Vitamins and minerals are essential parts of your daily nutrition but this doesn’t mean you need to be popping supplement pills left right and centre. You can get them in each day though your diet. But unsure what vitamins you need and what they actually do to help you? Let us change that! 

So firstly, vitamins and minerals are required so your body can carry out a range of normal functions and these cannot be produced in our bodies, instead we need to get these from the foods we eat. Below is some examples of the type of vitamin and their role within the body. 

Vitamin A – 

– Supports healthy eyesight and helps to increase immune system functions

Vitamin D – 

– Help to increase bone strength by aiding in calcium being absorbed

– Increases immune system functions to fight infections and diseases 

Iron & Magnesium 

– Maintain strong bones and muscle function 

– Helps the immune system 

– Improve brain functions 

Zinc – 

– Supports Immune system functions and helps fight infection and diseases 

Vitamin B1 – 

– Supports our nervous system and heart function efficiently 

Vitamin B1,2&3 

– Supports our nervous system and Heart function 

– Reduces tiredness and skin health 

Vitamin B6 

– Helps with hormone regulation 

– Reduces tiredness

As you can see above this is just a few of the vitamins and minerals and there is a huge amount of benefits from these. So try to look at your diet, see how many foods include a variety of these microntrients and where you could improve. 

If you need any help with nutrition side of things then please do let us know at fitness flex basingstoke and we would love to help you improve your diet and health. Contact us today to book in for your free bootcamp trial admin@fitnessflex.co.uk