Justin Rundle is a professional fitness trainer and Head Fitness Pro at North Park in Spokane. In fact he will be competing the Emerald Cup at The Northern Quest Casino. So he knows a few things about the proper diet. In this edition of his KXLY fitness blog we talked about the importance of proper fats in your diet. Believe or not there's a way to burn fat with fat.

To continue the series of nutrition and fitness blogs, let’s focus in on another major macronutrient staple in ones diet. Fats are another trendy source of exclusion to many fad diets. However, they are as important as carbs and proteins when the correct type and quantity of fat is distributed throughout the day.

Follow along to know why and how fats can actually help burn fat:

Step One: Know What You Are Messing With!

Fats (I’m referring to the unsaturated good fats) help aid in providing one’s body with energy, hormone regulation and brain function, eye function and help prevent ailments such as heart disease, strokes, depression and arthritis.

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We continue our series with professional trainer Justin Rundle. Today we're talking about the importance of carbohydrates in your diet. Their benefit is often misunderstood. Carbs are an essential part of your diet and Justin lets us know why.

Power Food Group: The Benefits of Complex Carbohydrates

Annually, there is some new fad diet promoting rapid weight loss. Generally these diets sacrifice a macronutrient food group in order to provide optimal weight loss. Usually carbohydrates are cut. However, without carbs, one’s body can experience bouts of low energy, unstable blood sugar, muscle breakdown, slow digestion and a weakened immune system. It’s unfortunate that such a vital staple to our nutrition has received a bad rap from diets such as Atkins, which provided followers with quick weight loss but unmanageable results.

If one only knew that he could experience faster weight loss from body fat, better performance with daily physical activity and an overall boost in energy just by having the appropriate types of carbs, I imagine she wouldn’t think twice about a low-carb diet.