RIO Fitness Chicago® Exercise & Nutrition Blog

RIO Fitness Chicago® Tip:

We all know that consuming too many calories is bad & causes body fat gain; but did you know eating too few cal does the same? Doesn't matter young or old, male or female, if we consistently consume under 1200cal/day we send our body into STARVATION MODE= 1) The body holds onto the body fat (stored energy) we already have for future energy. 2) When we finally do eat it's auto-stored as body fat because the body doesn't know when it's getting another meal. 3) The body will begin catabolizing our muscle tissue to use as fuel to keep us going. Less muscle tissue we have = the less cal we burn all day long = the faster we gain body fat. Avoid this by, eating something SMALL every 3hrs to keep your metabolism fast & by having a qualified health professional calculate your specific daily calorie limit and start staying within it.