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A flabby
waist can have countless different causes. Dietary
factors can lead to bloating or water retention, as can
hormonal issues surrounding your menstrual cycle or
menopause, or just plain old middle-aged spread. While
controlled diet and regular exercise directs the body’s
proportions, exercise is primarily responsible for
carving off previously gained weight. Check out this
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Aquatic Exercises carry innumerable benefits. The buoyancy of water can cancel
about 90% of a persons body weight, relieving pressure on ankles, knees, and
hips giving you a risk and pain free workout environment. Exercising in the
water also helps to increase your metabolism. A good one hour aquatic workout
can burn up to 500 calories. Water exercises allow a person to exercise for
longer periods of time, in turn increasing a person's strength and endurance.
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Get tough
Brian Taylor was a nine-year-old boy when he rode a bike over one hundred miles
and raised one hundred dollars for the American Cancer Society. There is more to
the story, for Brian Taylor has only one leg.
It isn't easy for him to ride a bike. He had to beg his mother for a chance to
learn. It was naturally for her to be concerned as he had suffered a number of
scrapes, cuts and bruises and had torn up two brand new bicycles in the process.
Brian's ride took some real effort and ingenuity. He put a strap over the pedal
of the bike to keep his foot fastened to it, to ride like a pro.
Isn't it amazing what can be done when the desire is there! It wasn't
easy for Brian Taylor to do what he did. Get tough on yourself, to
reap life rewards.
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"Do not
attempt to do a thing unless you are sure of yourself;
but do not relinquish it simply because someone else is
not sure of you." ~ Stewart E. White |
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FRUITY BREAD PUDDING
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
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2/3 cup mixed dried fruit
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2/3 cup apple juice
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115 g stale brown or white bread
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1tsp mixed spice
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1 large banana sliced
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2/3 cup skimmed milk
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1 tbsp sugar
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natural low fat yogurt to serve
Direction:
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Preheat the oven to 200 c. Place the dried fruit in a small pan with the
apple juice and bring to the boil.
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Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the bread spice and banana spoon
the mixture into a shallow 2 pint /5cup oven proof dish and pour over the
milk.
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Sprinkle with demurer sugar and bake for 25-30 minutes until from and golden
brown. Serve hot or cold with natural yogurt.
Nutritional Information: (per serving)
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Energy 190 kcals
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Fat 0.89g
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Saturated fat 0.21g
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Cholesterol 0.75 mg
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Fibre 1.8 g
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Quick-Fixes For Your Waistline
Name any beauty treatment, from exfoliating to
detoxification to massaging, and it's a fairly safe bet
that it can be of some use to the waist. A flabby waist
can have countless different causes. Dietary factors can
lead to bloating or water retention, as can hormonal
issues surrounding your menstrual cycle or menopause, or
just plain old middle-aged spread.
Shaving inches off your middle makes your clothes fit
better and your curves more shapely – just ask the
corset –wearing ladies of the 18th century. Thank
goodness we’ve got a modern alternative to help us to
achieve a slimmer-looking body.
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Lymph massage, that deep-tissue drainage
system, can be of use to the waist. It claims to
keep your midriff firm and toned by encouraging the
dispersal of pockets of fatty tissue and keeping
circulation-hindering toxins on the move (your
lymphatic system holds 80 percent of your body’s
antioxidant capacity). It can also work wonders for
bloating, water retention and tenderness caused by
PMS. But do remember that not all massages include
the abdominal region as a matter of course – it’s
particularly unusual in those billed as 'stress
relieving'- though it's fairly easy for your
therapist to incorporate some sort of abdominal
massage element if you'd like.
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If it's serious waist-trimming you're after, there
are specially designed treatments that have taken
regular massage a step further. Detox wraps
started life as beauty solutions to the cellulite
problem, but have become so popular that they've now
graduated to the waistline, too.
All detox wraps involve the same basic components.
First, massage your body (with a lotion) and
exfoliate it too. The scrub and the lotion will be
removed with flannels. Next, you may be given a
short series of massage strokes, using detoxifying
oil. After this, the 'detoxifying' paste will be
applied. Sometimes it's a clay – which is
particularly good at drawing out and absorbing
impurities – and sometimes a gel. Clays are more
likely to be applied warm, to aid circulation, but
sometimes gel formulations are applied ice cold. The
cold treatments have the advantage of an immediate
tightening effect to the skin, although advocates of
warm treatments say the effects last longer.
Next, the treated areas will literally be 'wrapped'
like a parcel in muslin, tin foil or PVC wrap and
left to lie there for anything up to an hour – the
truly beauty savvy can combine a wrap with a
manicure to make use of every available minute.
Afterwards, you'll be cleaned off using flannels or
taken to a shower. Effects can be impressive – you
can sometimes measure the results in inches – but
will last only for a few days. A course of ten
treatments over a five or ten-week period naturally
gives even better results, but are most worthwhile
if you combine them with a small measure of
'detoxifying' in your lifestyle, too. For example,
the boost in circulation and drainage system means
drinking too much caffeine or alcohol is
inadvisable, especially in the first twenty-four
hours after your treatment.
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