Why Fitness and Nutrition?

Being physically active and maintaining a healthy weight are both needed for good health. Children, teens, adults, and the elderly-all can improve their health and well-being and have fun by including moderate amounts of physical activity in their daily lives. Physical activity involves moving the body. A moderate physical activity is any activity that requires about as much energy as walking 3 kilometres in 30 minutes.

Aim to accumulate at least 30 minutes (adults) or 60 minutes (children) of moderate physical activity most days of the week, preferably daily. If you already get 30 minutes of physical activity daily, you can gain even more health benefits by increasing the amount of time that you are physically active or by taking part in more vigorous activities. No matter what activity you choose, you can do it all during the day, or spread it out over three times four times a week.

Physical activity and nutrition work together in more ways than weight management. Increasing the calories you use allows you to eat more, which makes it easier to get the nutrients you need. Physical activity and nutrition work together for bone health, too. Calcium and other nutrients are needed to build and maintain strong bones, but physical activity is needed as well.

Physical actvity and nutrition work together for better health. Healthy eating can help you achieve and maintain a healthy weight for life - no diets required. Physical activity increases the amount of calories you use. Physical activity helps to control your weight by using excess calories that otherwise would be stored as fat.

Our body weight is regulated by the number of calories we eat and use each day. Everything we eat contains calories, and everything we do uses calories, including sleeping, breathing, and digesting food. For those who have intentionally lost weight, being active makes it easier to maintain the weight loss. However, 30 minutes of activity daily may not be enough to lose weight or maintain weight loss.