Fitness plan day 232 – Be fit, not just lean

Fitness plan day 232 – Be fit, not just lean
Concentrate on staying fit and healthy than just losing weight
Morning – Growing a tulsi plant at home is a practice followed by many Indians.

– Growing a tulsi plant at home is a practice followed by many Indians. Chew some tulsi leaves after drinking a glass of water when you wake up. Don’t drink or eat anything after chewing the leaves for half an hour. Here are some ways chewing tulsi leaves can benefit you.

Breakfast – Make these protein rich soya and cucumber pancakesfor breakfast today. These can be combined with a nutritious green chutneyfor a complete breakfast. Have a glass of plain milk with it for your daily calcium dose.

Lunch – Seafood lovers are always benefitted. They can easily up their intake of omega 3 fatty acids and proteins through healthy fish recipes. This Kashmiri fish recipeis an aromatic and light recipe. It’s easy on spices too. You can have it with rotis or brown rice.

Snacks – Hopefully, you don’t ned to be advised to stay away from chips or fried snacks. But you definitely need to snack on something in the evening. Munch on roasted chanasthat are high in fibre, low in calories, have a low glycemic index and are an ideal weightloss snack.

Dinner – The fibre content of chanas will keep you full till dinner time. Skip carbohydrates for dinner today. Make celebrity chef Rakhee Vaswani’s recipe of delicious chicken satay. You can replace the chicken with paneer if you are a vegetarian.

Exercises

At home – Hoem exercises are a great way to devote more time for workouts. You could do simple push-ups or crunches if you are unable to spend more than an hour at the gym. You can also try these 5 simple exercises to stay fitfrom the comfort of your home.

Yoga – If you are heavy on the hips or want to tone them, practice the eka pada rajakapotasanaor the pigeon pose at home. This pose is great for those who sit long hours at work and improves the flexibility of hip muscles.

At the gym – The shrugs exerciseis highly recommended by fitness trainer Kaizzad Capadia. It helps strengthen your core and back muscles. If you are already doing it, increase the weights to move to the next level.

Sleep well tip – Sore muscles need some comfort. A warm water bath before going to bed and a glass of turmeric milk is ideal for healing. Serotonin, present in turmeric relieves stress and induces better sleep too. Here’s how turmeric milk helps you sleep better.

Fitness plan day 231

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