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Nutrition

 

We want to help everyone stay fit and healthy. Understanding the relationship between diet and health is important and here at Slim Salmon we can help you understand nutritional guidelines, portion/serving sizes and how goals can be achieved through a combination of nutrition and exercise.

Healthy eating guidelines:
Carbs 55-60% of your diet
Fats 30% of your diet
Proteins 10-15% of your diet
 
Most of the population do not eat enough carbohydrate and eat far too much fats.  The main function of carbs in the body is to provide energy.
Good sources of 'good' carbohydrate include:
  • Wheat (Bread, pasta wholemeal options)
  • Oats
  • Corn
  • Potatoes
  • Brown rice
  • Lentils
  • Beans
  • Vegetables

Slim Salmon offer Food diary analysis and nutrition advice, please contact us for more information.

click here to download food diary form

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Exercise

Cardiovascular fitness (CV) is all about the body’s ability to take in, transport and utilise oxygen. CV exercise can be defined as any exercise which is continuous and uses large muscle groups over an extended period of time. Examples include walking, jogging, swimming, cycling and aerobic classes.

 

The UK department of health (DoH. 1996) recommends the following guide lines to maintain health

Frequency: 5 times a week

Intensity: Moderate (50-69% of MaxHR)

Time: 30 minutes, three 10 minute or two 15 minutes sessions

TRY THIS!

The MaxHR is variable. The major factor affecting the maximum heart rate is the ageing process, which progressively decreases it. Your maximum heart rate is literally the maximum number of times in one minute that your heart can contract when exercising. The age-adjusted formula is the simplest way to estimate your MaxHR

Tone those tums: Oblique curls;

Work out your maximum heart rate using the age-adjusted formula:

220 - Your age =

 

Prime movers - oblique’s and rectus abdominus

  • Lie on your back with the knees bent and the head resting on the fingertips.
  • Place the right ankle over the left knee in a cross-legged manner.
  • Keeping the back neutral on the floor, lift your left shoulder towards the right knee
  • Gently lower the shoulder.
  • Repeat desired number of repetitions then change sides.

 

Ensure the exercise remains smooth and controlled. Do not twist or pull the neck

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