Tips for "Diet/Fitness"

• Stretch out your right leg with your foot flexed as high as you can in front of you visualizing lifting your knee. Lower your leg and then do 15 reps. Switch sides and repeat the same exercise.
  
  
• Eat three well-balanced meals a day. Have proteins, fruits, vegetables and a little fat everyday. Your body requires appropriate fuel to work effectively all through the day.
  
  
• Often when you crash diet, you don't loose the right kind of weight. You loose muscle, bone and water. But the fat remains as it was before you started dieting.
  
  
• Eat more vegetables, whole grain, lean meats and fiber-rich food. Don't eat junk food. Drink lots of water and other fluids. More so in summer, as sweating could lead to dehydration.
  
  
• If you want to be fit, exercise. You need to exercise everyday. Even if it is just walking, do it. Your health and fitness is in your hands.
  
  
• Lie on the floor with your arms extended on each side and your legs straight up in the air, spread out so that both feet are past your shoulders. Your toes should be pointed. Squeeze your inner thighs
  
  
• Lie on your back with your legs straight and together. Keeping your arms at your sides, raise your head and shoulders above the floor until you can see your heels. Lower your head to the floor. Repeat
  
  
• Lie on your abdomen. Place your palms close to your chest. The knees and the feet should be kept straight. Breathe in and then lift the head and the chest. Look up, breathe normally and come down. Sta
  
  
• Daily intake of salads, whether grated or cut into small pieces, add to the fibre content in the diet. Carrots, beetroots, tomatoes, celery, lettuce and onions are healthy ingredients for salads.
  
  
• Stand with your feet about shoulder-width apart. Squat down, placing hands flat on the floor alongside of or in front of your feet. Jump and push both feet back, straightening your body into a push-up.