Healthy Fitness Challenge: Week 7, Day 5
Inspiration/Motivation Tip: If you pray & have faith then you have nothing to fear.
Workout: Yoga or Pilates to lengthen and tone your muscles, open your joints and release tension and stress from your body.
Exercise of the Day: Warrior 1 is an excellent yoga pose to stretch the hips, lengthen the core & tone the entire body.
Exercise Tip: The muscles that line our spine become very tight from sitting upright and standing. It is important to improve the flexibility of the muscles that line the spine to decrease risk of back pain & back injury.
Meal Plan
Breakfast: Blue Corn Pancakes Mixed Berries/Bananas/Turkey Sausage
Snack: Freshly Squeezed Green Juice- 2 handfuls spinach, 1 apple, ½lemon, ½ thumbsize of ginger, ice & water
Lunch: Turkey Sandwich on Whole Wheat
Snack: Tuna w/Whole Wheat Crackers & Tomatoes
Snack: Cottage Cheese & Strawberries
Dinner: Poached Tilapia w/Sauteed Asparagus/Black Beans & Corn Salad
Dessert: Baked Apple Crumble (no added sugar) or 2 Oatmeal Cookies
Nutrition Tip: When you are eating out, half your portion sizes and take the other half to go.
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