Due to lockdown many of us are stuck at home. Our new inactive lifestyle paired with same eating habits can lead to weight gain. Take these 3 simple steps, backed by science, to maintain your health if not improve.
Restricting Calories: You are moving less hence you must consume fewer calories. Initially, it would be difficult to implement this. Take baby steps and keep decreasing the amount of food you are eating week over week. Hacks: use a smaller dish for your meals, drink a glass of water before your meal and practice fasting, which is up next!
Intermittent Fasting: The idea is to eat all your meals in a given time frame, typically 8 hours long. For example, you can have your meals from 1 pm to 9 pm, basically skipping breakfast. Rest of the time you must not consume a single calorie. It takes a week to adapt to fasting but after that, you will not feel hungry in your fasting hours. It has many benefits from weight loss to improved focus. Comment below if you want a dedicated post!
Exercising: Alongside calorie restriction and fasting, exercise can help maintain muscle mass. High muscle mass translates more fat loss. There are several apps for home workouts to get started. Prefer exercises with high intensity, i.e putting more effort in a short amount of time.
Having better health helps with the immune system too. Do not let your health slip out and take necessary actions! Make lockdown as productive as possible!