Prisca's Fitness and Nutrition Blog

HOW TO LOOSE WEIGHT ON A TYPICAL NAIJA DIET  I am going to make this post very brief and straight to the point ☺️.    Most Nigerians who embark on a weight loss journey tend to completely avoid Nigerian foods because it is seen as been unhealthy for such course.  Well truth is, it is unhealthy because;  1. We put in too much of everything  2. We overeat them. If you can work on the above points, you'll still enjoy your regular naija meals without adding weight. That's a win win 😋😋. For the first point, we can start by putting in less oil when we cook. A tbsp of oil has about 120 calories. Now imagine how you pour in alot of oil without knowing how much more calories you're consuming 🤦🏽‍♀️.  Now to point 2, we do not know how to control our portion sizes. If you really want to loose weight on a naija diet, start by slashing your portion size. If you'd usually eat a full plate of rice, divide it in half and replace half of your plate with vegetables.

        SIX EXERCISES TO GET RID                OF LOVE HANDLES     It is no news that most people (male and female alike) suffer from excess fat specifically in the tummy  and lower back region. I'll be showing you all 6 exercises you can perform regularly to see amazing results. You can choose to start with 2 of these exercises before your add more.  Do not forget though that a crappy diet is a no no! 😜.  These exercises can be done at home and in the video attached, the exercises are listed in this form; Russian twist Plank rows Side Plank dips Reverse Crunchies Plank to weight switches (you can use a water can for this) Standing side bends (that mop stick in your house just got itself another job 😁) These exercises are very very effective and if I were you, I'll start with the second and last exercises. They'll scatter every fat laying in that region. Add the 3rd exercise eventuary 😂. Do at least 10 reps of each and repeat as much as you can.  Che

                FITNESS FOR BEGINNERS It's been so long I made a post and I apologise for that. Going forward. I'll make efforts to stay active here. I'll make a post every week (maybe once or twice).          Straight  to the topic of the day, I'll be enlightening you all on some tips to help you kick off your fitness journey and make it a lifestyle 💪😌 because fitness is very beneficial for everyone whether young or old .   First off, let us start by getting to know how to introduce " Fitness" into our lifes. I'll list a few tips to help; Make it a goal; If becoming fit in let's say 3 to  6 months isn't even in mind, you can never introduce it into your life and even if you did, you'd quit before long. Find a partner; this really helped me when I started out. Find someone that has made or intends to make fitness a lifestyle. Go for exercises you actually enjoy; this is a really important point as some people stop exercising just i