Bhakti Paun Sharma
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Written By: Bhakti Paun Sharma | Published : November 2, 2016 5:57 PM IST
Don t let any kind of negativity affect your fitness plans. So what if you haven t lost any weight in the past one week, keep yourself motivated with positive thoughts. Appreciating yourself and being cheerful will help you stay on track.
Morning If you are waking up feeling dull or tired find ways to bring some cheer in your life. Begin your morning with listing down things that you are grateful for in life. Appreciate the small things in your life and see how a smile suddenly appears on your face. Here are some health benefits of being grateful.
Breakfast How about cooking a fancy breakfast since you are in a good mood today. This innovative recipe of corn chai with shredded eggs by Chef Ranveer Brar is what you need to pep the day further. Eggs provide the necessary protein and corn increases your intake of iron and folate.
Lunch Sometimes all you need is a simple homestyle sabzi and roti to comfort your taste buds and give you the feeling of eating the same food everyone else is eating. This paneer and bell pepper sabzi is the solution to it. Enjoy it with hot rotis and choose low fat paneer for it.
Snacks Now what if you could eat a pizza for evening snack? You can always give the traditional pizza a healthy twist and here s a bhakhri pizza recipe to help you achieve that. The crispy bhakhris closely resemble a thin crust yummy pizza.
Dinner End your day with this interesting oats and moong dal tikki. You can accompany it with some soup or some fresh green salad and green chutney. If you are very hungry, you can roll it in a roti or sandwich them between multigrain or brown bread.
Exercises
At home If you ve been following our fitness plans for the past two days, then we are focusing on your upper body. Use one more day to follow the routine so that the muscles are worked correctly. The 10 home workout exercises are ideal for toning your upper body especially your chest and arms.
Yoga Indian women are usually broader at the hips and it takes a lot of effort to tone the butt. Try this three legged downward dog pose which tones both your hips and thighs.
At the gym One common mistake most people make is to skip cool down stretches towards the end of a workout session. You are either exhausted or in a rush to move out and easily tend to ignore these. Ensure you practice these 5 cool down stretches after every workout.
Sleep well tip Did you know face yoga exercises can also improve your quality of sleep? When you lie in bed today, try these yoga face exercises by face yoga expert Danielle Collins to feel the difference.
Fitness plan day 296
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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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