Fitness Plan Day 111: Eat a low-calorie diet and try kick-boxing to lose weight

The day 111 of your fitness plan is all about burning calories and weight loss. After the past few days of taking your fitness regimen at a slow pace, it’s time to add some fun to the strenuous workouts to reap its health benefits. With swimming, kick-boxing and vrikshasana, today is all about pulling up your socks and get going!

Morning: Get up early in the morning and go swimming. It not only forms an excellent form of exercise but also acts as a stress buster and mood lifter. A total body workout, swimming works on your stamina and fitness along with burning calories, thereby aiding your weight loss goals. Here’s more on swimming for weight loss.

Healthy recipes

Breakfast: If you are looking for low-calorie breakfast option which is not only tasty but healthy as well, then kanda poha is a must try. A native of Maharashtra, adding vegetables to kanda poha not only makes it nutrient-rich but also fills you up, thereby preventing you from hunger pangs. Moreover, a bowl of vegetable poha provides only 245 calories, thereby helping you to maintain your caloric intake.

Lunch: How about havingoriental spring rolls with fruit salad for lunch? As the vegetable spring rolls are not fried, they are not low in calories but also high in nutrients. Made with vegetables like spring onions, carrots, bell peppers and rice covering, they provide only 122 calories for a serving of four rolls. And when coupled with a bowl of Thai fruit salad which has 258 calories, it keeps you full and prevents you from mindless eating. Here’s how to make oriental spring rolls and fruit salad.

Snacks: Feeling hungry and don’t know what fits you bill of low-calorie food? Well, fill your tiffin box with dhokla. It is not only light on stomach but also satiated your hunger pangs and keeps you full for a long time. And what’s more interesting is the fact that eating 2 pieces of dhokla provides you just 84.7 calories. Here’s how to make healthy dhokla at home.

Dinner: A healthy variety of pulao or vegetable biryani, rice with mixed veggies perfectly fits the bill of low-calorie and healthy dinner recipes. With the wellness of fresh vegetables like beetroot, carrot and peas and the spicy taste of ginger, garlic and green chillies, it also ranks high on the nutrient and taste profile.Here is a step-by-step to prepare rice with mixed veggies.

Exercises

At home: If you too tired to start exercising at home and don’t know what to do, then dance your heart out. Yes, there is no better way than recharging your energy and de-stressing than grooving to some loud music for 30 minutes. It not only helps you to burn calories but also relaxes your mind and helps you to get in mood. If you looking for a dance workout to lose weight, try this 8-minute tabata workout!

Gym: Bored of working out in the gym with indoor cycling and elliptical trainer? If yes, then this time try your hands at kickboxing — throw punches and kicks for a toned body. It is not only an intense workout and fun filled physical workout but also helps you to burn around 800 – 1,200 calories in an hour. So what are you waiting for? Get started now!

Yoga: Try vrksasana or tree pose to lose weight. This yoga asana not only calms your mind but also improve your focus thereby helping you to minimise the health effects of stress and thereby aiding you to lose weight. Also read about 13 weight loss yoga poses that work!

Sleep Well Tip

If you love reading then try reading a paperback is a better option than using e-books or kindle. Because reading on electronic devices might hinder your sleep by inhibiting the release of the hormone, melatonin, sleep hormone. It also causes a shift in the circadian clock thereby prolonging your sleep time. Also read about 12 amazing facts about sleep you should be aware of.

Fitness Plan Day 110

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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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