This is a topic that should encourage plenty of feedback…especially if I just asked that question: What is the BEST exercise that one can do?  A good friend passed along an article recently written on this very subject.  I found this piece to be very insightful as well as thought provoking.  I have heard many opinons from the designated experts over the last 20 years of being involved in fitness industry and it is quite amazing how these guidelines change so dramatically.  Exercise Science, of course, is not an exact science so we must be patient and realize that even with all the facts, the variables are constantly changing.

Take for instance how different each one of us really is.  I learned some wonderful concepts when I participated in a fitness challenge last year led by a man who had dedicated his focus on finding the perfect activity to ensure his clients would experience success in shaping their bodies.  He treats everyone he works with as an individual and places each on their own plan according to their body type. His years of experience have helped him determine fairly consistently how each would react to certain training methods.  It was brilliant!  Coupled together with a well thought out meal plan and he was onto something.  The Body Balance Diet follows very much the same principles of this way of eating.  It is simple and completely sensible…and when you follow the plan, it works.

What is best for me may not be the best for you.  Once again we enter into that grey area.  Occasionally we can look at a person and quickly conclude that they wouldn’t make a great sprinter if their body is just not built for speed…(Hey Buddy! Sprint 40 yards, hit someone, go back to the huddle). I would never discourage anyone’s potential but if the goal is weight loss/weight maintenance while building a super efficient metabolism then I would help that person get started on a program that they will likely “stick to” and one that will provide results in a relatively reasonable amount of time (we need some positive reinforcement along the way).  Walking remains one of the easiest activities to get started with, you can vary your speed, your distance, your incline and it requires very little equipment or skill acquisition in order to start (left, right, left, right…) and I have some very formidable experts in the field that happen to agree with me!  However for those who are already exercising, walking is not really a compelling choice…so let’s continue this next week!  Your thoughts and comments are welcome and encouraged…

To your Health!

Leeta

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