Fitness Play Day #199 – Walk 2500 steps every morning

Walking early in the morning boosts metabolism, improves your mood and refreshes you.

Walking is one of the best forms of exercise and helps you lose weight slowly and steadily. However you need to be dedicated in your efforts to reap its benefits. It is advisable to walk at least 10,000 steps every day to lose weight. While that is the target you should achieve in one day the best you can do is if you can walk a quarter of it in the morning starting your day on a positive note. If you can its better you finish half of your walking quota in the morning. If you have a desk job then this is a great way to accomplish your fitness goals. You can also use a pedometer to track your steps.

Healthy recipes

Here are some healthy recipes to help you stay on track with your fitness goals

Breakfast: It is important that you eat something that is rich in proteins with the right amount of carbohydrates and fats in it to keep you full for a longer time. Try this egg stuffed paratha which is healthy and saves you from mid-morning binge eating.

Lunch: Whether you choose to have rice or rotis for your lunch try it with this spicy and healthy methi sprout curry. This might become your next best side dish for days together.

Snack: Remember, the 4 pm hunger pangs can make you overeat or binge eat. So before it happen arm yourself with the right foods try flaxseed crackers with beetroot dips.

Dinner: Want to settle with a bowl of soup and salad for dinner. Try this garlicky cabbage and spinach salad rich in vitamins and with a dash of nuts to make it crunchy and tasty.

Exercises

At home: If lower body has been your most problematic area then try doing sumo squats at home to get killer legs and butts.

Gym: If you are going to do floor exercises and thinking about doing variations with the dumbbells, here are expert recommended tips how to lose weight with just a pair of dumbbell.

Yoga: If you want to get flat-abs trying doing tolasana or scale pose to achieve the same.

Sleep: Make sure that you get enough sleep to get recharged the next day so dip the lights and don t keep ogling on your gadgets which can delay sleep.

Fitness Plan Day 198

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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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