Nutrients are fuel for your body. Nutrition is a very complicated category. The following section will only give you some basic ideas and guidelines. Many books and other publications have been written on this subject along with many different opinions. We have tried to make this part of your total fitness program as simple as possible.
Proper nutrition is essential to the good health of every child and adult.
You may exercise everyday and become stronger and more flexible, but, if you don't eat the right foods, you will not be totally healthy. Eating habits have changed allot in the past few decades, making us all concerned about what we put into our bodies. Much fat was consumed that we now consider life threatening. Red meat was on every dinner table and hot dogs and bologna sandwiches for lunch were the American way. Parents and grandparents have been trying to get children to eat vegetables and fruits with very little success.