By now, you have probably heard the term “macros” thrown around once or twice in the health and fitness world. So what are they? What are ‘macros’ you ask? Macro, is short for ‘Macronutrient’, and macronutrients are nutrients that your body needs in order to function. ‘Macro’ specifically means ‘large’ and ‘nutrient’ means a substance that provides essential nourishment for both life and growth. So basically, macros are needed in quite large amounts for the body to be able to