Chapter 8 - Should I Exercise On A Low Carb Diet?
As most individuals do when it comes to getting healthier, you may want to combine an exercise program with a low-carb diet, especially if you want to accelerate results.
Exercising while on a low-carb diet isn’t terribly different than exercising if you ate any other way. One thing to note that is different, however, is that it’s advisable to eat the majority of your daily carbs around the time just before and just after your workout, especially if you’re lifting weights.
Low-carb diets can leave you feeling more tired than usual and could affect the quality of your lift- that’s why timing your carb consumption just makes sense. Also, reducing the intensity of your cardio and switching from highly intense, short workouts to moderately intense, longer workouts will burn less of the carb stores in your body.
So what might a day of exercise and eating look like on a low- carb diet?
Cardio
Approximately 3-5 days a week, do 30 minutes of moderate- intensity cardiovascular exercise. Try the elliptical, stationary bike, stairmill or treadmill or group fitness classes
If you do not have access to a gym or fitness facility
Here are some moderate exercises you can do and enjoy:
1. Get out and about. Make use of your surroundings. You can walk your dog, with your partner or child. Encourage your family to do the walking exercise daily and you will find yourself burning calories while enjoying the surroundings and getting enough sunlight that is also good for your body.
2. Discover the wonders of Yoga. Yoga is one effective exercise that energizes not only your body but also your soul. You may want to learn even the basic yoga positions that are not too complicated but proven effective. A five-minute yoga exercise can perk you up and recharge your body with the energy you lost for the whole day. You relax and at the same time you stretch!
3. Engage yourself into sports. Play basketball, football, baseball, tennis or badminton. Many doctors have recommended sports as an effective way to stay fit and healthy. Sports can also be done in moderation. Do not take it seriously. Shooting basketball with a friend is one moderate exercise that is also considered a sport.
4. Join exercise programs at work. If you still do not have exercises programs at work, then why not start it? You can talk to your boss about it and start with your colleagues. You do not only lose calories but it is also one good way to bond with them. This can be done 30 minutes, 3 times a week.
5. Exercise while doing household chores. Gardening, raking leaves, lawn mowing, doing the laundry, vacuuming and car washing are effective moderate exercises at home. Make use of these chores to sweat and burn calories. Instead of using machines and gadgets to perform these chores, why not do it with your hands and burn some calories?
Making exercise part of your daily routine will surprise you of how many calories you will burn. Doing these moderate exercises of the same amount every day can burn 150 calories up to 1,000 calories a day add that to an effective low carb diet and nothing will stop you from getting the body of your dreams!