Body Composition Not Weight Is The True Measure Of Overall Health And Wellness

Did you know that more than 98% of all diets fail? Most people think it’s their own fault, that they did something wrong, that they simply weren’t good dieters. But the truth is, almost all diets fail because they’re incorrectly designed in the first place. Believe it or not, your actual body weight is irrelevant and misleading. The true indicator of successful body weight management is body composition. That’s the ratio between your percentage of lean body mass and percentage of body fat. Body composition is used by athletes, coaches, and fitness professionals as the true measure of weight management, athletic performance, and overall health and fitness.

So, the key to successful weight management is knowing the difference between weight loss and fat loss. Here’s why this difference is so important. When a person loses 20 pounds on a conventional low-calorie diet, the weight loss is mostly lean mass. This loss of healthy tissue is harmful. A restricted-calorie diet also harms the body in other ways. It slows your metabolism, creates hormonal imbalances, compromises the immune system, and upsets the central nervous system. Remember, the human body does not understand the concept of dieting. What it correctly perceives is starvation. So again, the key to credible, long-term weight management is understanding the difference between weight loss and fat loss.

Most diets and commercial weight loss centers would like you to believe that fat can be starved off your body. The fact is, it can’t. Here’s what you should know about body fat and weight management. Fat is stored energy. In a sense, it’s your body’s reserve fuel tank. However, when your body runs out of fuel on a low-calorie or restricted-calorie diet, it does not tap into its precious fat stores. Instead, it quickly and efficiently converts healthy, lean mass into carbohydrate for its immediate energy requirements. This is why restricted calorie dieting is so dangerous. Without enough fuel, the body will actually feed upon itself.

Next, fat requires oxygen to be burned, and the quickest, most efficient way to get oxygen into your body is through exercise. This is where fitness professionals can provide guidance in maximizing your body’s potential to burn fat.

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