Do You Want to Lose Weight and Become More Fit?
Many people believe that losing weight will make us more fit. Wrong!
Not so according to a recent study of seniors. 64 sedentary overweight or obese 60 to 75-year-old people were studied for four months. The results of this study showed weight loss through dieting alone is not the answer for becoming fit.
The researchers studied whether greater fitness would result from dieting, exercising or a combination of dieting and exercising. This study was reported in Health Habits and entitled Senior Fitness: A Fountain of Youth?
The winner was the exercise and diet group. The participants who both dieted and exercised for four months were most efficient in the exercise task, did not lose muscle mass and their weight loss was associated with using body-fat as a source of energy.
The diet group showed no improvement in physical fitness. They lost weight. However, their weight loss was due to a loss of muscle mass as well as fat.
If you want to lose weight and become more physically fit, then it is necessary to ea less and exercise more.
Remember, We Live within the Bodies Created by Our Choices.
Dr. Hal
Life and Mental Fitness Coach
Hi,
Great post,simply super.Taking perfect diet and doing exercises keep body fit.
Posted by: Diet pills that work | January 03, 2009 at 10:28 PM
thats what we call perfect combination, dieting with an exercise, makes us our body fit, healthy and strong.
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Posted by: weight loss personal training | January 20, 2009 at 01:32 AM
great info. It backs up what common sense was telling us. active seniors are healthy seniors
Posted by: Cyber Rainbow | March 20, 2009 at 06:51 PM