| When you exercise, your body is put under higher | | | | protein and a good diet, it will take considerably |
| than normal stress. This stress is healthy and | | | | more effort and time. If you are consuming |
| necessary if you wish to stay as physically fit as | | | | proper doses of all essential nutrients, your body |
| possible. However, if your nutritional intake does | | | | will reach its peak operating efficiency, resulting in |
| not increase along with the increase in exercise, | | | | superior physical health and performance. |
| the results of your workout will decrease | | | | Metabolism is another major function nutrients |
| significantly and your body will stop operating at | | | | have an effect on. Proper amounts of vitamins |
| its optimum level. What does this mean? | | | | and minerals increase the speed of the |
| Increased workout means you must increase the | | | | metabolism, providing the perfect environment for |
| availability of easily assimilated nutrients in your | | | | weight loss and muscle development. The reason |
| system. | | | | so many people over 40 tend to have more |
| Unfortunately, most people do not take this | | | | weight problems is that as the body ages the |
| critical action. Even if you add a protein after or | | | | metabolism slows down. This slowing of the |
| before your workout, it's not helping you as much | | | | metabolism makes it much easier for you to put |
| as you may think. It does help to build muscles, | | | | on weight while not necessarily eating any more. |
| but it is not nearly as effective as a combination | | | | Years of not getting enough nutrients rapidly |
| of protein along with a full spectrum of nutrients. | | | | increase this metabolic slowing process. |
| The vital nutrients your body needs range from | | | | Once you see what a big difference a proper |
| vitamins and minerals to antioxidants, | | | | nutrition and a faster metabolism will make on |
| phytonutrients and fatty acids. Protein alone does | | | | your fitness regimen, you will always strive to |
| not have this full spectrum of nutrients. While the | | | | keep your body filled with plenty of bio available |
| body can become more toned and lean with just | | | | vitamins and minerals. |