Slimming World’s golden wonders
EXCLUSIVE 4-PAGE SUMMER RECIPE PULLOUT
You’re probably already a couple of pounds lighter on the scales if you’ve been following our brilliant summer weightloss series.
And as the weight melts away while you tuck into Slimming World’s delicious seasonal recipes, you’ll soon find new reserves of energy.
It is easy to adopt a ‘them and us’ attitude to fitness, where you believe that exercise is something other people do but you’re not cut out for. But the person jogging past you in the street may not always have been a runner. This time last year, they may well have felt the same way about physical activity as you do today.
‘Many of us assume we’re not the “exercise type”, especially if we come from an unsporty family or hated Pe at school,’ says Professor Ken Fox, emeritus Professor at Bristol university and an expert in exercise and health. He has helped develop Slimming World’s Body Magic activity programme, which encourages members to build activity into their daily lives.
STRESS-BUSTERS
THE myth that you are not the type for exercise can be a barrier to getting started — preventing you from discovering that being active will not only help with your weight-loss goals, but also give you more energy, help combat stress and bring a better sense of mental wellbeing.
Professor Fox suggests that beginning with something achievable and then slowly building up is the easiest way to get started. ‘By doing this, you’ll gain confidence quickly and soon find yourself looking for new things to try,’ he says.
This is why the Body Magic programme has been designed to help you introduce activity into your life, day by day until it is second nature.
In the final part of our weight-loss series to celebrate Slimming World’s 50th anniversary and help you get in shape for your holiday, we’re dishing up a final serving of super salads, brimming with the freshest ingredients, to show you how easy it is to shed pounds and still enjoy your food.
All the recipes featured here are a taster of what you could expect to enjoy as part of Slimming World’s healthy eating plan. Included in a healthy diet, they’ll help you to lose weight — and keep it off for good.