Lose My Tummy Fat!

Archive for February, 2010

Sports Relief is all over the TV at the moment, with lots of celebrities taking up challenges such as ‘Let’s Dance’ and jet skiing across the English channel, but we can also play our part, and what better motivation for doing exercise than raising money for charity.

The good news is that you don’t have to do anything as challenging as swimming across the Channel (unless you want to of course), and instead you can take part in the Sainsbury’s Sports Relief Mile. The mile event is taking place across the country in hundreds of locations and any sponsorship money that you raise will go towards helping those who need our help both at home and in some of the poorest countries in the world.

If you’re anything like me, going to the gym is the last thing you want to do after a busy day at work and joining the gym can often be expensive. An alternative, which I often choose to do, is going for a jog near my home, however, with these dark nights that can often be dangerous especially if you don’t have reflective clothing. However now that I have a Nintendo Wii the problem is solved. The games available with the Wii enable you to exercise while having a fun. There’s the typical exercise games such as Wii sports where you can play games such as tennis, bowling and boxing, but other games such as Just Dance enable you to follow the moves to your favourite songs and without even realising it you’ve done a full work out. Exercising without realising it is definitely my kind of exercise.

We all love going on holiday; It enables us to get away from the day to day stresses of normal working life as well as helping us to relax. However one thing which does not benefit from a holiday is our weight. During holidays we tend to over indulge on food which usually means that we not only return back with a tan but also with a little extra fat.

So how can you combat this, whilst still enjoying and making the most of your holiday? Some tips include asking for food dressings to be served separately from your main meal; That way you can decide how much to use. Another tip is to incorporate exercise into your holiday. This might enable you to try something different, such as snorkelling or jet skiing. Above all try to relax and enjoy yourself as when we are stressed it is easy to reach for sugary treats to pick us up.

In our hectic lives we often find less and less time for sleep, but scientists have now discovered that lack of sleep could lead to weight problems. The obvious response would be that, of course those who sleep more are thinner, because they have less time awake in which to eat, but what the studies actually show is that lack of sleep, or broken sleep can upset our metabolism and hormones, which leads us to be more prone to overeating.

The statistics show that those who sleep four or less hours per night are 73% more likely to be obese compared to those who sleep 7 to 9 hours a night. So if you ever needed a reason to sleep in on morning what could be a better excuse?

Going on a diet is always tough, so rather than cutting out on all those lovely things that you enjoy, why not try doing things one step at a time, and what better time to do this than lent. Lent lasts for 6 weeks from Pancake Day to Easter day and if you can last that long going without something you really enjoy such as chocolate then you will be well on your way to success. Obviously, losing weight involves a lot more effort, such as eating healthily and taking regular exercise, but if you struggle with will power, giving something up for lent can be a great way to help improve this, which will hopefully make it easier to stick to your next diet.