TURBO BOOST YOUR WORKOUT: THE CRUNCH.
Lift your legs up, keeping your knees bent (to protect your back) so they form right angles. This will make your abs work harder when you perform your crunches.
HOW TO BEAT THE SNACK ATTACK #5.
Here’s how to kill off unhealthy cravings whenever they hit… Problem – late evenings. Even though we’ve eaten dinner and we aren’t really hungry, many of us still snack. The trigger is often boredom or stress, but another reason may be that you haven’t eaten enough during the day. Solution – eat regular meals. Sensible […]
TURBO BOOST YOUR WORKOUT: THE PLANK.
Raise one leg 10cm off the floor and hold it there for 30 seconds – this tests your balance and works your abs harder. Swap legs and repeat for a further 30 seconds. Try 3 sets of these or as many as you can manage.
SUGAR ALTERNATIVES.
Sugar increases our risk of diabetes, heart disease and cancer. New guidelines advise cutting our intake to 6 teaspoons a day (25-30g). A can of fizzy drink contains about 9 teaspoons! And, while sugars are found naturally in fruits, veg and milk, it’s the added sugars – sucrose, syrups, fructose and fructose corn syrup – […]
HOW TO BEAT THE SNACK ATTACK #4.
Here’s how to kill off unhealthy cravings whenever they hit… Problem – early evening. If you haven’t eaten since lunch, you’ll be genuinely hungry, so waiting for dinner to cook can make you particularly prone to unhealthy snacking. Solution – chew gum. To help you last without raiding the fridge, try sugar-free minty gum. Alternatively, […]
TURBO BOOST YOUR WORKOUT: THE LUNGE.
Try doing bicep curls with light weights as you lunge. This will tone your arms and help you fire up the target muscles – your glutes and legs – as the upward motion of the bicep curl keeps the torso upright.
HOW TO FIND YOUR OFF-SWITCH.
Finding that perfect work-life balance isn’t easy. Here are some tips to help you take it down a gear or two… Take regular breaks Throughout the day you want to aim to take a break every 90 minutes. Get up and stretch, go and talk to someone, eat something, focus your eyes on something else. […]
WHAT’S BETTER: TEA OR HOT WATER AND LEMON?
The verdict: tea. Dental experts are warning that lemon’s acidity can cause enamel erosion. So a cuppa is probably the more tooth-friendly. If you do want to stick to lemon water, drink it through a straw.
HOW TO BEAT THE SNACK ATTACK #3.
Here’s how to kill off unhealthy cravings whenever they hit… Problem – afternoon slump. It’s normal to feel a bit sleepy around 2-4pm because this is the time we get a natural dip in our 24-hour biological clock. But the problem is that the sleepiness can lead to sugar cravings, because we are unconsciously looking […]
JUST 60 MINUTES.
This amount of moderate activity daily could cancel out the negative impact of being desk-bound for eight plus hours a day with little activity. Whether you get it in one hit or in smaller chunks doesn’t seem to make any difference. So get moving!