The 1 thing that's crucial to your fitness goals.

If you read my "Monday Fit Tip" on Facebook you might already know what I'll be blogging about...

It's called your "Circadian Rhythm." And its crucial for your fitness/fatloss goals.

 

Your circadian rhythm is your biological clock that your body runs on 24 hours and has certain times in the day and night for your body to function properly. For example, ever wonder why you need 6-8 hours a sleep a night? Why you should be eating every 3 hours? Why you should be working out or being active at least an hour a day? Why you should wait one hour before you exercise?

All of these things fall under your circadian rhythm, and also includes and not limited to your:

• brain
• hormones
• recovery
• energy
• mood
• etc

All of this is related to your body's internal clock, and many factors can affect your body's ability to find homeostasis or being stable. 

So what should you do to fine tune your internal clock? Well....

Your body thrives off routine. If you already have something inside you that triggers hunger, sleep, activity and more daily, it'd make sense to compliment it with everything you do with your life, right?

A daily routine not only plays an importance on your physical well being, but also emotionally and mentally.

For example, if your sleeping patterns are off this will disrupt your internal clock and you can experience melatonin production during the middle of the day, which then you become drowsy at work and turn into an angry monster mid day, like Andy from The Office.....

Along with being angry and sleepy at work, your emotional and mental sides are affected as well. Giving yourself a routine promotes security and safety which allows you to reduce stress during the day. Stress as we know it is a huge energy waster....... Agreed?

You now might be asking "what should I be doing every day to prevent my circadian rhythm from getting out of whack..?"Well here are some key things to focus on.

1. Wake up at the same time every day, unless you have a chance to sleep in.
2. Go to bed at the same time and shut down that phone and iPad
3. Eat breakfast every morning followed by meals every 3 hours
4. Workout 1 hour every day to improve your body's energy expenditure 
5. Make a to do list each day to finish your work, home and kids' activities/chores.

What do you think?