Eat to gain... Eat to lose.

While working out last night at the gym, I saw the flashing lights of the paramedic unit outside. Moments later the EMTs were attending a member who was sitting on the floor by the stairmaster machines. Soon, a gurney was brought in and the member was taken out with an oxygen mask. I asked the front desk attendant what happened. He told me that the member (somewhere in his late twenties or early thirties) said he had not eaten all day and felt faint. I have seen this scene played out many times over the years. Some people wishing to lose body fat feel that if they don't eat, they'll drop the pounds. That's just plain 'wrong thinking.' What happens when someone does not eat is that their blood sugar level drops to a dangerous level; Combine that with the increased activity from any exercise and you have the making for a serious physical event. Just as it is important to eat to gain muscle, it is necessary to eat to support the body while performing cardio or aerobics to drop the body fat. In fact, it's the only way.