For second...before reading the short article answer this question: do carbs (carbohydrates) make you fat? No! Oh my goodness no! Well, if you are eating a lot of them and not metabolizing them, then yes they can make you fat. As a fitness professional, I typically do not like this question. But, it seems that it needs to reach more of the public. So, the question is asked multiple times per year on mainstream websites such as AOL, Yahoo!, and others.
In a nutshell, as a fitness professional, I have gathered that there is not a need to worry about carb intake. First of all, if you're working out, and if you are working out at various intensities, then you will burn carbs. Do not get curbed by cutting out carbs. They are needed for guess what...producing energy.
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For those who crave carbs but do not exercise enough to burn off the carbs...you produce so much energy that you cannot afford to escape exercise.
For those who like to cut out carbs...you are depriving your body of an essential nutrient.
Some competitive professionals do cut carbs. But, they know they need them at certain points of their training regimen if they want to compete at a high level.
So, why worry about carbs (carbohydrates)?
With heart,
Derek
Derek Arledge, MS, CSCS www.teempt.com TEEM Performance Training
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