There is still time to look great for summer

Recently I was asked to go into Radio Suffolk for a chat about "Is there still time to look great for summer?"
I was asked to come up with 5 fitness tips, so ever the professional I sat down half hour before the show and scribbled down some pointers for this subject.
When I was in the studio, just before we went on air the presenter asked if it was ok to talk about my work at Ipswich town, this was a little bit of a surprise for me but was happy to answer any questions that were not too revealing!
Anyway, so the interview started, I was very nervous as I do have a history of fluffing my lines and making a 't**' of myself while broadcasting! But surely I would be ok, I had my notes!......
The interview turned into a discussion and it went surprisingly really well, the presenter had obviously done her research but I dint get to read out my notes on my top 5 tips, so here we go:

5 health tips so make sure you look and great this summer.

1. Drink plenty of water, Ideally on a day you dont exercise you should have 1 litre per 50lbs you weigh and more when you exercise. If you drink less and are de-hydrated, your body will not function properly and you will not lose weight. - Water suppresses the appetite naturally and helps the body metabolize stored fat.

2. Sleep - If you are going to bed too later or are not getting enough sleep, your body again will not lose weight.
Two hormones that are key in this process are ghrelin and leptin. Ghrelin is the hormone that tells you when to eat, and when you are sleep-deprived, you have more ghrelin, Leptin is the hormone that tells you to stop eating, and when you are sleep deprived, you have less leptin. More ghrelin plus less leptin equals weight gain. You are eating more, plus your metabolism is slower when you are sleep-deprived.
Our bodies are all different but ideally you need around 7 hours of 'good' sleep per night, you also need to get your body clocks levelled off too, If you are going to bed too late and getting up late, your body again will produce less leptin, the same if you are working night shift work, however, with shift work, you can 'bank' hours when you are off shift, so make the most of this time. A suggested time for a good nights sleep is 11pm.

3. Stress - If you are stressed a hormone called cortosol is realsed, too much cortosol Cortosol leaves us craving sugary foods and therefor will seriously slow down your weight loss.

4. Exercise effectively - just weight training alone or just cardio is a not the best way to lose weight, to make it more effective, you need to do metabolic resistance training, which is body weight exercises/functional equipment whilst raising your heart rate to a really high level.

5. The most important in all this is Eating correctly. Try to eat as raw and natural as possible - raw veg and salad has the right nutrients to give you so much more energy for the day ahead, it also helps massively in the digestive system.

You will need a lot more detail for the exercise and nutrition points but If you follow the principles and combination of the above you will look and feel great this summer!

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