Banana, Mango and Yoghurt Fat Loss Smoothie.

 

Ingredients;

1 Large Banana

1 Large Mango

1 Small Low-Fat Yoghurt

2 Tbsp Pumpkin Seeds

1 Spring of Fresh Mint

3-4 Ice Cubes.

 

Mango- Low calorie and packed with vitamins.

Banana- Potassium helps balance fluid levels in muscle cells, reducing water retention.

Natural Yogurt- Calcium to maintain bone and muscle density, while starting fat-burning process.

Pumpkin Seeds- Full of good fats that fire up your metabolism.

Mint Leaves- A natural diuretic that eliminates toxins and sooths digestive tract.

Ice Cubes- Adds water and drops temperature to burn more calories…

FAT LOSS RULES

 

Most people when given a Diet or Eating Plan, gasp at the amount of changes they will have to make. It can all become ‘a bit much’, and motivation and faith in the new regime dwindles…

 

The key to making a successful lifestyle change is to bridge the gap between what is easy (but not always good for you) and what is hard (but usually the healthier choice). Here is the middle ground; a few rules and guidelines that if considered and followed for a few weeks, are guaranteed to shift that stubborn body-fat!

 

• Ditch the Bread and Pasta! You do not need them. Your body does not process them especially well, and they make you fat. You can get your carbohydrate fix from other much better sources like vegetables, brown or wild rice and grains like quinoa (pronounced keen-wa so you don’t look like a tool in your health food shop).

 

• Get some Fish Oil into your diet. This wonder product actually turns on the parts of your body that burn fat, turns off the parts that store it, and increases its use as a source of energy within the body. If that wasn’t enough, it reduces inflammation and has links with lowering stress levels. Check out www.alimentnutrition.co.uk for Pure Finest Fish Oil, an inexpensive but highly effective product.

 

• Get the Greens (and other colours) in! Vegetables are a great source of energy, vitamins and good carbohydrates. Try and get at least 2 helpings a day (salad at lunch, steam some at dinner) and make them bright. The more colours, the higher the diversity of minerals and the healthier you will look and feel.

 

• Don’t buy crap! When you do your weekly food shop, don’t buy the tubs of ice-cream and multi-packs of crisps. If they are not in the house, you can’t eat them when you get hungry… instead, buy some nuts and seeds and drink plenty of water. They may not be fun at first, but they will get you leaner! Fact.

 

These four simple rules will help you in the battle against the flab… try them for 3 weeks and you will notice a difference, not only in the way you look, but also in the way you feel!

 Having shipped the Atlantis Half Rack and Olympic Lifting Platform over from Canada, it is now installed and ready for use… Book in for a session and see how to use one of the best pieces of strength equipment out there!!!

(After requests from the readers of the mag, here is the article in full…)

 

The Single Best Abs Exercise

 

By Shaun Stafford.

 

The best exercise for building great abs is the Garhammer Raise, or Reverse Crunch. It pretty much cuts out hip flexors, allowing your abs and obliques to really work, and by teaching you to posteriorly tilt your pelvis, can correct the problem of lordosis. Also, it has so many different progressions that you can start by adjusting the angle from flat on the floor, though 15-60 degrees on a bench, right up to the hanging version for the ultimate exercise. You should aim for 8-12 reps; if you can hit 12 with good form, its time to up the angle!

 

How to Perform.

 

Start on a flat bench with your back supported, holding the top by your head. Bend your knees to 90 degrees and raise your legs so that your knees are directly over your hips. This is your start and finish position. Using your lower abdominals and keeping your mid-back flat, roll your hips up and crunch your thighs to your chest. Squeeze at the peak, and slowly lower for a count of 4 seconds. Take no rest at the bottom, and go again for reps.

Congrats to Jo Morton who completed her second London Triathlon in the TOP 10. After a really strong swim, Jo held it together for a hard bike in dreadful conditions. She then kept up the pace for the run and finished 8th overall from a field of over 450. A brilliant result, and a definite improvement on last years placing. Top 5 next year?????

Well Done Jo!!!!

As many of you will have seen, the brand new set of kettlebells has arrived and is ready to use at The CityPoint Club. I will also be running a kettlebell crash course in the very near future! For more info on Kettlebells, check out the articles on the website www.shaunstaffordtraining.com.

BMI BODY BALANCE Protein Shake.

 

The perfect supplement for those wishing to lose or gain weight! BMI Body Balance from Aliment is a unique, delicious tasting, high protein, high in soluble fibre, full meal replacement combined with three nutriceutical components - CLA, L-carnitine, and chromium - which have all been shown in scientific research to increase the level of fat which is “burnt” if they are included as part of a calorie controlled diet.

 

This increased metabolism of fat can increase fat turnover in the body resulting in greater loss from fat reserves and reduced deposition of fat into fat reserves. In addition, it is important not to omit fibre from a complete meal, and BMI Balance contains FOS (fructooligosaccharides), a soluble fibre and provides the additional benefit of stimulating the beneficial bacteria in the intestine.

 

Body Balance therefore provides the perfect accompaniment to any weight management program - it can be used as a high protein meal replacement for those wishing to lose weight, and also as a meal supplement for those who wish to gain muscle weight whilst at the same time wishing to reduce levels of body fat.

Recommended Dosage:
30g per meal replacement/supplement taken in water or low fat milk.

 

Who Should Take This Product:
Any adult wishing to gain or lose weight should take one 30g scoop of BMI Body Balance as a replacement for one of three meals in a day, this should be part of a calorie controlled weight reduction program.

 

Anyone wishing to gain muscle should use one or two 30g scoops of BMI body balance per day as a supplement to their individual dietary program.

 

 

Where do I buy this and how much does it cost?

You can purchase this direct from www.alimentnutrition.co.uk or from Shaun Stafford Training for c.20gbp.

In Omega Plus Finest Fish Oil, Aliment has produced probably the best fish oil supplement available. It’s extremely high level of EPA(1050mg) and DHA(750mg) – approximately twice found in the best cod liver oils - combined with no detectable fishy odour or taste, is not only excellent value for money, but is the benchmark for all other fish oil products.

 

 Finest Pure Fish Oil is obtained from anchovies and sardines fished from the little polluted Pacific Ocean. It is then molecularly distilled to concentrate the levels of EPA and DHA and remove any residual impurities and contaminants present. The final part of the process involves the addition of pure essential orange oil to provide a finished product which is a highly concentrated fish oil, with a great orange taste, and no detectable levels of heavy metal and PCB contaminants.

 

 

 

Recommended Dosage:

1-5 teaspoons a day with meals or as professionally directed.

Who should take this product:

It has so many benefits it is difficult to get enough omega 3 fish oil. All children over the age of 6 and adults who rarely eat oil fish like herring or sardine would benefit from the high concentrations of DHA and EPA found in Omega Plus Finest Fish Oil in addition to that included in the Four Essentials Pack.

 

Where do I get it from?

You can either go straight to www.alimentnutrition.co.uk, or purchase directly from Shaun Stafford Training.

 

 

The cost is 10gbp per bottle, and taken at the maximum recommended dosage, lasts c.10days

Hey Guys,

Now that the Blog is in full swing, start giving me your feedback! Let me know how your last session was… how hard (or easy???) you found it, and how long those beloved DOMs lasted… add your comments to this post!

I look forward to reading them! Shaun