Are you wanting to lose weight this month?
Getting healthy and into shape comes with the month of January, so we've enlisted the help of personal trainer and nutrition expert Dax Moy to share his knowledge.
He explains what it means to change your body shape and provides useful tips to get you into shape this New Year.
‘Most people have got the wrong end of the stick when it comes to changing body shape. They think it's a calories in vs calories out equation and this has them finding more and more ways to cut back on the important nutrition that's vital to their health and engaging in more and more exercise that, in the long term, is guaranteed to create problems.
Getting a great body isn't just about managing calories, it's about managing HORMONES. Every single exercise session you do is a stimulant for a hormone release. So is every meal. What this means is that if you don't pay attention to what you're doing in the gym or how you're eating (not just how much) then all your time and all your effort may be lost. Worse still, it may give you the completely opposite effect to the one you wanted.
So, some simple yet powerful things to keep in mind when trying to get into great shape this year:
1. You are what you eat - You know this already but are you LIVING this truism or simply nodding your head at it.
If you want the best possible results then you need to reduce the foods that are playing havoc with your hormones and these include:
Wheat
Dairy
Caffeine
Alcohol
Processed foods
Additives and E-numbers
Sugar
Sounds like there's nothing left after all that's gone right? But the reality is that you have all meat, fish, poultry, fruits, vegetables, nuts and seed left. Hardly a hardship! And after just 30 days you'll both see and feel a difference.
2. Train less... but more often!
Those marathon sessions in the gym or out running aren't great for your hormones as they're pushing your cortisol up and throwing your fat storage (especially around the belly) out of whack. Instead, try keeping your training to 20 minutes or less and hit it multiple times a week, better still is to hit 5-10 minute sessions 3-4 times a day. Sounds weird but the metabolic effect is massive even though you're training less.
3. Sleep more
So many of the hormone responses necessary to getting in shape occur during sleep, yet so many people are sleep deprived because they go to bed too late and so they don't see the benefits of their training and diet. Try getting to bed by 10.30pm at the latest at least 5 nights a week and you'll lose 5lbs as a result. Not only that, your digestion, your skin, your energy and your mood will elevate too.
4. Drink more water
Most people are SERIOUSLY dehydrated and as a result their hormones are thrown off balance, creating internal emergencies rather than balance.
The simple act of drinking 1ltr of water for every 50lbs of bodyweight can change this instantly and result in far greater fat loss.’
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Femalefirst Taryn Davies
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