Eat everything without gaining weight? Chiara Maci revealed her “secret”

Chiara Maci he confessed to his faithful followers on Instagram the secret behind his dazzling physical shape, answering those who wonder how she manages to stay slim and toned despite constant culinary temptations. The food influencer, excellent fork and excellent chef, told the behind-the-scenes story of her slim and agile body in a story about her: «I have lost 5 kg in the last two years for a thousand reasonsincluding an important personal life change, but above all why after 38 years without doing physical activity, I started». Chiara Maci then explained that she was passionate about Pilates and that she had gotten into the habit of always walking, «about 10 km a day when I can, never use public transport, but do everything on foot». The two-time mother then admitted that she sometimes overdoes it at restaurants, but that she makes up for it without stress by consuming meals rich in vegetables at home, according to the principles of the Mediterranean diet.

How walking helps you stay fit: the doctor speaks

Walking to keep your body slim and toned? Explain the Dr. Guido Cornegliani, medical director of Clinical Form: «The level of increase in metabolism given by a walk, even if carried out daily and perhaps at a fast pace and without stopping, is not sufficient to define a trained person, nor does it allow you to eat everything you want, when you want it. The ideal is always to combine it with aerobic activitysuch as brisk walking, running and cycling, a session of (even mild) muscle strengtheningstarting from classic exercises such as push-ups, push-ups and sit-ups. The first activity (aerobic) consumes a lot of oxygen and facilitates the loss of excess fat, but it is the second activity (anaerobic) that triggers muscle definition and growth. Which translates into optimal maintenance of physical form.”

But why does aerobic (or cardio) activity have a greater impact on weight loss than anaerobic activity? As Dr. Cornegliani explains, «when you set your body in motion to do any sporting activity, your heart rate increases and your breathing rate increases. This process is due to the fact that the body has to pump more blood than necessary to the muscles that are working at that moment, so the heart pumps a greater quantity of blood faster. This activity is tiring from a metabolic point of view and therefore burns a much greater amount of energy than what happens when you are at rest. The longer and more tiring the sporting activity, the higher the consumption of metabolites will be, resulting in weight loss. If aerobic activity potentially leads to greater weight loss that's because it involves many muscles together, leading the heart to pump more blood to more muscle areas, with a very high metabolic consumption. But, I repeat, cardio training alone, although very important, is not enough: For a strong and defined body, strength and muscle strengthening activities are also very important». In short, unity is strength.