Spring Break Beach Body Ready Secrets!
With Spring Break less then a month away, it’s not too late to sculpt that winter flab into fabulous abs! Do you want to strut your stuff on the beach and feel confident and beautiful? Here are a few tips to help you reach your goals! Her Campus likes the saying: Eat Clean and Train Mean!
Nutrition, Nutrition, NUTRITION:
It’s 50/50… Nutrition is just as important as working out! Many girls find it hard to go “cold turkey” on their favorite unhealthy foods, but start with simple goals to help you reach success. See below for HC’s favorite way’s to get that pefect Spring Break Body!
-Fresh=Success:
Eat FRESH foods… As close to the food’s natural state as possible. You want to stick away from processed foods. When shopping, stay on the outer ends of the grocery store. This is where your fresh fruits, meats and vegetables are! Stay away from the middle sections: Many times, boxed and packaged foods contain unhealthy ingredients such as high fructose corn syrup! YUCK! A rule of thumb: If you can’t pronounce the ingredient in the product you are buying, it may not be the best choice for you!
-The TRUTH about Protein:
Why do so many ladies think protein will make them fat? This is a common myth! Protein is needed for muscle repair and fuel for your body! If you’re training in the gym or an overall active person, protein is necessary to help you achieve that lean, sexy body you’ve always wanted. IT WILL NOT make you look like a muscle man, but it will give you lean muscles and bring your fitness to the next level. Proetin is also in a lot of healthy foods such as eggs, chicken and Greek yogurt. Try amazing protein shakes from our on campus Herbal Life distributers!
HC’s Pick for Protein:
Maigan Graham – HerbalLife Distributer and Wellness Coach
-Supplementation:
Where do you start? There are so many products out there that it may be overwhelming for you. To begin, try taking a daily vitamin to improve your overall health by getting in all those necessary vitamins your body needs each day. It’s almost impossible to get all your vitamins in just by eating a normal diet, but with a good daily vitamin, your body will be able to get the nutrition in that it’s lacking. Good vitamins that support weight loss efforts include CLA, Omega Three Fish Oil and a joint support (for those of you training, a joint support will really benefit you).
HC’s Pick for Supplementation:
Kristin Burton – Certified Natural Health Professional and Clinical Thermographer
*Nature’s Sunshine Vitamin Products (Kristin is a distributer)*
TRAIN MEAN:
To really see results quickly, weight training is the way to go! So many women go into the gym and only do cardio… although cardio is a great way to increase your heart rate and burn calories, weight training will BURN FAT FAST. Weight training is the number 1 way to increase muscle mass (toning that butt, sculpting those legs and cutting fat from your muscles) and THE best way to burn fat. PERIOD. Some women believe that weigh training will make you bulk and look manly. This is false… because women have less testosterone then men; females need to work very hard to bulk. Because of this, female body builders work extremely hard to bulk their muscles and achive their look. For the average woman, lifting weights will only make your body look lean and sculpted, NOT manly.
HC’s Pick for Weight Training:
Bodybuilding.com
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/ladies-lift-5-exercises-every-woman-should-do.html
(all of these exercises described in this article can be done at the Hollis Center or Planet Fitness!)