mardi 13 janvier 2015
Tips to build activity into your day
Ten easy ways to raise your physical activitylevels and burn more calories.
- Walk more
most effective ways of increasing your
activity. Find a walking pal or join a
walking group.
- Take the stairs
instead of taking the lift, or get off the
lift a few floors early and use the stairs.
- Take up running
is designed to get just about anyone
running 5km in nine weeks.
- Exercise in your local park
podcast series and get fit in five weeks.
- Active travel
your journey to work. Get off public transport a stop before your destination
and walk the rest of the way.
- Ditch the car
further away from your destination and
walk the rest of the way.
- Exercise at work
your lunch break. Your workplace may
have a gym or you may have access to
a swimming pool or squash courts.
- Family fun
children to the swimming pool or play
in the garden or park.
- Green fingers
You could also add a social element by
getting an allotment.
Healthier cooking
Frying adds fat to your meals. Try
these healthier alternatives:
Grilling
Grilling is a quick and healthier way
of cooking as it doesn’t use any fat.
Poaching
Poaching is a fat-free way of
cooking eggs, some meats and fish,
using a pan of boiling water.
Steaming
Steaming is a fat-free way of
cooking veg and fish
Boiling
Boiling doesn’t require any oil and
therefore adds no calories to food.
Calorie counter
A list of common foods to help you
get started with calorie-counting:
Apple: 53kcal
Orange: 62kcal
Banana: 105kcal
Six carrot sticks: 35kcal
2tbsp of hummus: 55kcal
5 cherry tomatoes: 15kcal
Buttered brown toast: 115kcal
Bagel: 216kcal
Cup of tea with semi-skimmed milk:
13kcal
Mug of coffee with semi-skimmed
milk: 20kcal
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