Diet/Exercise ratios: Get it right!!!

IS WEIGHT LOSS  80% DIET AND 20% EXERCISE? Misconceptions exist about the relationship between weight loss, diet and exercise and it is necessary that the importance of each component is clarified in today's article. Overweight individuals usually believe that the number of hours spent exercising is directly proportional to the amount of weight lost over time? What do you think? True or false? What role does diet play? The question remains whether diet or exercise is more important and how much of each should you do to successfully lose weight and maintain weight loss over a long time, possibly for life. Initially when I started my journey, I wanted to exercise every second of the day, in fact I was obsessed with exercise so much that I was exercising at least six times each week, heading quickly for a burn out and physical exhaustion, Oh dear!!! An online article saved my life and journey to fitness, suggesting that weight loss was actually only 20% exercise and a whooping 80% diet, shocker right? All those wasted hours exercising and doing little about my diet? Oh well, there was still time to change things for the better, clean up my diet completely and voila, the weight started to drop faster than when I exercising 24/7. Phew!!! There are various opinions concerning the actual ratio, some even suggest 30% exercise and 70% diet? So which ratio is correct? The 20/80 ratio mimics the popular Pareto Principle that suggests that 80% of successes in life are usually a result of 20% effort, so people should learn to work smarter, not necessarily harder. Hhhmm!!! Even though the jury is out on which is more important, I would advise that you overhaul your diet and increase your exercise levels to achieve successful and lasting weight loss and overall fitness. Numbers are just numbers, feeling better about yourself and the numerous health benefits associated with a lifestyle change in the direction of healthier meals and increased activity levels far outweigh the numbers on the scale and smaller dress sizes. Fitting into that skinny jeans is awesome too, right? Being a personal trainer has allowed me change the lives of my clients through use of personalized food and exercise plans that match their lifestyles and preferences. NuConsulting can help you lose that weight forever and we can be reached on nufitness40@gmail.com or 07405998686. Consultation is free. Join the era of change, join The NU-Era!!!