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Food is the fuel for your body

Written by David Krainiak

Topic: Fitness and ExercisePublished June 1, 2011

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When you want to lose weight, the first thing you examine is your eating habits. What type of food are you eating? When is the best time to eat? Your body has specific needs. Once you know those needs, you can use them to your advantage in your goal to lose weight and get fit.
If you’re doing an early-morning regimen like a Michigan’s Adventure Boot Camp, there are a number of things to keep in mind. When you wake up at 5:00 AM, your body hasn’t gotten any food to fuel your morning workout since before you went to bed the previous night. If you go from zero to sixty without eating, you’re not giving your body the right message to burn fat reserves. If you work hard without breakfast, your body starts breaking down the amino acids in your muscles and converting them to glucose. Instead of breaking down muscles to rebuild them stronger and leaner, you steal the building blocks needed to build new muscle. Your energy is coming from your muscles instead of your fat. A quick, easily digestible fuel like a protein shake makes a better start to any workout.
So, it’s 6:30 and your workout is over. You’re getting ready to start your day. When do you eat again? What do you eat? That protein shake that you had before your workout has a twin. Mind you, it’s a fraternal twin since post-workout shake also needs a carbohydrate to compliment the protein. The carbohydrates are an easily-digestible sugar that keeps your energy level high after a good workout, and the protein keeps you going until your next meal.
That’s takes care of breakfast, but what about the rest of the day? Just as a car needs a steady, constant intake of fuel to continue running, your body needs a steady, constant intake of food. Rather than alternating between periods of gorging on meals and fasting in between, your body needs small, consistent meals all day. Complex foods like proteins, fiber, and complex carbohydrates are better choices than simple carbohydrates.
It’s okay to grab a bowl of cereal, but make sure it’s high in fiber. It’s better to grab a snack of low fat cheese and wheat crackers rather than wait that hour and a half until dinnertime. Your body was designed to know what it needs, when it needs it, and it will tell you.

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David Krainiak is the Head Trainer of Southern Oakland County's Adventure Boot Camps.

Also, David is Program Director and Owner of all the Adventure Boot Camp locations.

David is a highly qualified and multi-level fitness instructor. He attended college for Exercise Science and Business. He continuously educates himself and is currently a NESTA Certified Adventure BootCamp Instructor and has acquired 15 certifications. David K was born and raised right here in Detroit. He has over 15 yrs of health and fitness experience starting back in his earliest years playing sports and competing in martial arts as a kid. He grew up in a very athletic environment and always had a passion for health and fitness. David is very active physically as well as in the community. He trains regularly and is active in fitness events and charity runs. His company (David K Enterprises Inc) is working with other professionals in Michigan to innovate new fitness and health programs for adults as well as our kids to make Michigan a healthier and leaner state. David is also a published free lance writer and co-author and continues to write articles for various publications. He frequently does public speaking engagements as well and is available for bookings. He has appeared in dozens of magazines, newspapers, the local tv news, on the radio, and is available for media opportunities.

Why a women's only camp at 5:30am? Funny...but the inspiration came from being surrounded by amazing women in my life starting with both of my grandmothers who have passed away, my amazing mom, and my older sister that used to kick my butt a lot when I was very young! lol... I saw the struggles they went through with trying to stay fit at all ages, and wanted to create an environment that any of them could join and feel comfortable in..unlike the typical gym atmoshere experience where they were left intimidated, confused, and at some points... even felt taken advantage of by high pressured, sales people (I mean trainers).

I am proud to say Michigans Adventure Boot Camp is rapidly expanding throughout Southeast Michigan as I continue with my vision of attracting professionally like-minded women, moms, and housewives to our boot camps which is ultimately a comfortable community where women can connect and make friends, receive support and motivation, while receiving premium fitness training that is safe, fun, and effective for all fitness levels. This is all part of a much bigger vision we have to be a major component and catalyst in helping the women of Michigan become the healthiest and most fit women in the country.

There is so much fallacy and fiction when it comes to exercise and diets. This site will provide information that is true, safe and also practical. The demands placed on women today are more than ever as your days are becoming more like a juggling act with so much to do….the life of a mother! Our website will provide information to make your life easier as I provide real useful information that will get you better fitness results in less time and easy eating tips that are practical and not going to leave you drained and confused.

David was nominated as best personal trainer in Hour Magazines "2010, and 2011 BEST OF DETROIT"

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