SPRING IS HERE! DAY ONE 5KM A DAY CHALLENGE
September 1st 2014 - DAY ONE of our Rancan Sisters Fitness #5kmaday Challenge.
Monday morning 5.50am sunrise team walk (which is optional) for participants on our challenge.
It was a sunrise worth waking up for. Well, any sunrise is worth an early wake up.
SPRING FITNESS TIPS - We will be sharing 30 days of our favourite fitness tips with you.
TIP NUMBER 1:
Drink more water - 2 litres a day minimum. Start the day with 2 glasses of water with fresh lemon juice. This is the easiest change you can make to your health and well being. Being slightly dehydrated will cause aches and pains, fatigue, lethargy, fogginess, carbohydrate cravings and increased acidity in your body. Use these 30 days to consciously drink more water.
Q: How do you know your body is acidic?
A: If lemon juice in hot or warm water tastes sour or not. If the sour taste is strong, your body is very acidic. If it’s not sour at all and even tastes like lemonade to you (without the sugar), your body is in a healthier, more alkaline state.
Depending on a) your ratio of lemon juice to water; b) body’s level of acidity; and c) consistency in daily intake, the taste of lemon-water should eventually not taste very sour at all.
Exceptions
Those who would not be recommended to regularly take lemon-water are those who have strong acid reflux (heartburn) or ulcers (known or unknown) – mouth, esophageal or stomach ulcers. In these cases, lemon juice will cause an irritating “burning” sensation, because it has not yet been metabolised by the body and is still in its acidic state when passing these areas of the gastrointestinal tract. Therefore, other remedies would be suggested.
An acidic body is more prone to diseases such as cancer.
RECIPES: We've attached links to 3 dinner recipes from our FOOD COACH program. #5kmaday Challenge team have access to their personalised online program and loads of healthy recipes. You can print the PDF of the recipe.
1. ZINGY SALMON WITH BROWN RICE SALAD.pdf
Monday morning 5.50am sunrise team walk (which is optional) for participants on our challenge.
It was a sunrise worth waking up for. Well, any sunrise is worth an early wake up.
SPRING FITNESS TIPS - We will be sharing 30 days of our favourite fitness tips with you.
TIP NUMBER 1:
Drink more water - 2 litres a day minimum. Start the day with 2 glasses of water with fresh lemon juice. This is the easiest change you can make to your health and well being. Being slightly dehydrated will cause aches and pains, fatigue, lethargy, fogginess, carbohydrate cravings and increased acidity in your body. Use these 30 days to consciously drink more water.
Q: How do you know your body is acidic?
A: If lemon juice in hot or warm water tastes sour or not. If the sour taste is strong, your body is very acidic. If it’s not sour at all and even tastes like lemonade to you (without the sugar), your body is in a healthier, more alkaline state.
Depending on a) your ratio of lemon juice to water; b) body’s level of acidity; and c) consistency in daily intake, the taste of lemon-water should eventually not taste very sour at all.
Exceptions
Those who would not be recommended to regularly take lemon-water are those who have strong acid reflux (heartburn) or ulcers (known or unknown) – mouth, esophageal or stomach ulcers. In these cases, lemon juice will cause an irritating “burning” sensation, because it has not yet been metabolised by the body and is still in its acidic state when passing these areas of the gastrointestinal tract. Therefore, other remedies would be suggested.
An acidic body is more prone to diseases such as cancer.
RECIPES: We've attached links to 3 dinner recipes from our FOOD COACH program. #5kmaday Challenge team have access to their personalised online program and loads of healthy recipes. You can print the PDF of the recipe.
1. ZINGY SALMON WITH BROWN RICE SALAD.pdf
We have a check in board at the studio for this challenge. Your name is up on the board with 30 empty spaces for the month of September. We want to see everyone's boxes ticked.
