’Tis the season to keep healthy
SPRING: FORGET HEARTY MEALS
If you are trying to get yourself back into physical activity, take a 30-minute walk or jog.
Hello everyone. It’s a new month, a new season and the sun is coming out. Spring has sprung and it represents so many beautiful things. It’s the beginning of a month, a new season, and an opportunity to start all over again. Forget about the workouts that didn’t happen over the cold months, that’s all in the past and winter is not everyone’s favourite season anyway.
I salute all those who made #NoExcuses and trained throughout the 12 weeks of winter. High five to you, now keep up the momentum. To those who were on a sabbatical from physical activity, it’s okay. It’s time to get moving now.
The weather is warming up. No need for excuses. Remember the guideline from the World Health Organisation is a minimum of 30 minutes of exercise, five times a week in order to maintain general health. As I have said in many articles previously, 30 minutes is only 2% of your 24 hour day, so let’s get moving.
To kick-start your day, try this simple five-minute circuit to get those feel good endorphins flowing:
Jumping Jacks (60 seconds) Basic squats (60 seconds) Push-Ups (60 seconds) Forward Lunges (60 seconds) Plank (60 seconds)
A short routine like this may not make you slimmer overnight but it will pump up your heart rate, burn a few calories and have you in the fat burning zone.
If you are trying to get yourself back into physical activity after a long break, you can take it a step further by walking or jogging for 20 to 25 minutes and add these five exercises every day for one week and you will definitely feel a difference.
With warmer weather being here, it also means we can cut down on the winter warm hearty meals. It is the general norm that in winter we eat such meals to keep ourselves warm. That’s behind us now. Smaller portions and easy to digest meals will have us feeling less sluggish. It’s also a good idea to google search energy boosting foods or drinks that typically contain slow release energy.
Sweet potato Nuts Spinach Oats Green tea Now that I’ve equipped you with ways to kick-start you back into healthy living, I hope you’ll implement these and, come summer, you’ll be fully back on the fitness bandwagon.
Let’s keep moving.