Exercise vs Movement

Is there a difference between exercise and movement?
Absolutely! While exercise often refers to structured, intense physical activity, movement is any activity that gets your body moving throughout the day. Regular movement, like walking, stretching, or even light yoga, can significantly support your metabolism, improve circulation, and boost energy levels. The Metabolic Balance program encourages staying active in ways that feel good for you, whether it’s a workout or simply staying on your feet more during the day. It’s all about creating a lifestyle that keeps your body moving and your metabolism thriving!

Staying Active

Struggling to stay active during your busy weeks? Finding time for fitness can be challenging, but it’s definitely possible with a little planning and determination. Try scheduling short, daily workouts that fit easily into your routine. Even 10 minutes of exercise can make a big difference in your energy levels and overall health! Join a local running group or group gym classes for added motivation and accountability. Having a community to support you can turn your fitness journey into a more enjoyable and rewarding experience. Remember, consistency is key. Small, regular efforts lead to long-term progress and lasting habits. Every little bit counts when it comes to staying active and healthy. What’s your go-to trick for staying active? Share your tips and strategies below! Let’s inspire each other to keep moving, no matter how busy life gets.

Exercise and Lifestyle

Engaging in various forms of exercise such as jogging, cycling, dancing or aerobics, yoga or stretching, swimming, and walking or hiking complements your Metabolic Balance journey by supporting overall health and enhancing fitness levels! Adding these activities helps improve cardiovascular health, boost metabolism, enhance flexibility, and promote a positive mindset, all contributing to your holistic wellness goals. Have you found an exercise routine that works best for you?

Move Your Body

With the emergence of spring and beautiful days and temperatures, it is to get back outside! Metabolic Balance is designed for everyone, regardless of how much or how little they exercise but we encourage all of our clients to get outside in any way they can. The plan is designed so that you can lose weight and change your body even with minimal or almost no exercise. You can do sports after the strict conversion phase – but you don’t have to. Even though, we do recommend moving your body on a regular basis. Low impact activities such as walking, biking, and yoga are great for your body and increase mobility and flexibility. Additionally, it has been scientifically proven that getting outside is beneficial for both physical and mental wellness.

Microbes and Exercise

While many of us know that the food we eat can affect the microbial community in our gut, did you know that exercise also plays a role in gut health?

Multiple studies have provided evidence that exercising at least three times a week can enrich microbial diversity, improve gut barrier functions, modulate mucosal immunity and stimulate microbes to produce beneficial compounds such as short chain fatty acids. Although more research is needed to understand the mechanisms behind the association between exercise and gut health, exercise is beneficial!

To learn more check out these articles below:

-https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095254616300163

-https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5357536/

-https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/exercise-changes-our-gut-microbes–but-how-isnt-yet-clear-66281

Exercise and Metabolic Balance

Although incorporating exercise is not a must while you are eating according to your Metabolic Balance plan, many of our clients tell us that they have gained or regained their motivation to exercise.

“Exercise is part of my life again”, Kerstin says, who has lost 6 dress sizes with Metabolic Balance. “Three times a week I go running, and I play handball in my home club team again (without pain and with success). I’m doing really well! I sleep well, my blood pressure and my blood count are top again. I have become more self-confident and have a much more positive effect on those around me.”

If you want to learn how you can regain your health, visit our website and reach out to one of our great coaches! (https://www.metabolic-balance.us/)

Move Your Body

Staying and working at home these past few months has brought a lot of change to our lives. Working long days can sometimes make it tough to take time to move your body. Although it can seem like a big task, taking even a few minutes every day can add up! Check out the infographic below to see how small steps every day can lead to big results!

Credit: American Heart Association

Move Your Body

Metabolic Balance is designed for everyone, regardless of how much or how little they exercise. The plan is designed so that you can lose weight and change your body even with minimal or almost no exercise. You can do sports after the strict conversion phase – but you don’t have to. Even though, we do recommend moving your body on a regular basis. Low impact activities such as walking, biking, and yoga are great for your body and increase mobility and flexibility.

At Metabolic Balance we meet you where you are and help you get to where you want to be!

Benefits of Walking

One of the things we encourage our clients to practice during Metabolic Balance is physical activity. No matter your activity level, moving your body can have amazing physical and mental benefits!

A great way to get your body moving is simply by taking a walk. Whether it is early in the morning while watching the sunrise or while listening to a relaxing podcast in the evening after a long day, moving your body can be energizing or restorative. Not only will you be able to explore nature but you will get amazing benefits while doing so.

Studies have associated walking with helping maintain long-term weight loss, lower your risk of cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, and cancer, and increase work performance. No matter how long or short your walk, take a few minutes out of your day to enjoy the outdoors and do something for yourself!

Infographic: http://www.herbs-info.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Benefits-of-Walking.gif

Happy Sunday!

As flowers are starting to bloom and nature is coming back to life, it is a great reminder for us to go outside! Take a deep breath and appreciate the ability to go outside and move your body. No matter how short or long, use today as an excuse to enjoy all that Mother Nature has to offer.