Jessie's fitness plan
Believe it or not, in 21 days you can make a real difference to your health and your body shape
Welcome to my Sun, Sea and Sugar Free workout plan. As well as cutting down on your sugar intake, you need to up the exercise you are doing to get rid of those sugar lumps. Believe it or not, in 21 days you can make a real difference to your health and your body shape.
Too much sugar converts into fat around our abdomen and vital organs, and we need to shift it. Sugar also makes us lethargic and makes it hard to exercise.
Below are my five tips to get started, but before that, my biggest tip of all is to get moving!
Our sedentary lifestyles mean that we do much less physical activity than the Ancient Greeks, and even less than our grandparents did. Modern devices like cars, TVs, laptops and games mean that you just don't move around as much as we did. So now we need to be proactive and make sure that we do.
Read my my advice below then print out my plan and stick it on your fridge!
Jessie's tips
1. Aim to do at least 10,000 steps a day
Download an app to your phone, or you can buy a cheap step monitor. Take the stairs instead of the lift, get off the bus early, or walk the dog more, whatever it takes to do those steps. Once you start moving then your body will be ready for other exercise.
2. Do some exercise before you have your breakfast
My routines can be done at any time of the day, but even if you just do 12 minutes in the morning BEFORE you've had any breakfast then you will kick start your body, and you will actually elevate your metabolism for longer, and in turn burn more calories.
3. Pick an exercise you enjoy that fits in with your daily routine
It's pointless doing something you don't like, or is an activity that is miles from where you live - you just won't keep it up. So pick something you like doing, whether it's swimming, walking, cycling, running or attending a fitness class. It's all about making it work for you.
4. Remember that the world is your gym
People always say to me: "I can't get fit, because I can't afford a gym membership". I tell them you don't need to. Yes, you can go to the gym if you want to, but you don't have to, ... GET OUTSIDE and use the gym that's around you! You can use steps (instead of a stepper in the gym), you can do press ups and arm press ups using a bench. You can run, cycle or walk outside and it won't cost you a penny!
5. Find a fitness buddy
Some days we feel like doing more exercise than others. So to keep you motivated, find a friend/ partner/ family member to do it with you. You can then encourage each other on days when the other one is not feeling motivated. It also keeps you accountable.
6. Set yourself goals
21 days is just the start. I have actually written you a 28 day plan because I want you to keep going! This is the start of a new, fitter, healthier you, so it won't stop after a month.As you get healthier and fitter you should be constantly challenging yourself to do more. Perhaps you could sign up for a fun run, a swim or a charity cycle ride. Alternatively you can set yourself short term goals, like increasing your speed or your distance on your run, or swimming that little bit further.
So what are you waiting for?
Click on the links below to try out my suggestions for a quick and easy workout.You can pick any one you like, or you can print off my workout plan to guide you.
Print out my plan and stick it on your fridge!
Or feel free to do you own thing - the important thing is just to make sure you are exercising for at least 30 minutes a day. This could be 10 minutes in the morning, 10 minutes at lunchtime, and 10 minutes in the evening or just 30 minutes at any point.
Here are my workout suggestions: