Fitness plan day 260 – Boost heart health with early morning exercise

Fitness plan day 260 – Boost heart health with early morning exercise
Jog, walk or just warm up - morning exercises are the best.

Jog, walk or just warm up - morning exercises are the best. Start today.

Morning – There is enough evidence that morning exercises keep your heart healthy. So try and make time for some form of exercise in the morning. You can try these morning stretcheswhich are more like a warm up and flex your muscles perfectly.

Breakfast – Reward yourself if you have exercised this morning with pizza for breakfast. It’s not your cheat day but here’s a healthy recipe for whole wheat egg pizzathat will certainly keep you and your taste buds happy all day.

Lunch – Bhindi masalais a delectable lunch recipe and you’ll be surprised to know that it can be prepared without any oil. Try it today and enjoy it with a bowl of dal and hot phulkas.

Snacks – Bhel is a favourite evening snack but the mixture added to it increases its calorie count. A low calorie option is to skip the mixture completely and add chopped onions, tomatoes and chutney to make the puffed rice flavourful. You’ll certainly not miss the traditional bhel.

Dinner – Make it a day of oil free recipes today. You can cook any type of cuisine without oil like this brown rice risotto. You can load it with veggies of your choice and enjoy an early dinner as it does not take much time to be prepared.

Exercises

At home – You started your day with exercise. So if you feel like parking on your couch and watching TV today, you can certainly go ahead. But add a twist by using your couch as an exercise buddy and try these couch exercises.

Yoga – Yoga can help you control a lot of lifestyle diseases. So invest at least 15-20 minutes in practicing yoga every day. Try Setubandhasanatoday which helps regulate blood pressure and aids digestion too.

At the gym – If you are the fitness freak who’s always admired Arnold Schwarzenegger’s shoulders and biceps, then you have to try this Arnold press exercisethe gym today.

Sleep well tip – Whether your eyes are feeling stressed or no, try placing two slices of cucumber on them when you lie in bed today. They provide an instant cooling effect that aids sound sleep. Here’s how cucumbers provide a cooling effect.

Fitness plan day 259

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Disclaimer: If you follow a fitness plan already, consult your nutritionist before switching to this one. If you are allergic to any of the foods/ingredients mentioned, please do not consume it. Do not follow this plan without consulting your doctor if you suffer from a health condition — hypertension, hypotension, diabetes, etc. or are pregnant.

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