http://tracker.dailyburn.com/groups/1691/subjects/1659 <p>http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1914857,00.html</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>This article has been a major topic with many of the clients that are coming in to see me this week.&nbsp; They are constently asking me my thoughts.&nbsp; As a trainer and exercise phys guy, I think they want me to argue against what is being said.</p> <p>I have to admit that I hadn't read the article until just now, but here's what I've been sharing with these people (as they continue to do chops and single leg squats).</p> <p>Weight Loss / Management is 80% nutrition and 20% exercise.&nbsp; I think if you factor in lifestyle activity then the percentages are a little better, maybe something like 70% nutrition and 30% activity.</p> <p>But most of the people that I see are sedentary for 22 hours of the day.&nbsp; They work at desks, they ride and drive cars, they relax on the couch.&nbsp; The hour they spend with me is their opportunity to "be active".</p> <p>This level of activity is helpful for many different reasons:</p> <p>1. we can keep them functional<br />2. we can help releive stress<br />3. we can influence cardiovascular health<br />4. we can keep them mobile and flexible</p> <p>etc...</p> <p>But no matter what we do within that 1,2 or 3 hours a week.&nbsp; It's almost impossible to account for a poorly "lived" Friday night cocktail party or Sunday afternoon watching football.</p> <p>Exercise and activity should be viewed as something we can do to improve our quality of life, that can help us also stay health and even burn a few calories.</p> <p>Exercise should not be the "ticket" or justification we have for overeating everytime we go out to dinner.</p> <p>Thoughts?</p> en-us <p>East less.&nbsp; Exercise more.&nbsp; But more importantly, eat less.</p> bfeld Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:33:51 -0500 http://tracker.dailyburn.com/groups/1691/subjects/1659 4411