Written By: Bhavyajyoti Chilukoti | Updated : February 9, 2016 6:24 PM IST
You have been doing well so far! Keep up the pace and stick to your fitness routine. With the same dedication and motivation, get ready to start your day 41 with a bang!
Morning: Chew four five tulsi leaves on an empty stomach every morning. Don t drink or eat anything (not even water) for at least 30 minutes after that. Do this daily to boost your immunity and lower your risk of falling prey to viral infections. Here s how tulsi leaves improve your immunity.
Healthy recipes
Breakfast: Give the routine breakfast items like poha and paratha a break! Instead, set your breakfast table for the delicious and healthy daliya upma. Packed with fibre and complex carbohydrates, eating a bowl of daliya upma keeps you full for a long time by releasing glucose at a slow pace. Here s how to make daliya upma at home.
Lunch: If you are a seafood lover and haven t tried any fish recipe since the past few days, then this is it! Rich in proteins and loaded with the wellness of omega-3 fats, Kashmiri fish recipe is made from Pomfret. To make the most out of it, team it up with soft rotis or steaming brown rice. Here s the recipe for the yummy Kashmiri fish.
Snacks: Feeling hungry around tea time? Stop munching a bag full of chips or eating those oily pakoras in your canteen. Instead, pack you box with roasted chanas as it not only keeps you full and satiate your hunger pangs, but also aids in weight loss. Here are few more reasons why you should snack on roasted chana.
Dinner: Make healthy chicken satay for dinner. Sounding delicious? It is low in carbohydrates and fats and high in proteins making a perfect dinner recipe. If you are trying to lose weight and are not ready to invest in bland food, then try this healthy yet tasty chicken satay tonight. Here s a step-by-step guide to making healthy chicken satay recipe by celebrity chef Rakhee Vaswani.
Exercises
At home: Given the hectic schedule and the stressed lifestyle, exercising is the last thing on your mind. Simple exercises like wall push-ups and stretching can help you to stamina, flexibility, agility, just like the benefits of an overall body workout. Place your hands on a wall and lean in. Inhale and bend your elbows and exhale as you push the entire body up.Here are 5 simple workouts to get fit at home!
Yoga: Is sitting for long hours on your computer restricting your muscle movement? Do you complain of putting on weight around your hips? If this is the case, then you must try eka pada rajakapotasana. Also known as pigeon pose, it improves flexibility in the hip and also strengthens your abdominal and back muscles. Also try these 6 yoga poses to strengthen your lower back.
Gym: Fitness trainer, Kaizzad Capadia suggests that including shrug exercise in your gym workout helps you to strengthen your core muscles including the back. Get a pair of dumbbells and start performing this exercise. Don t know how to go about it? Here is how to do shrugs exercise.
Sleep Tip
An age-old remedy to deal with sleepless nights and induce a good night s sleep is drinking a glass of warm turmeric milk (haldi doodh) before hitting the sack. It contains serotonin, a hormone that relieves stress and induces sleep by aiding in the production of melatonin, sleep hormone. Here s how to prepare turmeric milk at home for better sleep.
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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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