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Tips to staying healthy...
AT WORK
Breathe consciously, pause between activities and be conscious of the space between the sole of your shoe and the floor as you walk with awareness. You’ll notice there is more time in the day, less weariness, and more “me time”. Steady yourself. Try it and reflect.
EATING AFTER EXERCISE
For maximum fat busting, wait an hour after a cardio session (running, cycling, etc) before eating. This is because exercise uses up all of your glycogen stores, so you then have to burn fat for energy - that means even when you get home from a workout, your body is still in fat-burning mode. After a weights session, however, it's important that your muscles' nutrients are restored quickly, so have a small snack within half an hour. Ideally you should be tucking into something that contains carbs as well as protein but is low in fat, like a tub of yoghurt.
MUSCLE VERSUS FAT
Weighing yourself doesn't provide an accurate reading because muscle is heavier than fat. So even if you're working out regularly and think you should be losing weight, the scales might say otherwise as you could have gained muscle. It's more accurate to measure your percentage of body fat rather than your body weight. This can be done by the "pinch test" at any gym or by your doctor. |
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HEALTHY RECIPE!
1kg good quality mixed fruit - a precut version called fruit medley at the supermarket and add some cherries or nuts or whatever
2 cups of self raising flour (use less if the mixture is too dry. Judge this when mixing with the fruit.) You can add spices also
2 cups of orange juice
Soak the fruit in the orange juice and leave overnight covered in the refrigerator.
Line a deep 20cm (8") cake tine with 2 thicknesses of baking paper, bring paper about 5cm above the edge of the tin.
Fold in the flour into the fruit mixture, pour into the prepared cake tin and bake at 140 degrees for 1-1/2hours.
It tends to burn on the top so start or finish with an aluminum foil cover.
Note: I have soaked the fruit in part orange juice and part port but the port taste is lost I have substituted some of the flour with equal amounts of rice flour or almond meal. Don't make the mixture too dry |
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