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Written By: Bhakti Paun Sharma | Published : July 11, 2016 6:23 PM IST
Don t get disheartened if you see slow progress as compared to before in your weight loss. All days may not be the same. Contemplate on what could be going wrong or ways you can intensify your training for better results. There is a solution to every problem. You just need to think hard. With that thought, follow today s fitness plan with all the positivity:
Morning If you use simple ways to detox your body on regular basis, you don t need to follow any hardcore detox plans. Did you know even your cardio sessions help in detoxing? If you don t have much time for exercise in the morning, try detoxing by dry brushing your body. Here s you can dry brush your body and detox.
Breakfast - A crunchy, fresh and light yet filling breakfast can make your day. Have the fruit and yogurt muesli for breakfast today. You can mix granola, crispy oats, wheat flakes or wheat bran in the fruit and yogurt if you don t have muesli available.
Lunch You need to consume a lot of fibre throughout the day to keep constipation at bay. Fibre also keeps you full for longer hours and hence is your mate when you trying to lose weight. Make a power-packed high fibre pasta for lunch. The recipe is high in protein and also helps lower blood pressure.
Snack The Mumbai special snack bhel is full of goodness and flavour. It s easy to prepare and except for the sev and papdi that is added to it, all the ingredients in a bhel are super healthy. So even if you are eating it from outside, skip the deep fried ingredients in your bhel and enjoy the healthy snack in all seasons.
Dinner Instead of making a spread of dal, roti, sabzi and the likes, try a one pot meal for dinner today. The Gujarati specialty dal dhokli is easy to prepare and is a great combination of dal and wheat flour. Enjoy it with some tangy pickled onions for a comforting and warm meal.
Exercise
At home Flat abs are everyone s dreams. But you need to exercise consistently to get these. If your gym or yoga schedule involves different types of exercises each day, you can perform ab exercises at home. Try these home exercises for flat abs regularly for best results.
Yoga Stretching your body is very important to avoid any pains or cramps after of before exercise. Perform the Vrikshasana or the tree pose today. This yoga pose is a great stretching exercise for your stomach muscles and helps tone your thighs and arms.
At the gym Do you feel that you are falling behind even after working out very hard at the gym? Is your friend or colleague seeing better results from the same type of workout? You could be making these gymming mistakes. Also, there is correct way of workout. If you are doing it wrong, you won t see the results soon. Here s the right form for different gym exercises.
Sleep well tip If you are one of those who can t sleep without watching TV or have to keep chatting till you can fall asleep, there are 5 fantastic apps that can help you sleep better. Plug in one of these apps instead of watching re-runs of matches or some stupid songs on TV and you will sleep quicker and better.
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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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