes 75 calories per day just by being in our body and at rest. Nowadays is recognized that the muscle is a major factor for the metabolic acceleration.
The exercises in the early morning and before breakfast, was already recommended in the ancient Greece to lose weight. Many authors suggest this system, and that is the reason because the boxers make their cardio very early in the morning if they have to lose weight.
