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Nutrition

Foundation

A healthy, nutritious diet is an essential component of any balanced health and fitness program. You could be on the most physically demanding exercise program, spending many hours in the gym each week doing rigorous exercise, but if your diet is unhealthy you may never see the positive results from all the effort you expend in the gym. If you eat a healthy, nutrient rich diet, and are mindful of your caloric intake (i.e. how much food you're eating each day), you will maximize the results from all your hard work in the gym.

The type of food, and the amount needed before, during, and after exercise, is dependent on a number of factors including your goals, the type and intensity of your training, the duration, and the frequency of your workouts. Mode Athletics trainers are able to build health and fitness programs that encompass all of these factors to ensure that you reach your maximum potential.

Water

Water is critical to keeping your body healthy. Seventy percent of your body weight is water, so it is important to make sure that you supply your body with plenty of fluids. Blood is mostly water, and your muscles, lungs, and brain all contain a lot of water. Your body needs water to regulate body temperature and to provide the means for nutrients to travel to all your organs. Water also transports oxygen to your cells, removes waste, and protects your joints and organs.

How much water you should drink each day depends on many factors including your weight, health, how active you are, and where you live. A good place to start is to take your body weight in lbs. and divide that number by two. The resulting number will be the rough amount of water, in ounces, that you should aim drink each day. So a 200 lb. man should consume roughly 100 ounces (~3 litres) of water per day. People who are very active, or live in a warm climate should up their water intake to 2/3 ounce per pound of body weight.

Your water intake should be spread throughout the day and evening. You may be wondering: "If I drink this much, won't I constantly be running to the bathroom?" At first, yes, but after a few weeks your bladder tends to adjust and you urinate less frequently but in larger amounts. And by consuming the recommended amount of water throughout the day, you'll be on your way to a healthier body.