Exercise: A Necessary Evil
Fact: Beer tastes better when you’ve earned it. If you stink from the gym so badly that people are fleeing from adjacent tables, this is doubly true.
Exercise may be the only thing that diets agree on. Regardless of whether an author recommends that you eat a vegan diet of raw fruits and vegetables or one consisting of zero carbohydrates and as much meat as you can choke down, all require physical activity as part of their program. They may not agree on the type, frequency, duration or intensity of that activity, but they agree on the importance.
Dr. Dean Ornish, in his Program for the Reversal of Heart Disease, recommends moderate walking for 30 minutes per day. On the opposite extreme, some advocates of the Paleo Cave Man Diet endorse exercising at the level of an Olympic champion. Dr. Atkins, in New Diet Revolution, splits the difference, recommending moderate walking at first and then intense weight lifting and aerobics as you lose weight and your body becomes more accustomed to physical activity. Even the USDA “MyPlate” requires physical activity. MyPlate recommends 30 minutes,five days a week, and includes a warning that reveals everything you need to know about their target market: “grocery shopping” does not count.
Regardless of the path you choose to lose weight exercise must become part of your life.
Dr. Dean Ornish, in his Program for the Reversal of Heart Disease, recommends moderate walking for 30 minutes per day. On the opposite extreme, some advocates of the Paleo Cave Man Diet endorse exercising at the level of an Olympic champion. Dr. Atkins, in New Diet Revolution, splits the difference, recommending moderate walking at first and then intense weight lifting and aerobics as you lose weight and your body becomes more accustomed to physical activity. Even the USDA “MyPlate” requires physical activity. MyPlate recommends 30 minutes,five days a week, and includes a warning that reveals everything you need to know about their target market: “grocery shopping” does not count.
Regardless of the path you choose to lose weight exercise must become part of your life.
No matter where you currently sit in terms of fitness we have a plan to help you commit yourself to the Drink Your Carbs lifestyle.
- Basic Exercise is designed to take you from couch potato to basic fitness. It can be tough to get going, but once you do you will love the way it makes you feel.
- Advanced Exercise is for those who already work out and want to take their fitness to the next level. It really is possible to be both a drinker and in the best condition of your life.
- Insane Exercise is goal-oriented and usually short term. Have you ever dreamed of competing in a Ironman or Fitness Competition? Insane will help make it happen.
