There’s a couple of old sayings in the fitness and weight loss community… The first is that ‘abs are made in the kitchen, not the gym’. The other is that you ‘can’t out-train a bad diet’.

They relate to the importance of nutrition when it comes to body composition.

When it comes to fitness, many focus solely on workouts, neglecting the pivotal role of nutrition. For East Londoners striving for weight loss or better health, understanding that diet and exercise go hand in hand is the key to achieving lasting results.

Let’s dive into why your plate matters as much as your routine…

1. Good Food Fuels Your Workouts

Your body needs energy to perform. Carbs provide fuel, protein aids recovery, and fats support endurance. Without proper nutrition, your workouts will lack intensity, and progress may stall.

You might notice that when your diet suffers, your energy levels dip. When you’re tired all the time, there’s a good chance that it’s because you’ve been fuelling yourself poorly. With better nutritional choices and more natural foods in your diet, you’ll be taking in more vitamins and minerals which will make you feel better and more energised.

2. A Good Diet Drives Recovery

Exercise breaks down muscle; food rebuilds it. Protein-rich meals post-workout repair tissue and support muscle growth, while carbohydrates restore glycogen levels for your next session.

If you make a point of ensuring you’re eating enough good quality protein and carbohydrates, you’ll recover from your workouts more quickly and effectively. If you’re training particularly hard, you need to really dial in this nutrition to give yourself the best chance to recover er fully ahead of your next session.

3. Supports Weight Loss Goals

Exercise burns calories, but the deficit needed for weight loss often comes from dietary changes. Controlling portion sizes and eating nutrient-dense foods can amplify your weight loss results.

Fundamentally, weight loss is a case of calories in vs calories out. If you eat. more calories than your body needs, you gain weight. If you burn more calories than you eat, you lose weight. We can dress it up in other ways, but that’s a clear basic nutritional fact.

Calorie control is absolutely vital to losing weight.

4. Enhances Overall Health

A balanced diet supports immunity, reduces inflammation, and improves sleep—all essential for sustained fitness. Whole foods rich in vitamins and minerals help your body perform at its peak.

Your health is underpinned by the food choices you make on a daily basis. The more good food choices you make, the better your overall health and wellbeing will be. You can’t expect to live a thriving, healthy existence if you’re regularly consuming poor quality foods.

Health and fitness is a two-part equation: exercise and nutrition. By prioritising your diet alongside your workouts, you’ll not only see faster results but also improve your overall well-being. At AdMacFitness, we can guide you in crafting a fitness and nutrition plan tailored to your goals.

Want to improve your health and fitness? Let the AdMac Fitness Personal Trainers help…

AdMac Fitness has been helping the people of East London transform their health and fitness for nearly a decade.

We help people using tried and tested fitness approaches. Our expert team of personal trainers, based in both Bow and South Woodford can help you get a grip of your health forever. With our guidance and experience, you can relax knowing that your fitness journey is going to be guided by some of the best personal trainers in East London.

For more information on who we are, what we do and how we can help you achieve your health and fitness goals, contact us on… 07921465108 or email us at admacfitness@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you!

Our locations are…

AdMac Fitness: Arch 457 Robeson St, London E3 4JA

AdMac Fitness South Woodford: Unit 4 Marlborough Business Centre, 96 George Lane, South Woodford, London, E18 1AD.