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Sit Ups
Th ese are full body curl ups. Start
lying fl at on the fl oor on your back
with legs straight. Slowly curl up until
you are sitting, and reach towards
your toes. Try to lie back down at the
same, slow speed as you sit up with.
Repeat x 20.
Core Twists
Lie on your back and place your feet
into tabletop position (knees above
hips, feet level with knees). Keeping
the legs in the bent position, move
them over to the left side, until they
are nearly touching the fl oor, then use
your oblique muscles on the side of
your tummy to bring the legs back up
to the middle, and then over to the
right side. Repeat x 20.
Swimming
Lie fl at down on your front. Lift the
head, right arm and left leg up behind
you. Drop down then lift head, left
arm and right leg. Repeat x 20.
Spiderman
In a full, front plank on your hands,
keep your back and arms still, and lift
your left leg up. Bend the leg and try
to touch your left elbow with your
left knee. Alternate with the right
side, and repeat x 20.
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It's not too late...
Don't let your fi tness regime slide just because the New
Year buzz has worn off. Follow Chloe Bowler's advice to
help keep you on track.
T
his time of year can actually be
the most disheartening time
of year if you are one of the
millions of people who have
bought into the latest diet fad.
Have you spent your January and February
trying to stick to celery juice in the morning?
Hating your weekly HITT sessions but
convinced they are the only way to burn that
body fat, only to get to March and feel you
are no further forward in your journey to your
health and fitness goals?
Now is the time to stop worrying, stop
beating yourself up, and make some proper
resolutions. Not a New Year fad, not a form of
exercise you detest, now is the time to get real,
and make some lifestyle changes.
If diets worked there wouldn’t be so many
different best sellers every year – one of them
would have worked by now! The key is to
stop setting yourself unrealistic goals, forcing
yourself to do something you hate, and
depriving yourself of enjoyment. Food and
exercise should be enjoyed. Healthy food can
be delicious as well as nutritious. Exercise can
be a walk with a friend or a yoga session. It
doesn’t have to mean burpees.
The key to long term success, as I always tell
my clients, is to focus on the here and now.
Concentrate on making healthy choices, and
make sure they are enjoyable. If you love pasta,
eat it, just don’t eat a double portion with a
creamy, cheese sauce every night! If you hate
running, try cycling or tennis. Find something
that you realistically feel you can fit into your
life. A healthy weight and physique comes
through making healthy choices, not by
pushing yourself into a cycle of feeling hungry
and hating exercise. That will never lead to
successful, lasting results.
Eat real food: chicken, salmon, rice,
vegetables, all the colours of the rainbow. But
make it food that you enjoy. Find an exercise
you enjoy, one that you can see yourself
doing in ten years time. Walking a dog, golf,
yoga, these are all fantastic forms of exercise.
Start with an easy home workout if you are
intimidated to try anything outside or at a
club.
Life is much more enjoyable once you get
off the heartbreak cycle of yo yo dieting and
exercising. So give up new year resolutions,
and start life resolutions. Good luck and
enjoy!