The more extra kilos you carry the more unhealthy you are. Why?

This is about human function which I have previously written about here. When the human body is not optimised functionality is restricted and one of the biggest disruptors is excess weight/fat.

Human function is basically our physiology and can be described as –

• the physical, mechanical, and biochemical function of humans

This connects health, medicine, and science in a way that studies how the human body acquaints itself to physical activity, stress, and diseases.

Fitness done right can have significant effect on physiology/function and therefore your health. But we must understand what fitness really is.

You will not get healthy jumping around to music with an instructor shouting commands at you, with a drill seargent-type individual barking orders at you or following a random fitness app or YouTube ” fitness guru” on your phone. These might be fun and entertaining and make you sweat but how do any of these relate to human function and therefore improvement in your health?

Bottom line is none of them do.

Similarly your personal trainer should have a plan for you, with at least a basic accumulation of data outlining markers related to fitness, body composition and general performance.

If he/she does not bring this to the table with a clear explanation of how the plan will work then again you are not on the correct track.

As a professional in your area of expertise or discipline I am sure you are busy and your time is important to you. So wasting it with spending time doing the wrong things is not a high priority.

As I stated earlier you can have a significant effect on your health, physical appearance and general life performance by focussing on improving function. Physical, mechanical and biochemical function. Regular readers of my posts will know that I have a highly science-based approach to fitness especially regarding our endocrinal system.

Research is unequivocal, once we exercise for an outcome that stimulates growth hormone (GH) release we take our training and results to the next level. The biggest challenge for most is they don’t know what this actually means and if they do, the application is generally haphazard.

Once a human being begins to move to a GH dominant endocrinal profile the ease to which it is to build lean muscle tissue and to lose bodyfat is remarkable. All that is then needed is to ensure the correct techniques are applied to maintain the profile. In doing this you are addressing the issue of the extra kilos and getting healthier.

We can also fit in various specifics for sports and athletic pursuits.

It’s not just GH as it relates to biochemical function of course. A large part of this is our microbiome or microbiota and this is directly related to nutrition. Nutrition can be briefly summarised as –

• quality and quantity of water intake
• periods of fasting/cleansing
• quality and quantity of nutrient intake
• minimisation of poisons

All of the above list of 4 are easily dealt with if you have the commitment.

So improving our human function is quite simple and highly achieveable if we decide to commit to it with a reasonable amount of practicing knowledge. There are basic steps you can take to get relatively fast results that are easily implemented and maintained.

Why not get an expert involved!!