Fitness 1 by Coach KK

When starting a fitness program, having specific goals helps a lot. With goals we can focus on attaining a clear objective. The more specific and realistic a goal, the higher is the possibility of achieving it. On a fitness program it may also happen that we lose focus from our goal due to some reason. Having a deadline and writing down goals may prove to be helpful for this. Goals may wary between a short-term one ranging anywhere from few weeks to few months and long-term ones extending to multiple years. While making a fitness goal is an individualistic decision, it may be beneficial to not make compromises for short term gains. Short term fixes like crash dieting, extremely low calorie diets, performance enhancers, etc while providing immediate results may compromise long term health and well being. Goals such as losing weight, gaining weight, improving strength, etc. are some of the most common fitness goals we hear off. There are numerous examples of people achieving these g...

Carbohydrate is one of the three macro nutrients, with the other two being protein and fat. While for protein and fat questions like minimum amount, maximum amount etc. do come up, very rarely are these associated with carbohydrates. Carbohydrates is also the one food that is readily available for consumption. The type, quantity and timing of carbohydrates may have a major impact while on a fitness program. Tolerance for carbohydrates is a highly individual factor. While complex carbohydrates (especially fiberous carbohydrates) maybe beneficial for almost all and can be included as part of most dietary strategies, simple carbohydrates such as simple sugars may pose as a major obstacle in the path of certain fitness goals. Carbohydrate tolerance is mainly evaluated on an individual's capability to efficiently utilize carbohydrates (the simple sugars) for daily energy needs/expenditure rather than holding on to it by storing it as fat for later use. Lean individuals generally ...