Health Stephanie Rice’s fitness tips, hearing health

The swimming champ teaches us how to easily up our exercise routine

1. VIEW HEALTH AND EXERCISE HOLISTICALLY

There’s no point doing a great workout and racing off to eat junk food afterwards! Commit to a new exercise plan, eating plan and new healthy mindset, so the three work in harmony.

2. FIND AN EXERCISE YOU ENJOY

If you’re slugging it out with weights but hate it, you’ll never stick with it. I love yoga so I always incorporate that in my workouts and it motivates me to keep exercising.

3. HAVE ALL THE GOALS

Set a goal of wanting to lose weight or tone a particular area. Also create an internal goal, such as wanting to feel better about yourself, to feel more energised or less anxious. You need that because you might not always see physical results, but you still want to feel like you’re getting somewhere.

4. EAT FOR RECOVERY

Eat something within 20 minutes of exercise, so you don’t miss the time frame of restoring glycogen to your muscles. A plantbased snack of fruit, like a banana, or nuts are great choices.

5. FIND A PLACE TO WORK OUT AT HOME

If you only ever work out at a gym, it’s easy to skip exercise when you don’t feel like going. My favourite place to work out is my balcony. Sometimes I work out with weights, other times it’s planks to work my core.