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Ideal workout to get back to shape post Diwali
As everyone knows Deepavali is a festival of lights, celebrations and sweets. It’s very difficult to stay away from the enticing delicacies without feeling guilty. So go ahead, enjoy your sweets and other Deepavali delicacies.
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We will help you to get back to shape after the celebrations.
How do you go about it?
- Reduce your sugar intake on daily food. Consume lots of warm fluids.
- Eat a lot of green, vegetables, salads and keep it fresh.
- Exercise cardio-vascular training everyday which you might have missed because of the festival (i.e.) walk, jog, swim, cycle and dance.
- Do not starve yourself, because if the body goes into starvation mode, it will start storing fat and use it as a source of energy. Eat six small meals a day.
- When you start your workout, start by doing 30 mins daily for a week. Soon you will find yourself getting back to form.
Your ideal workout:
- 30 mins of cardio vascular workout
- 5 mins warm-up
- 3 mins running at 6.5 to 7.5 kms per hour.
- 1 min running at 9.5 kms per hour.
- 1 min cool down.
- Repeat the same three times.
Strength routine:
- Pushups - 5 to 15 reps.
- Squats - 5 to 15 reps.
- Pull ups - 5 to 15 reps.
- Lunges - 5 to 15 reps.
- Burpies - 5 to 15 reps.
- Repeat the same sets 3 times.
- Stretch yourself and relax.
The writer is founder of Score Gym and a celebrity fitness trainer
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