5 EASY WAYS TO SLIM DOWN NOW!

By: Brenda Woods-Goudie

Spring is finally here and some of you have not kept the New Year’s resolutions you made in January. You all swore you would stick to them “this year,” but it is just so easy to slip away from your nutrition goals. Some of you tried fad diets, which don’t work, and some of you have fallen back into bad fat consuming habits. Well, here are some simple tips to get you back on track in no time.

1. Add a Snack!
Try Max Muscle’s High 5 protein shake. Using this product, you will benefit from 26 grams of high quality, easily digestible protein with only 1 gram of fat. Mix with water for the lowest caloric intake.

2. Eat More Protein!
Protein is the essential building block to the entire body. Protein simply feeds your muscles. You’re going to need that especially after a workout since protein will help repair your muscles. Think lean meats such as chicken breast, sirloin, fish, etc. And, of course, don’t forget your favorite Max Muscle protein!

3. Enjoy Your Omegas!
Adding Omegas 3, 6 and 9 to your daily nutrition regimen will help speed up your metabolism. Max Muscle’s Max EFAs include a dose of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) for extra fat burning.

4. Get Moving!
Experts suggest that if you want to avoid health problems such as diabetes and heart disease, then you need to exercise at least 30 minutes a day, most days of the week. For those of you starting out, try intervals of jump rope. Start with 30 seconds then work your way up to 1-minute intervals. Eventually you can do four sets of 1-minute intervals to not only increase your cardio but burn calories and extra fat! After you jump rope, jog or walk briskly on a track for the remaining time (up to 30 minutes). If you’re not tired, keep going! The more your exert yourself, the more calories and fat you blast.

5. Stretch!
Stretching will allow the body to feel leaner and actually give your body a slimmer appearance. A great exercise to try is yoga or Pilates. Madonna has long, sleek muscles from her years of doing these two types of exercise