How Alcohol Impacts Your Fitness and Nutrition Goals

Understanding Alcohol and Fitness

Are you trying to get fit, lose weight, and improve your nutrition? Have you considered how your alcohol intake might be affecting your progress?

Alcohol and Weight Loss

You may not realize it, but alcohol can be a huge roadblock in your path to fitness and weight loss. Despite being liquid, alcohol can really pack on the pounds. Why? It’s high in calories – there are seven calories in every gram of alcohol. That’s just under what you find in a gram of fat.

Alcohol and Nutrition

Alcohol doesn’t only jeopardize weight goals, but it also messes with your nutrition. The body treats alcohol as a poison, working to get rid of it as quickly as possible. This puts other processes, like absorbing nutrients and burning fat, on the back burner. So, even if you’re nailing your nutrition plan, alcohol can stop your body from getting the benefits.

Alcohol and Muscles

Looking to bulk up and build muscle? You might want to reconsider the weekend beer. Alcohol can interfere with muscle growth in a number of ways. It decreases testosterone (a key hormone in muscle growth) and can lead to dehydration, which is definitely not conducive to muscle health.

The After-Effects of Alcohol

Finally, let’s not forget about the day after drinking. Hangovers are torture. A headache, lack of energy, and poor sleep. All these things can make your planned gym session a lot harder, if not impossible.

Making Changes

So, how can you get fit and still enjoy a little drinky-poo now and then? Well, it’s all about moderation. A small glass of wine or a single beer isn’t going to demolish your fitness goals. Just ensure you’re not going overboard and keep those ‘special occasion’ drinks to just that – special occasions.

Take Your First Step

Ready to conquer your fitness and nutrition goals? Why not schedule a No Sweat Intro with us? It’s a free consultation with a coach who can help tailor a fitness plan to meet your goals. Interested? Click here to schedule your Free Session. Let’s overcome these obstacles together and start your unbeaten fitness journey.