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Small things keep you slim

(health.sg.com.cn)
Updated: 2007-04-13 09:32



What bothers office ladies? When being asked this question, most ladies
may answer, "I'm afraid to become fat!" How to get into shape has been
office ladies' problem for long time. They sit at the office for at least
eight hours a day and have little spare time doing exercises. Use your
intelligence, you'll find there are several simple ways to keep slim both
at home and in office.

Exercises in office

1) Upper arm exercises
Thick upper arms are many girls' headaches. It's hard to get rid of them.
Try the following way, which may help. Sit tight, have a bottle of water
in each hand and keep your hands downward. Move your arms upwards until
your hands are directly above your head while keeping elbows close to
your head. Then move your arms downwards to the starting positions.
Repeat this movement for about 20 times.

2) Shape your thigh
Cross your arms in the front of your bosom. Separate your legs until the
distance between your feet is as wide as your shoulder. Then bend your
knees until your thigh and calf almost become vertical.. Keep this
gesture for several seconds then stand up.

3) Exercise your calf
Sit tight, take two third of your seat and put several books under your
feet, on which put your tiptoes. Press your heels as deep as you can and
then uplift them with keeping your tiptoes on the books. Repeat it for 20
times.

On-diet-eating

To lose weight does not mean to lose health. If you want to keep fit by
banting, you need have nourishing food with low calories. Besides, bad
eating habits do no good to your diet plan. The followings are some
suggestions.

1. Have soup before meat and rice.
2. Eat with small and slow bites. When taking meals, you should eat
attentively, or , you may eat too much unconsciously.
3. Take more stewed, boiled or steamed food instead of fried one.
4. Choose food with low calories and fat. Avoid sweet and fried things
like candies, desserts, cakes, peanuts, sunflower seeds and pine nuts..
5. Pick food with higher fibers like vegetables and millets.

Recommend foods

1. Laver (Zi Cai): Laver has abundant Vitamin A, B1 and B2 as well as
fibers and minerals, which help clean "trash" and unneeded waters inside
your body.
2. Sesame: It helps metabolism.
3. Kiwi: Containing a great number of Vitamin C and fibers, kiwi helps
speed up the fat metabolism.
4. Tomato and Watermelon: With little sugar and many vitamins, they are
natural help avoid dropsy.
5. Grapefruit and Banana: Abundant in kalium, those two fruits can reduce
water and fat accumulation.
6. Spinage: It is good to blood circulation and can balance the
metabolism.

Edited by KK Zhao










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