Otago Daily Times

THE BELLYFAT DESTRUCTIO­N PROGRAMME

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NUTRITION

Best breakfast

(remember to be up and moving for at least an hour before having breakfast): A slice of wholewheat bread with natural peanut butter and one cup of your favourite berries.

Best lunch: Spinach salad with sliced avocado, grilled firm tofu, and cherry tomatoes, drizzled with a little olive oil and fresh lemon juice.

Best dinner: Grilled salmon, a roasted sweet potato and sauteed asparagus or green beans with olive oil and garlic. Best snacks (remember the golden hour between 3pm and 4pm when you must snack): A cup of fatfree yoghurt with two tablespoon­s of sunflower seeds or a protein bar or lowfat cheese with crackers.

NB: When possible try to have your dinner meal for lunch and viceversa.

ACTIVITY PLAN

Cardio exercise: three times a week for 30 minutes

Boxing for 16 minutes (throw punches for 1 minute periods and rest for 30 second periods for 16 minutes. Either: throw punches on to a punching bag or on to punch pads or use a small 2kg weight in each hand and throw punches into the air ) followed by a fast walk, bike ride, jogging or swimming for 14 minutes. Lean muscle building exercise: three times a week for 15 minutes

Body weight squats to calf raises (four sets of 1225 repetition­s), pressups (either kneeling or full pressups for 3 sets of 820 repetition­s) and alternatin­g lunges with midregion twist (2 sets of 1028 alternatin­g lunges). Abdominal exercise: three times a week for 5 minutes Abdominal crunch ball exchange (four sets of 1220 repetition­s) and abdominal situp (three sets of 1220 repetition­s).

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