ression, fat storage, fatigue and prevent the dreaded adult onset of diabetes. Regular intakes of food, as just described, is important as this keeps your blood sugars at a constant as opposed to high peaks (when you feel good) and low troughs (when you feel down). However, what you eat and drink is also important. Sugar is the biggest danger here as it causes huge rises in blood sugar followed by a large crash. Avoiding fast releasing sugars is the key, basically any ingredient ending in “ose” is a sugar, and trying to eat slow sugar releasing foods like: rye bread, lentils, oats, brown rice etc.

So, now I have outlined the basics of how to exercise and the fundamentals of nutrition. We need to exercise utilising the various natural movements we are designed to perform and by doing this, we use

In part 1 of this 3 part series I mentioned how all our desperate attempts to get fitter and healthier are failing and the necessity for getting back to basics. Taking a basic approach to exercise and nutrition enables the body to function in a way that it has evolved to survive. Exercise needs to replicate correct human movement and diet needs to consist of foods we are able to utilise at the right times. If you try to attempt anything outside of the bodies natural development a stress response is formed and resulting reactions tend to do us more harm than good.

First let’s look at exercise. Most gym attendees “go over the top” spending far too long on the same machines like treadmills, cross trainers, exercise bikes etc. They plod along at the same pace maybe reading a magazine, watching plasma screens or listening to music. Most believe that the longer they spend in the gym, the healthier they are going to get. Unfortunately this just isn’t the case; this amount of forced repetition is unnatural and will often lead to injury with very little long term health benefits. It’s not the amount of time we spend in the gym that is important but the quality of exercise we perform that’s paramount.

Here’s how we should be exercising. The body is designed to move in a number of ways dating back to evolution and survival. Our ancestors had to: walk, jog, sprint, bend, squat, push, twist and pull, to catch food, build shelter and avoid dangerous animals. If you perform all of these movements you will use ever single muscle in your body (over 600). Using as many muscles in your body means burning more calories and weight loss. Plus, performing these movements is natural and safe but the real bonus is the carry over into your daily life activities, even if you’re not hunting wild bore. Performing these natural movements for 30 minutes, 3 times a week is all that is required from you down the gym. So relax and start exercising correctly.

Now, we have sorted the basics of exercise we need to address nutrition because without a healthy diet the exercise is pointless and often counter-productive. Nutrition is a vast subject and I don’t intend to answer everything within this 3 part article. However, the basics of nutrition are the same no matter what you read. Two main fundamental principles are necessary to maintain a healthy body and mind. First you need to increase or maintain a quick metabolism and second you need to balance your blood sugars.

To increase your metabolism you need to give your insides a regular workout. This is naturally done through exercise but more importantly should come from regular intakes of good quality natural food. Don’t buy diet foods and don’t be afraid to eat a good quality wholesome meal. A lazy metabolism only gets fed occasionally and when it does its large portions of food that it struggles to break down. So the key is to eat regular small meals 5-6 times a day making sure you begin with a good breakfast. You literally have to feed your metabolism to speed it up. The more you feed yourself these smaller natural foods the quicker your body will get at breaking it down and store less as fat.

Balancing your blood sugars will result in less: mood swings, depression, fat storage, fatigue and prevent the dreaded adult onset of diabetes. Regular intakes of food, as just described, is important as this keeps your blood sugars at a constant as opposed to high peaks (when you feel good) and low troughs (when you feel down). However, what you eat and drink is also important. Sugar is the biggest danger here as it causes huge rises in blood sugar followed by a large crash. Avoiding fast releasing sugars is the key, basically any ingredient ending in “ose” is a sugar, and trying to eat slow sugar releasing foods like: rye bread, lentils, oats, brown rice etc.

So, now I have outlined the basics of how to exercise and the fundamentals of nutrition. We need to exercise utilising the various natural movements we are designed to perform and by doing this, we use e

creens or listening to music. Most believe that the longer they spend in the gym, the healthier they are going to get. Unfortunately this just isn’t the case; this amount of forced repetition is unnatural and will often lead to injury with very little long term health benefits. It’s not the amount of time we spend in the gym that is important but the quality of exercise we perform that’s paramount.

Here’s how we should be exercising. The body is designed to move in a number of ways dating back to evolution and survival. Our ancestors had to: walk, jog, sprint, bend, squat, push, twist and pull, to catch food, build shelter and avoid dangerous animals. If you perform all of these movements you will use ever single muscle in your body (over 600). Using as many muscles in your body means burning more calories and weight loss. Plus, performing these movements is natural and safe but the real bonus is the carry over into your daily life activities, even if you’re not hunting wild bore. Performing these natural movements for 30 minutes, 3 times a week is all that is required from you down the gym. So relax and start exercising correctly.

Now, we have sorted the basics of exercise we need to address nutrition because without a healthy diet the exercise is pointless and often counter-productive. Nutrition is a vast subject and I don’t intend to answer everything within this 3 part article. However, the basics of nutrition are the same no matter what you read. Two main fundamental principles are necessary to maintain a healthy body and mind. First you need to increase or maintain a quick metabolism and second you need to balance your blood sugars.

To increase your metabolism you need to give your insides a regular workout. This is naturally done through exercise but more importantly should come from regular intakes of good quality natural food. Don’t buy diet foods and don’t be afraid to eat a good quality wholesome meal. A lazy metabolism only gets fed occasionally and when it does its large portions of food that it struggles to break down. So the key is to eat regular small meals 5-6 times a day making sure you begin with a good breakfast. You literally have to feed your metabolism to speed it up. The more you feed yourself these smaller natural foods the quicker your body will get at breaking it down and store less as fat.

Balancing your blood sugars will result in less: mood swings, depression, fat storage, fatigue and prevent the dreaded adult onset of diabetes. Regular intakes of food, as just described, is important as this keeps your blood sugars at a constant as opposed to high peaks (when you feel good) and low troughs (when you feel down). However, what you eat and drink is also important. Sugar is the biggest danger here as it causes huge rises in blood sugar followed by a large crash. Avoiding fast releasing sugars is the key, basically any ingredient ending in “ose” is a sugar, and trying to eat slow sugar releasing foods like: rye bread, lentils, oats, brown rice etc.

So, now I have outlined the basics of how to exercise and the fundamentals of nutrition. We need to exercise utilising the various natural movements we are designed to perform and by doing this, we use

alories and weight loss. Plus, performing these movements is natural and safe but the real bonus is the carry over into your daily life activities, even if you’re not hunting wild bore. Performing these natural movements for 30 minutes, 3 times a week is all that is required from you down the gym. So relax and start exercising correctly.

Now, we have sorted the basics of exercise we need to address nutrition because without a healthy diet the exercise is pointless and often counter-productive. Nutrition is a vast subject and I don’t intend to answer everything within this 3 part article. However, the basics of nutrition are the same no matter what you read. Two main fundamental principles are necessary to maintain a healthy body and mind. First you need to increase or maintain a quick metabolism and second you need to balance your blood sugars.

To increase your metabolism you need to give your insides a regular workout. This is naturally done through exercise but more importantly should come from regular intakes of good quality natural food. Don’t buy diet foods and don’t be afraid to eat a good quality wholesome meal. A lazy metabolism only gets fed occasionally and when it does its large portions of food that it struggles to break down. So the key is to eat regular small meals 5-6 times a day making sure you begin with a good breakfast. You literally have to feed your metabolism to speed it up. The more you feed yourself these smaller natural foods the quicker your body will get at breaking it down and store less as fat.

Balancing your blood sugars will result in less: mood swings, depression, fat storage, fatigue and prevent the dreaded adult onset of diabetes. Regular intakes of food, as just described, is important as this keeps your blood sugars at a constant as opposed to high peaks (when you feel good) and low troughs (when you feel down). However, what you eat and drink is also important. Sugar is the biggest danger here as it causes huge rises in blood sugar followed by a large crash. Avoiding fast releasing sugars is the key, basically any ingredient ending in “ose” is a sugar, and trying to eat slow sugar releasing foods like: rye bread, lentils, oats, brown rice etc.

So, now I have outlined the basics of how to exercise and the fundamentals of nutrition. We need to exercise utilising the various natural movements we are designed to perform and by doing this, we use

second you need to balance your blood sugars.

To increase your metabolism you need to give your insides a regular workout. This is naturally done through exercise but more importantly should come from regular intakes of good quality natural food. Don’t buy diet foods and don’t be afraid to eat a good quality wholesome meal. A lazy metabolism only gets fed occasionally and when it does its large portions of food that it struggles to break down. So the key is to eat regular small meals 5-6 times a day making sure you begin with a good breakfast. You literally have to feed your metabolism to speed it up. The more you feed yourself these smaller natural foods the quicker your body will get at breaking it down and store less as fat.

Balancing your blood sugars will result in less: mood swings, depression, fat storage, fatigue and prevent the dreaded adult onset of diabetes. Regular intakes of food, as just described, is important as this keeps your blood sugars at a constant as opposed to high peaks (when you feel good) and low troughs (when you feel down). However, what you eat and drink is also important. Sugar is the biggest danger here as it causes huge rises in blood sugar followed by a large crash. Avoiding fast releasing sugars is the key, basically any ingredient ending in “ose” is a sugar, and trying to eat slow sugar releasing foods like: rye bread, lentils, oats, brown rice etc.

So, now I have outlined the basics of how to exercise and the fundamentals of nutrition. We need to exercise utilising the various natural movements we are designed to perform and by doing this, we use

ression, fat storage, fatigue and prevent the dreaded adult onset of diabetes. Regular intakes of food, as just described, is important as this keeps your blood sugars at a constant as opposed to high peaks (when you feel good) and low troughs (when you feel down). However, what you eat and drink is also important. Sugar is the biggest danger here as it causes huge rises in blood sugar followed by a large crash. Avoiding fast releasing sugars is the key, basically any ingredient ending in “ose” is a sugar, and trying to eat slow sugar releasing foods like: rye bread, lentils, oats, brown rice etc.

So, now I have outlined the basics of how to exercise and the fundamentals of nutrition. We need to exercise utilising the various natural movements we are designed to perform and by doing this, we use every muscle in our body and burn more calories. We also need to eat more often and avoid foods that will spike our blood sugar levels.

In part 3 I will explain exactly what exercises you should be performing for maximum benefit and what types of foods you should be consuming for optimum health.