Summer is very near and as the weather becomes warmer and
you try to find ways to cool yourself down with nice treats
such as a cold beer, a chilled glass of wine or even a
deliciousous ice cream, think twice! As the old saying
goes 'a moment on your lips, a lifetime on your hips'
Ice cream is very high in fat and sugar, as well depending
on the kind of ice cream you're eating it may also contain
colourants and preservatives. Alcohol as well is high in
sugar and contains 7 calories/ gram. It may not sound like
much however if you consider that fat contains 9 calories/
gram, you can almost think of drinking as the same as
drinking fat...yikes!
Before you add on those extra empty calories, remember that
you no longer have that nice winter coat to cover up with,
summer means wearing slightly more revealing clothing.
What to do? Here's a solution!
As a treat in place of ice cream, make yourself a fruity
smoothy. Mix organic bio live yoghurt, frozen mixed
berries, and a bit of agave nectar. The yoghurt makes it
creamy, the frozen berries makes it thick and cool and the
agave nectar is a natural way of sweetening it. Agave
nectar can be found in most health food shops and some
super markets. It's a natural sweetner for the agave plant
in mexico and is low GI, meaning it won't give you a sugar
spike.
Rather than the ice cold beer and wine, try having sparking
water with lemon and/ or fresh mint to taste, also add a
bit of agave nectar. This is an excellent refreshing drink.
Make the smart choices now and you're still in plenty of
time to shed those few pounds before summer is truly here!
As well to give yourself an extra boost to shedding those
pounds, start moving your body as well as thinking about
what to eat. Try resistance training to build muscle and
help burn fat. Your body burns more calories at rest to
maintain muscle than fat.
What should you do? As the weather becomes warmer, it's a
great idea to work outdoors.
Try training with a friend in the park. There's no need to
carry equipment around with you, you're body weight is the
best portable weight!
Try this circuit:
5 Press ups, 5 forward lunges, 5 reverse lunges, 5 dips off
a bench and 5 squats
Do this circuit 5 times with a 2 minute rest in between
each set. If you're still feeling quite energetic then
have a few short races with your friend. Choose a tree or
something approximately 100m's away. Have a rest and do it
again!
Enjoy the nice weather, look great and feel great all at
the same time!
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Rosa Coelho is a Performance Coach, Personal Trainer and
Sports Massage Therapist at Dax Moy Personal Training
Studios in London. Rosa specialises in applying a holistic
approach to health and fitness through The POWER
Principles. For a Rosa's free report 'Highly Effective
Metabolism Boosters' Go to http://rocofitness.blogspot.com/
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