Chances are, if you played sports throughout high school, college, or even post-college, you finished your practice, grabbed a Gatorade and went home to stretch, thinking that you mastered the art of recovery. If you felt particularly sore the next day, perhaps you grabbed an Advil to ease the pain, and then pushed through the following day’s scheduled workout, ignoring your body’s signs.
Sound familiar?
Mainstream food marketing tactics emphasize calories instead of nutrition. Fad fitness programs push exercise in a way that doesn’t always feel wholesome. Unrealistic expectations about exercise programs and results are perpetuated by these marketing techniques. Often, fad workout programs provide fast results that are taxing on the joints and aren’t suitable for longevity. Instead, adopting a holistic approach to diet and exercise can provide the results you want now with the longevity of a nourishing and beneficial fitness habit to sustain the results for the long term.