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STYLE | interview 19<br />
Three top tips to help mums with their fitness?<br />
1. Nutrition – You need to consume nutrientdense<br />
food to help balance your hormones<br />
and feel better internally.<br />
2. Stress – You’ve got to find ways to manage<br />
your stress so you can feel good and stop<br />
emotional eating. Stress can end up dictating<br />
your life. It creates an emotional pattern of<br />
eating without thinking. It also inhibits fat<br />
loss via the action of the hormone cortisol.<br />
3. Effective exercise – Figure out what’s doable<br />
and sustainable within your family life.<br />
Short, HIIT (high intensity interval training)<br />
sessions are time-effective and can help you<br />
burn fat faster.<br />
Can you share any final secrets about how<br />
you stay so fit and healthy?<br />
I am very consistent but I allow myself<br />
flexibility. I make sure I do some form of<br />
exercise every day, because it makes me feel<br />
better. I go walking for my ‘head space’ and<br />
do a 12 or 24 minute HIIT workout for<br />
fat loss.<br />
I operate on a 90-10 diet. The 10% is the<br />
flexible aspect where I allow myself a treat<br />
that I love, such as dark chocolate or a burger!<br />
For me, self-care is so important. I love<br />
looking after my skin and also going for a facial<br />
or massage because those things help me feel<br />
confident and happy.<br />
What are some of the most common<br />
mistakes you see mums making with their<br />
health and fitness goals?<br />
1. Skipping meals because they’re too busy.<br />
Then they end up eating more processed<br />
food and making poor snacking choices later<br />
in the day.<br />
2. Too much coffee and wine, and not enough<br />
water. For a stressed-out mum, coffee<br />
will add more strain to the already wornout<br />
adrenal glands. Coffee and wine also<br />
dehydrate the body.<br />
3. Not taking time out for self-care.<br />
4. Trying to fit long exercise sessions into their<br />
lifestyle unsuccessfully.<br />
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