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Phin Phood & Phitness: Conquering Your Health & Exercise Issues

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Cathryn Mahoney and Valerie Proano Student Contributor, Le Moyne College
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Ashley Zannitto-White Student Contributor, Le Moyne College
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Le Moyne chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

Okay ladies, so I was talking to my trainer this morning and asked him “HOW DO I GET RID OF THIS BELLY FAT?!?!(As I’m sure all of you have been dying to know as well)

Step one of his program was nutrition!  

He advised to stay away from carbs…which we’ve all heard before, but if it’s so easy…why do we never seem to stick to it?

Stay away from pastas, bread and desserts (obvi) but what else sneaks up on us? 

Although no one ever got fat off of eating too many grapes we do need to watch out for the carbs and sugars found in fruits. Try to limit your fruit intake to twice a day. If you limit this along with other carbs and sugars you will be feelin fine in no time!

Also, try to stick to healthy fats. A really great example of healthy fats can be found in almonds. Almonds are not only delicious but they are made up of GOOD fats and fill you up! It’s a great go to snack.

Combining carb limitation with interval sprints training and a weights circuit will totally destroy that belly fat! Start up now and you’ll be able to slink into that Halloween cat woman suit that much easier!

Keep reading to see what Val has in store for your exercise move of the week!!

Hello ladies! Hope you’re having a fabulous day so far! I’m here with your tip of the week to keep that bod on point!!!

This week’s target area is a repeat, it’s our abs again! The abs are a tricky and stubborn area to tone so the more exercises for the tummy the better! 

The power move for this week is the Mountain Climber. Here’s how to do it the right way:

Start off in Begin in a pushup position on your hands and toes. Keep your body still and support your core. Lift your right knee straight up towards your right arm and then lower it back down. Switch to your left knew and repeat with your left knee to left arm. Alternate your feet up and down at whatever pace you are comfortable with for about 30 to 60 seconds. If you continue doing this move in your workouts you want to increase your reps and intensity to create more a burn!

There you go lovelies with this move and consistency in your daily workouts we can conquer our stubborn abs! 

Valerie’s Playlist of the week:

Rum and Raybans- Sean Kingston ft. Cher Lloyd
Howl- Florence and The Machine
Hands in the Air – Timbaland ft. Ne-Yo
Try- Pink
Die Young- Ke$ha
Vegas Girl – Conor Maynard
Champion – Kanye West
Strangers- My Name is Kay ft Pusha T
Good Time – Owl City ft. Carly Rae Jepsen
Smile Back- Mac Miller
 

Junior Communications Major with a concentration in Journalism. Minors in Creative Writing, Art, English, and Business.