Eliminate obesity and chronic diseases by sharing the wisdom of the Paleo diet and lifestyle.
Our mission is to improve people's health and eliminate chronic diseases by sharing the wisdom of the Paleo diet and lifestyle.
If the Paleo lifestyle has made a positive difference in your health, help spread the word. We can influence the world through our collective voices.
Paleo Diet for Fitness
Success stories and experiences on how the Paleo Diet has helped with Fitness.
Before I went Paleo, no matter how much I trained, I can only do about 12 pull-ups in a set. After I went Paleo, within 3 months I was up to about 17 pull-ups in a set. This could be partly explained by the loss of the extra body fat, but my maximum strength in many other weight-lifting exercises have definitely also increased in and of themselves.
Subjectively, I feel more fit now than I have ever been in my life. Like many people, I used to feel embarrassed to take my shirt off because of the way my body looked. Now, I'm at risk of being called a "show-off". All of this despite exercising about 50% less than I used to a few years ago.
One thing I have noticed is that, once my excess body fat has gone away, I actually feel like I want to exercise more.
1 vote for this being helpful
Share Your Experience
Has the Paleo Diet helped you with Fitness?
Sign In,
Sign Up, or
From the Paleosphere
- Minimal Fitness 2. Conditioning Research (cites 1 article)
- Minimal fitness. Conditioning Research
- Primal Blueprint Fitness: MBF Tag. Mark's Daily Apple
- WOW: New Army Fitness Test. Mark's Daily Apple
- Fitness Blog of The Year. Leangains
- 21st Century Fitness. Matt Metzgar (cites 1 article)
- A Youth Fitness Certification Course. Conditioning Research
- Fitness Geeks / Nerds. Conditioning Research
- Fitness Habits Made Easy. Conditioning Research
- Primal Blueprint Fitness: Just Wing It!. Mark's Daily Apple
- Primal Blueprint Fitness: Evolution. Mark's Daily Apple
- The Characteristics of Hunter-Gatherer Fitness. Mark's Daily Apple
- Primal Blueprint Fitness: Overview. Mark's Daily Apple
- Introducing Primal Blueprint Fitness. Mark's Daily Apple
- Introducing Primal Blueprint Fitness. Mark's Daily Apple
- 12 Tools That Can Help You Achieve Your Health and Fitness Goals. Mark's Daily Apple
- Primal Blueprint Fitness: The Sandbag Complex. Mark's Daily Apple
- Primal Blueprint Fitness: College Kid Complex. Mark's Daily Apple
- Primal Blueprint Fitness: A Family Affair. Mark's Daily Apple
- Primal Blueprint Fitness: Hitting The Books. Mark's Daily Apple
- Primal Blueprint Fitness: Animal Walks. Mark's Daily Apple
- Primal Blueprint Fitness: Fun-Family-Food. Mark's Daily Apple
- Primal Blueprint Fitness: Grok Goes Hunting. Mark's Daily Apple
- Primal Blueprint Fitness: Home Workout. Mark's Daily Apple
- “Strength and Fitness for a Lifetime: How We Train Now” - Review. Conditioning Research
- More Meat and Eggs Recipes For Better Health and Fitness. Primal Wisdom
- Drew Baye: Fitness Fads are Bullshit. Conditioning Research
- Book Review: Primal Blueprint Fitness. Matt Metzgar
- Primal Blueprint Fitness: Sand and Deliver. Mark's Daily Apple
- Primal Blueprint Fitness Climber’s Workout. Mark's Daily Apple
- Primal Blueprint Fitness: Pre-meal Workout. Mark's Daily Apple
- Primal Blueprint Fitness: Forage Workout. Mark's Daily Apple
- Primal Blueprint Fitness: Workout on Holiday. Mark's Daily Apple
- Facing the Primal Blueprint Fitness Challenges. Mark's Daily Apple
- The PrimalCon Primal Blueprint Fitness Challenge. Mark's Daily Apple
- Primal Blueprint Fitness: My Daily Commute To Work. Mark's Daily Apple
- Primal Blueprint Fitness: MovNat Inspired Workouts. Mark's Daily Apple
- Primal Blueprint Fitness: Sunset Beach Grok!. Mark's Daily Apple
- Contest Poll: Primal Blueprint Fitness Videos. Mark's Daily Apple
- The LLVLC Show (Episode 457): Nutrition And Fitness Podcaster Ben Greenfield. Jimmy Moore's Livin' La Vida Low Carb Blog
- Eat Eggs & Red Meat; Shed Pounds Easily and Improve Health & Fitness. Free the Animal
- Exercise and Fitness Buffer the Life-Shortening Effects of Psychological Stress. Primal Wisdom
- Fitness & Nutrition iTunes Podcast Charts Dominated By Paleo Low-Carb Shows. Jimmy Moore's Livin' La Vida Low Carb Blog
- The LLVLC Show (Episode 488): Kurtis Frank On Supplements And Fitness; Darlene Kvist Is ‘Dishing Up Nutrition’. Jimmy Moore's Livin' La Vida Low Carb Blog
- The LLVLC Show (Episode 422): Michelle Gaulin And Jack Taylor Prove Natural Fitness Is ‘Ageless’. Jimmy Moore's Livin' La Vida Low Carb Blog
- ‘Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show’ Episode 399: Paleo Nutrition & Fitness Expert Nell Stephenson. Jimmy Moore's Livin' La Vida Low Carb Blog
- ‘Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show’ Episode 363: Get ‘The Paleolithic Solution’ With Fitness And Health Expert Robb Wolf. Jimmy Moore's Livin' La Vida Low Carb Blog
- Primal Blueprint Fitness: Primal Workouts in a Modern City. Mark's Daily Apple
- Physical Fitness, Physical Activity and Low Back Pain.. Conditioning Research (cites 1 article)
- Primal Blueprint Fitness: Primal Sprints. Mark's Daily Apple
- Primal Blueprint Fitness: Primal on the Playground. Mark's Daily Apple
Research References
- Aerobic fitness and mode of travel to school in English schoolchildren. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2010 Feb;42(2):281-7. (cited by 2 analyses)
- Cardiovascular fitness as a predictor of mortality in men. Arch. Intern. Med. 2001 Mar 26;161(6):825-31. (cited by 1 analysis)
- High-intensity interval training for health and fitness: can less be more? J. Appl. Physiol. 2011 Dec;111(6):1540-1. (cited by 1 analysis)
- Achieving Hunter-gatherer Fitness in the 21(st) Century: Back to the Future. The American journal of medicine 2010 Sep 13. (cited by 1 analysis)
- Physical fitness in childhood and adolescence: a powerful marker of health. Int J Obes (Lond) 2008 Jan;32(1):1-11. (cited by 1 analysis)
- Fitness benefits of prolonged post-reproductive lifespan in women Nature 2004 Mar;428(6979):178. (cited by 1 analysis)
- Aerobic Fitness Reduces Brain Tissue Loss in Aging Humans The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Bi 2003 Feb;58(2):M176. (cited by 1 analysis)
- Effect of fish oil supplementation and exercise on serum lipids and aerobic fitness. J Sports Med Phys Fitness 1990 Jun;30(2):173-80. (cited by 1 analysis)
- Association among cardiorespiratory fitness, body fat, and bone marker measurements in healthy young females. J Am Osteopath Assoc 2009 Oct;109(10):534-9. (cited by 1 analysis)
- Influence of dynamic versus static core exercises on performance in field based fitness tests. J Bodyw Mov Ther 2011 Oct;15(4):517-24. (cited by 1 analysis)
- Effects of the time of day of walking on dietary behaviour, body composition and aerobic fitness in post-menopausal women. J Sports Med Phys Fitness 2010 Jun;50(2):196-201. (cited by 1 analysis)
- Genetic variations in PPARD and PPARGC1A determine mitochondrial function and change in aerobic physical fitness and insulin sensitivity during lifestyle intervention. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 2007 May;92(5):1827-33. (cited by 1 analysis)
- Mitonuclear match: optimizing fitness and fertility over generations drives ageing within generations. Bioessays 2011 Nov;33(11):860-9. (cited by 1 analysis)
- Exercise dependence and the drive for muscularity in male bodybuilders, power lifters, and fitness lifters. Body image 2010 Mar 5. (cited by 1 analysis)
- Physical fitness, rather than self-reported physical activities, is more strongly associated with low back pain: evidence from a working population. European spine journal : official public 2011 Dec 2. (cited by 1 analysis)
- Do physical activity and aerobic fitness moderate the association between birth weight and metabolic risk in youth?: the European youth heart study. Diabetes Care 2011 Jan;34(1):187-92. (cited by 1 analysis)
| Latest Updates | Intro to Paleo | About Us |
|---|---|---|
|
Paleo Diet Success Stories Paleo Diet Research Paleo Diet News |
Paleo Diet for Beginners PaleoQ™: the Paleo Quotient Paleo Diet Resources |
Mission Paleo for Life Blog Contact Us |
Copyright © 2012
Enacct Systems LLC. All rights reserved.
User contributed content licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License with attribution required.
Paleo for Life does not provide
medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. All content is for
informational purposes only.
Get detailed food nutrient information at Chowstat Nutrition Facts.