Eating healthy food is the first step you need to take in becoming fit and losing weight. You can use the tips below to plan your diet. Buying healthy food may seem more expensive at first, but once you have made the necessary changes to your monthly menu you will reap the benefits such as weight loss, increased energy, proper functioning digestive system, and reduced chances of cardiovascular diseases.

Healthy food and Herbalife

We need a moderate portion of omegas and balanced nutrition in your diet every day. If you are concerned about putting on weight, you should note that moderate quantities will benefit your effort. Herbalife makes it easier to get the nutrients contained in healthy food through our supplements. Our Herbalife supplements contains all the fatty acids required, and thus makes it easy to get your daily dose of omega and nutrients as part of a balanced eating plan.

Green tea

Looking for a nutritious fluid to go with your new eating plan? Green tea is the answer. The fluid is known for its anti-oxidant properties and helps to keep blood pressure under control. It is also known for its fat burning properties and should form part of your daily meal plan. Herbalife provides the Thermojetics Herbal Tea to make it possible for you to get the value of green tea on a daily basis.

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It is possible to obtain physical fitness within 12 weeks. If physical fitness is still an overwhelming concept and you feel you don’t have the time, start by making the following changes in your lifestyle.

Home and lunch hour

You don’t have to be inactive when at home. Make time for training by getting up 20 minutes earlier and when used to it, change it to 40 minutes and then one hour earlier. It is also the best time to train as no calls or responsibilities will interfere with your training session. Start by doing 10 minutes of warm up and stretching exercises. Also complete your training session with stretch exercises as it will help prevent injuries and sore muscles.

Start slow

If you are extremely unfit, do walking exercises for the first two weeks and then light exercises for another week. Once you are able to handle exercises for ten minutes at a time while still being able to manage a conversation, you are ready for a 12 week physical fitness training program. Yes it is difficult to do it on your own, but fortunately the Shapelife website is packed with motivational articles and products to help you through every stage.

Assistance through Herbalife supplements

If you need help to build your energy level, have a look at our energy drinks, vitamin supplements, protein bars, and diet products. Make sure you obtain the nutrition required when training by adding enough protein, vitamins, and minerals to your daily eating plan. Simply view Herbalife’s products page and the categories relevant to your physical fitness needs.

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The best place to do a fitness assessment is a gym or training facility equipped for doing a well planned and monitored fitness assessment.

The following activities may form part of the fitness assessment:

• Circumference measurement for neck, waist, and abdomen.
• Heart rate monitoring.
• Flexibility testing.
• Aerobic ability testing.
• Muscular and strength measurement.

Flexibility testing

It includes testing to measure your ability for stretching and reaching certain body parts. It can for instance, include a sit and stretch test where you will be required to stretch forward in order to reach your toes while in a sit position. The yardstick and measure tape are used and the furthest of three attempts is taken as the result.

It can also include a back and shoulder stretch activity where you will need to reach over your shoulder to a certain point on your back and touch the other hand. The shoulder flexibility is measured by taking the gap between the hands as the result. It should be noted that proper warm up and stretching exercises will be done before the tests to prevent injuries.

Aerobic ability

Apart from flexibility, your aerobic fitness level will be determined through a timed stepping test. The heart rate will be measured to determine the cardio fitness.

Muscle and endurance

Your ability to do knee curls and push-ups will be assessed. It should be noted that endurance will also be measured. The total number of completed cycles is taken as the result.

Although the fitness assessment may sound difficult, it is an excellent way to determine how fit you are and what level of exercise you will be able to handle without compromising your health.

Herbalife Products

With Herbalife’s range of products you can choose the program that suites you the best to help you in your fitness assessment. Choose from Herbalife’s Weight loss, Weight Gain or Weight Maintenance or even our Energy and Fitness products.

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Following a healthy eating plan will not only enhance your overall health, but will also improve your weight management abilities, sport performance, and life quality. A healthy eating plan is not about the purchasing of no-sugar and no-fat foods, but about adequate nutrition on a regular basis.

Skipping meals

The worst mistake you can make is to skip meals. It causes havoc in your body. Not only will your metabolism slow down, but your blood sugar levels will drop. Your body goes into starvation mode and thus slows down. It will store everything it gets as fat rather than burning it as fuel.

Overeating

The second mistake is that of overeating. If you only eat two or three meals a day, it is easy to overeat because you are hungry. The problem is that with a two meal plan the blood sugar levels cannot be controlled adequately, more food is taken in at one meal than can be burned as energy, and you get a feeling of over fullness. This in turn results in sleepiness instead of providing energy. To ensure endurance, vitality, high metabolism, and alertness, you need four to six smaller meals daily. A healthy eating plan thus starts with the correct amount of calories, adequate nutrition, and proper meal planning.

With a hectic lifestyle, you may not get the opportunity to eat six times a day. Herbalife provides several protein bars, energy drinks, and protein shakes to ensure that you can supplement your meals without having to do extra cooking. In addition we also provide a healthy eating plan to make the menu planning easier. Follow our advice and make use of Herbalife’s supplements to ensure adequate nutrition without adding fat, and enjoy a healthy eating plan.

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Healthy foods list

Although there are many food types that you can eat, the following list shows the healthy foods as listed by dietitians. It will perform wonders for your health to include three or more of the healthy foods in your eating plan. In addition also make use of the Herbalife supplements to help with fat burning, energy increase, and overall health improvement.

By consuming two or more of the healthy foods on a regular basis, you decrease the chances of serious illnesses such as cardiovascular and other diseases.

Soy based

You can substitute meat with soy based cooking. Cow milk can be substituted with soy milk. Try to include soy beans in your cooking at least once a week as excellent sources of calcium, omega 3 and fibre.

Fruits

Apricots are rich in beta carotene while avos help to lower cholesterol levels. Strawberries are packed with Vitamin C required for the immune system and melon is rich in potassium.

Green vegetables

Leafy green vegetables should form a major part of your eating plan. Broccoli for instance, has a low calorie count while it is packed with phyto-nutrients. Other greens such as beans, spinach and lettuce are all rich in vitamins without adding to your weight.

Whole grain

Our bodies need the antioxidants found in whole grains. Pasta, whole grain bread, and brown rice are good sources of Vitamins B and E, as well as fibres.

Apart from the above, you should also get proteins from fish and meat to sustain good health. The vitamin complex products and nutritional supplements available from Herbalife are packed with the vitamins, nutrients, and proteins found in the healthy foods available. Make sure you get the nutrition required when exercising by adding the supplements to your diet.

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