Be active

We all have heard about the benefits of physical exercise. Portion Doctor wants to encourage you to check out our list below and get off the couch!

It just takes 30 minutes of physical activity daily and you can improve your health and reduce dangerous health risks like heart disease, cancer and diabetes. Make your workouts fun and to keep from getting bored vary your routines to include walking, swimming, gardening, bicycling, housecleaning and dancing. Call a friend and exercise together, the time goes twice as fast and before you know it your work out is done.

Physical Activity

  • Gives you more energy
  • Makes you feel good
  • Helps you to relax
  • Reduces stress
  • Helps you sleep better
  • Tones your muscles
  • Helps control your appetite
  • Increases the number of calories your body uses.

How exercise affects calorie needs

The best thing about exercising is your body keeps burning calories even after you've completed your work out. How does this happen?

After a good exercise routine, your body naturally boosts its metabolic rate. Your metabolic rate is the rate that your body burns calories. The wonderful benefit of exercising is your metabolic rate continues to burn after your work out. So keep up your 30-minute daily exercise routines. This will assist you in your fitness goals. It's simple math, the more you engage in physical activity, the more calories you burn.

Diet without exercise works against you

If you're thinking to yourself, "Exercise isn't for me, I'll just cut down on calories." Think again. But reducing weight through calorie reduction without exercise can have the reverse effect. Slower weight loss. You may be wondering, "Why?" Because your body is wonderfully designed to protect itself and without activity your body will start to break down its muscle. Lower muscle volume can ultimately lower your metabolic rate and makes losing weight even harder.

Did you know - No exercise, faster weight regain

An added problem of lowering your calories without exercise occurs when you go off your diet. The compounding effect of no exercise and lower calories results in lost muscle. Studies have shown that due to the reduced muscle the individuals tend to gain back all their weight, usually with a couple of extra pounds.

So now you know, there's really no short cuts. for the best results use a sensible combination of diet and exercise. Portion Doctor is here to help keep you on a healthy track.

Remember always check with your physician before you start an exercise program.