Navy Fit Week 19 – B

The fitness Triad

Going through boot camp, we learned about the fire triad. In order for fire to burn, you need three things:
1. Heat
2. Fuel
3. Oxygen

Remove one of these, and the fire goes out.

In order to burn fat, there is also a triad that you obtain.
1. Cardio Exercise
2. Resistance Exercise
3. Nutrition

Remove one of these and you will stunt any possible results.

Cardio exercise is what raises our heart rate. It increases our stamina and burns calories.

Resistance training increases our strength by building muscle. A few weeks ago, I mentioned the benifits of micro tears.

Nutrition is not dieting. It is eating the right foods at the right time in the right amounts. If you have been doing the 6 meal a day program, you already know that this is much easier than it sounds.

We will be working on maintaining the fitness triad for the remainder of this program.

More on micro tears in your muscles:

While your body repairs these tears during your sleep, it adds more muscle fibers. More muscle requires more fuel. The more fuel your body requires, the more it will take from your fuel reserves. In other words, muscle burns fat. You actually burn more fat while sleeping and sitting at work by having more muscle. To sumarize this paragraph: Your lose weight by sitting on your back side (and eat six times a day). That sounds like an easy to follow program.