1) COMMIT TO THE CHALLENGE.
Accept losing weight and improving fitness won't be easy and commit to it.
2) MAKE A PLAN.
Write down work and family priorities and schedule training around it.
3) PREPARE MEALS A DAY AHEAD.
If you don't have healthy meals at hand, you're more likely to reach for a less nutritious prepackaged snack.
4) EAT FIVE TO SIX SMALL MEALS A DAY.
Fill those meals with complex carbohydrates like fruit and vegetables, protein from meat, eggs, fish, and the good fats found in nuts, coconut, walnut, olive and flax omega oils.
5) DRINK 3L OF WATER EVERYDAY.
The human body is 75 per cent water. Water flushes toxins from the body, energises and improves mental clarity.
6) TRAIN FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES.
Five or six times a week,
7) G0 HARD.
The higher you raise your heart rate, the longer you'll burn calories after you stop exercising.
8) DITCH THE SUGAR.
An influx of sugar into the bloodstream upsets the body's blood sugar balance and triggers the release of insulin to keep blood sugar at a constant and safe level. Insulin also promotes the storage of fat, so eating sugary foods means rapid weight gain.
9) REDUCE INTAKE OF "HARD CARBS".
Get your dose of carbohydrates through fruits and vegetables rather than "hard carbs" like rice, pasta and potatoes. Bread and pastry are no-nos.
10) SACRIFICE PLUS PAIN, EQUALS GLORY.
Be prepared to make sacrifices if you want to see changes. That means changing what and how you eat and dedicating time to quality exercise.
source: Fitness_New_Zealand_Feb-Mar2012
No comments:
Post a Comment