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Ten top tips for the next 12 months
Darren Gunter of the Link Centre Active Lifestyle Centre offers you some points to consider when pursuing your keep fit resolutions
Diets don`t work per week when you can eat what- Don't overdo it same things at the same level? It
Fact. If there was such a thing as a ever you like. This will help you be Your body doesn't like big shocks. the answer is yes, then you are not
diet that worked, all the other diet disciplined for the rest of the week If your diet changes overnight, it is giving your body any reason to
companies in the world would go and again will boost your metabo- unlikely you will stick to it. If you improve, only maintain your fit-
bust overnight. The only effective lism. throw yourself into an intense ex- ness levels.
thing in the long term is consist- Do what you like ercise programme from nothing, If you want to improve you have
ently sticking to sensible eating If you don't like to run then cycle. your body won't take it for very to up the intensity a little bit on a
habits combined with exercise. If you don't like to cycle, row. If long and you will be exhausted. regular basis, lots of little improve-
Smaller waist? On your bike... you don't like the gym, try an exer- Start small, progress regularly and ments add up to a big improve-
or treadmill, or rowing machine, cise class. If you don't enjoy classes, success will follow. ment over time.
or aerobics class or anything else swim. If you don't like the water, Progress Remind yourself, it doesn't
that gets you out of breath for at walk. If you exercise regularly and have matter what you ate and drank
least 15 minutes three times a week. The point is, find something you physically stayed the same for ages, between Christmas and New Year.
This will help reduce body fat enjoy and you will stick to it and ask yourself this. Do you train week But it matters what you eat
around your waist-doing hun- get results. If you try to persevere in, week out and always do the between New Year and Christmas.
dreds of sit ups will not. with something that you find a
Lift weights to lose weight chore, you probably won't.
Weight training is not just for Liquid calories Touch of rfealth
bodybuilders. In fact regular If you're watching what you eat,
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weights sessions will boost your don't forget to watch what you Shiatsu c QeiICi with L V[ike Jeffers
metabolism (the rate at which your drink too. A cup of tea or coffee
body burns calories) making it with sugar is 50 calories, a can of Shiatsu is a traditional Japanese healing art, using the power of
easier to lose weight. fizzy drink is 130, a glass of wine touch and movement. Reiki is an ancient form of healing that
Eat five or six meals a day 100, a pint of beer 200. A glass of stimulates the body's own natural ability to heal itself.
Smaller, more frequent meals also water has no calories.
A one hour tailor made treatment can help:
boost your metabolism and avoids Don't overdiet, or you'll get fat!
back pain, migraines, whiplash injuries, IBS,
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smaller, low fat snacks in between intake, but by no more than 20%. Treatment vouchers available
is ideal. Your energy levels will be Any more will cause your body
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