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Written By: Paulami Pan | Updated : June 6, 2016 4:26 PM IST
You have definitely come a long way with your fitness goals, so now focus upon the importance of exercising and how it can promote a healthy lifestyle when coupled with a balanced diet regimen.
Morning: Begin your day with a brisk walk in the neighbourhood park or the yard of your house. Breathe in the fresh morning air and feel your senses rejuvenating. Morning walk is extremely beneficial for people of all ages. It energises from within, and gives a brand new start to the day. After you come home from walk, treat yourself to this amazing carrot juice.
Healthy Recipes:
Breakfast: Enjoy a filing breakfast. Try something new. Tasty and nutritious, packed with health benefits, this South-Indian crepe adai is exactly what you need to break the monotony.
Lunch: Chicken and rice is staple for the Indian platter. Give it an Italian makeover and try this delicious grilled chicken risotto for lunch. Apart from the taste factor, this is also a much healthier version of the usual chicken and rice recipes you are used to eating.
Snacks: Who doesn t love vada pav? It is one of the leading street foods in our country, a mass favourite. Bid goodbye to health worries and try this healthy vada pav recipe replacing the traditional refined flour bread with a whole wheat pita and omit the process of frying the vada altogether.
Dinner: Go healthy the Gujarati way. Try these yummy soya methi theplas for dinner. A Gujarati delicacy, theplas are a favourite amongst all. The methi (fenugreek) is used as a flavouring agent in this dish, which gives it the health benefits.
Exercises
Exercising is one of the key factors responsible for a healthy lifestyle. Once you get in tune with daily exercising, only then will you be able to reap its benefits, and figure out what wonders it can really work for your body, mind and soul.
Home: Cardio exercises are a must if you want to lose weight. They improve metabolism and also aid in blood circulation. Did you know that you could do cardio exercises even at home? You don t need treadmills or hit the gym for these super easy cardio exercises that you can do at home in eight minutes!
Gym: If you are too lazy to go out and run, try climbing up and down the Jacob s ladder at the gym to lose weight and get in shape. It helps burn calories and can give the same results as a high-intensity cardio workout such as aerobics, without putting much pressure on your joints.
Yoga: Get the toned body you have always wanted with the power of Yoga. Try Gomukhasana or the cow head pose. This asana not only helps in weight loss, but is also known to stretch, tone and strengthen the upper body, and also beat anxiety and stress. The meditative sitting asana helps in curing leg cramps too.
Sleep well tip: Ditch the cellphone and laptop. Simply put in some serene instrumental music and lie down in bed. It will soothe you and help you sleep better. Music is known to relieve stress and tension, and also elevate the mood. Try music therapy today.
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Disclaimer: If you follow a fitness plan already, consult your nutritionist before switching to this one. If you are allergic to any of the foods/ingredients mentioned, please do not consume it. Do not follow this plan without consulting your doctor if you suffer from a health condition hypertension, hypotension, diabetes, etc. or are pregnant.
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