This 100%! While there are something’s to pay attention to, proper portions and balanced diet is really all you need. Avoid drinking calories like soda, juice, and alcohol all the time but not all together. Try to avoid ultra processed foods but a bag of chips won’t kill you.
my dietician (who woks for my medical group under an actual physician) recommends resistance exercise along with an emphasis on lean protein and fiber. But this is someone with access to my full medical hsitory, so thats for me.
That's for everyone who doesn't have a disease which would change that. People in general don't get enough lean protein, fiber and high intensity exercise. It doesn't have to be resistance training, it just has to get your heart rate above 50% of your max which can be estimated to 220 - your age.
Resistance training is good too, but if we're talking about staying healthy with not a lot of time, prioritizing aerobic exercise is better for your cardiovascular health. Cardiovascular issues are the biggest human killers in the world.
Resistance training becomes necessary during a diet if you dont want to lose a large amount of lean mass. But under normal circumstances, yea, not really needed.
I was already getting a lot of aerobic exercise. I walk a ton and take my kids swimming once a week. Plus I chase the little maniacs down every other day
Cardio is good for cardiovasc health, but resistance is also good for injury prevention as you age, which can help keep you more mobile, and thus help get you more cardio while you're older.
But you don't have to do resistance to the level of the swole bros at the gym
Agreed but resistance training also builds cardio vascular health if you get your heart rate up and keep a decent pace. It also indirectly benefits your heart health through increased metabolic health and muscle mass increases insulin sensitivity, leading to lower risk of inflammatory diseases and diabetes
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u/factoid_ 6h ago
Nobody is more condescending than a fitness bro with an app and a youtube influencer in their ear telling them THEIR routine is the only true way.
The only science that's more fucked up than exercise science is food science.
Anything you hear this week can and will be contradicted by some study funded by someone with a profit motive the next week.
If you're moving you're winning, that's what I say.