4 STEP PLAN TO TRANSFORM YOUR BODY POST LOCK DOWN. BY THE FITNESS TRANSFORMATION COACH PAUL ARMSTRONG Leave a comment
Follow these steps and you will transform your body, health and energy!! Here are the most common health complaints I’ve heard since quarantine:
- I’ve put some pounds on.
- I’ve been eating more out of boredom
- Stress with work is making me eat all the wrong things.
- My alcohol intake has doubled
It has been a strange and stressful time if you’ve been furloughed at home with the kids..and it’s totally understandable that you’ve had a few extra calories. People tend to overeat because of stress and boredom.
So here’s your roadmap to get out of this rut!! A step-by-step plan to help you bounce back from those quarantine pounds and get you into your best body ever.
Step #1: Control Your Diet
If you consistently eat the wrong food then you have no chance of long term health and fat loss. To put it bluntly, you need to stop eating the crap, processed foods, refined sugars and high fructose corn syrup. These foods will drain your energy and are manufactured to make you eat more.
If you want to be in great shape again then these things should never be more than about 15% of your diet. (I never get my clients to cut out, just cut down these foods). Replace them with real whole foods like lean meats, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and fruits. These foods are filled with fibre, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants which are vital for health and weight loss.
Step #2: Your Mind
Often overlooked as a transformation tool. Your mind is where the change has to happen first. You want to be fitter, slimmer, healthier and yet you think of yourself as out-of-shape and fat. Reprogram your mind to think of yourself as fit and strong.
Get rid of the belief that you can’t achieve your best body. Visualize yourself at your ideal weight, focus everyday on how it makes you look and feel. If you see it in your mind, you’ll definitely see it in the mirror
Step #3: Workout
Transformation will not happen overnight! Remind yourself that it took time to get to where you are now, so it’s going to take time, effort and know-how to transform into where you want to be.
Make each workout a new experience. Update your gym plan every 4 – 6 weeks. Challenge your body with different resistance, change the tempo of your exercises and find new ways to work the muscles. Remember that anyone can have one great workout, but that won’t get you the body you want. Find just four available 30-minute time slots in your schedule and mark them on your calendar. Now stick to your schedule. Be committed! If you don’t give up, then you’ll never fail.
Step #4: Get help and support
People who go it alone are less challenged, less accountable and are more likely to fail. It makes sense. If you’ve got someone there giving you the roadmap, keeping you accountable and guiding you then that transformation will happen in double quick time.
That’s all there is to it. Follow these 4 steps and you will be out of the lockdown blues in no time and be in the best health possible in the next few months.
I have been helping people transform their health and fitness for 15 years. I’ve found some brilliant hacks to speed up this process. If you’d like to schedule a training and nutrition call then please email me on paulstrongarm@hotmail.com Or message me on my Facebook page @paularmstrongpt I will help you find the best and quickest roadmap to your transformation post lockdown.
