Introduction
I've spent the last two days listening to Clint Eastwood's 'tired' voice in the song 'Gran Torino', the title track from his 2008 movie with the same name, and can't seem to get enough. Can't seem to get enough. I'm listening to it at this moment…
Jamie Cullum's voice haunts me in my sleep while it helps me draw parallels to the movie that has captured my imagination in such a way that I'm left with has no option but to recognize what an icon the man (Clint Eastwood) is and will remain…
While this man's work has spanned over five decades, any movie buff should find it hard to choose between Clint the Director or Clint the Actor. While film critics continue to give the man his due for the cinema he has produced or directed or acted in, this conundrum becomes more and more apparent to most people who idolize the man…
Exercise & Diet
At an entirely different level, diet and exercise has been the subject of conversation among several health specialists. Which one plays a larger role in regulating human health, and in losing weight?
Apart from the obvious conclusion that both are important in order to live a long and healthy life, the absence of maintaining a diet or exercise does have its own impact on the individual.
But to what extent? Perhaps the answer to that lies in the importance that doctors, therapists and other health professionals have been giving to 'dieting'.
In order to fully understand the extent up to which the body does benefits in the absence of either dieting or exercise, let's review each instance in two case studies as written below.
Case Study #1: Diet without exercise
Let's say you are well and truly employed, and put in about 40 hours a week. It wouldn't be wrong to assume that working out after a long hard at work isn't necessarily the first thing that people think of but there is the general exception. Studies have shown that people who hit the gym after works tend to lose interest in working out, and begin to make excuses for themselves regardless of the amount they have paid in gym fees.
However, if one does watch the food he eats by following a diet according to the 'food pyramid' or has a recommended dietician to show him what to do, then the number of calories that is required on a daily basis is kept under control. The average number of calories permissible for men is about 400 to 600 and 200 to 300 for women.
Studies have shown that this prevent you from gaining weight, and in the long term helps you shed some weight as well. Yes, and even without exercise…
Case Study #2: Exercising with watching your diet
The recommended number of minutes that one must spend every week in exercise is about 150 minutes, and let's say this recommended amount is followed by individuals who fall into this category.
On the other hand, if the person stuffs himself with food that is way over the recommended limit of calories everyday, the number of calories lost in exercising pales in comparison to the amount of calories gained when eating fatty foods.
That is why most fitness experts say that you can 'never out-train your diet'… Period.
This video lays it out simply enough: watch?v=UQbuzsY_34Q
In Closing
If you want to look great, and you are just starting to train at whatever level of fitness, remember that you should first straighten out your eating habits before you move on to finding a suitable workout routine. Or else, it will an 'exercise' in futility… and as for dilemma about Clint, it's hands down… Clint the Director!
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When ever I am trying to lose weight I try to be conscious of what I eat and I start a exercise program. I don’t necessarily go on a diet, I’m just careful not to eat alot of fatty foods and junk food. The exercise that I do a combination of resistance training and walking.
Great practical advice! Thanks