general well being
Get ready For Summer
10 quick tips
Is your body ready for summer? Here we take you through 10 quick and easy tips to give your body a quick ‘spring clean’. Whether you’re new to exercise or an experienced trainer this article is for you.
The signs of summer are starting to appear and before too long it will be here! J Oh yeah! Sydney Summers tend to bring out the socialite in all of us. If we’re not working, we’re partying with friends or at the beach. As winter tries to make it’s last stand we start filling our calendars with social events and gym workouts in the preparation for summer. I’ve put together 10 hints to help you lose that extra layer of fat that magically appeared during winter and get your body ready for the warmer weather.
- Get a plan together
Incorporate nutrition, exercise, leisure and work. Make time for everything in your life and be realistic. Small changes to your current routine that are achievable. Baby steps to success. - Refresh your training routine
“Variety is the spice of life”. If you’re a regular exerciser and you’re working out in the gym, seek the advice of a professional. Ask a trainer for a new program to shock your body into fitness. Your body will show results with a new training plan. Find out what services your gym has to offer (Group Fitness classes, Personal Training, weights etc) and try something different. My personal favourite is anything Group Fitness. Just walk into the room, follow the Instructor and before you know it the class is over. The point here is to keep it interesting, so you remain motivated. - For Beginners
If you are just starting to exercise.....take it easy. The biggest blunder people make is starting out with guns blazing, pushing themselves so hard that they cannot walk or move for a week. Does that sound familiar? You’re not alone, it’s very common practice. My advice is start slow and build your intensity over a period of time. You’re more likely to keep yourself motivated if you can get through a workout and actually move the next day. But in saying that, you should be a little sore the next day. If you’re not, up the intensity a little more. Gym, walk, run, dance, swim, ride or climb your way to a new you. - Eat regularly
If you are starving yourself of food in an effort to lose fat....STOP! Depriving your body of good food is not the way to loose fat or build muscle. This plays havoc with your blood sugar levels and places you in “famine” mode which makes it very difficult to burn fat. Three meals a day with a snack in between is best. With lots of water. - Choose healthy natural fat free and sugar free food
The more natural the food the more energy your body uses to break it down, the healthier it is for you and the less hungry you will feel. - Grocery shop with a list
Plan what you will eat and buy what you need. Fill your fridge and pantry with only healthy options including snacks. If you want that junk food bad enough, make yourself have to get up off the couch and out of your house to get it. Filling your pantry with junk food is setting yourself up for failure. - Doing sit ups will not loose that belly bulge
You may want to lose those love handles or get rid of the gut but doing 200 sit ups alone is not going to do it for you. A balance between weight bearing exercise and cardio activity along with your fat reduced diet is going to get you there. We want some abdominal work, as the core keeps our back and torso strong. - Admit that changing your lifestyle is the only answer
Even if it’s ever so slightly. Pills, shakes and miracle machines are not going to do it. If there was a magic way, trust me it would have made the 6 o’clock news. Move it to lose it. Accepting this, is fundamental to your success. - Expect to deviate from the plan
Just because you had that chocolate bar or cake or hamburger, doesn’t mean you have to dump the exercise and forget about the whole plan and start it again next year or next month or next week. You could be back on track the very next meal or day. Maybe even work out a little longer or harder to catch up. We are only human, and understanding that cheating a little does not have to signify anything at all. Just jump back on the wagon. - WATER WATER WATER
Drink a large glass of water before every meal. It may seem like a chore, but drinking a large glass of water before eating is a great way to partially fill you up and prevent you from overeating.
These few changes will help you get ready to hit the beach and parties by the time summer is here. More energy, more confidence, and slimmer. It’s achievable. Just make the change. If you want a professional team to create a tailored plan for you and your lifestyle, come in to one of our clubs, we are more than prepared to help you.