Shedding the Christmas Kilos - Your 'How-To' Guide

Christmas - a time that is synonymous with overindulging, lazing on the beach, and that seemingly inevitable post-festivity weight gain. Have you let your training routine fall by the wayside over the Christmas period? If so, there's no better time than now to shed those Christmas kilo's with the help of Endura.

Tips for Healthy Weight Loss

Responsible weight loss needn't be too difficult. It is important to first understand your individual energy requirements and to increase your energy output with an exercise schedule that includes both cardiovascular and resistance exercise. Just follow these simple tips for safe and effective weight loss that won't negatively impact your performance...

Set realistic goals. Rapid or excessive weight loss may result in a loss of your precious lean muscle tissue, and subsequently, a poorer performance. Aim for a loss of 1/2-1 kilogram per week to maintain optimal conditioning for exercise.
Don't skip meals. Skipping meals or leaving it too long between meals may be detrimental to your metabolism, and promotes fat storage while increasing muscle breakdown. You may also be more inclined to overeat later, which can hinder your weight loss efforts. Instead, try eating 4-6 times during the day to keep your metabolism running at full capacity.
Beware of beverages. Sugar-filled beverages such as soft-drink, fruit drinks, sports drinks, iced teas, and frappes can all contribute heavily to your daily calorie intake, and you may find yourself consuming these in place of water as your drink of choice. This can quickly lead to dehydration and reduced athletic performance. Dehydration can also be mistaken for hunger (and hence a higher calorie intake), so ensure you drink at least 2 litres of water per day.

Endura and You in 2010

In conjunction with a healthy diet and exercise, nutritional supplementation can help to support your body as you get back into your training schedule after the Christmas break. Endura has some supplements that can help.

Lose Fat, Not Muscle

Using a high quality protein supplement after your workouts not only aids recovery, but helps to promote muscle growth and fat loss. Endura Maintain is an undenatured whey protein isolate powder which provides you with 16 g of protein per serve in a low fat, low carbohydrate, great tasting beverage. Even better, studies suggest that increasing protein intake can improve satiety (making you feel fuller for longer) which subsequently reduces total calorie intake and therefore promotes weight loss.

Maximise your Endurance

Endura N-Acetyl Carnitine is a highly bioavailable and readily absorbed form of carnitine which plays an important role in both energy production and fat metabolism. Just 3/4 of a teaspoon in juice twice daily may help to improve your overall body composition by mobilising fatty acids for use as energy, and optimising your lean muscle gain via its protein-sparing effect. Endura N-Acetyl Carnitine may also improve your athletic performance by increasing cardiorespiratory endurance and by reducing plasma lactate accumulation during exercise.

Heat Things Up In 2010!

Endura Thermoblaster has been specifically formulated to support fat metabolism via thermogenic mechanisms. It contains green tea to stimulate fat oxidation, hydroxycitric acid which promotes the use of fatty acids as an energy source, and chromium to maintain healthy blood glucose levels. This unique blend also contains ginger, a traditionally warming herb which supports healthy digestion, and L-carnitine to improve your fat burning potential.

So what are you waiting for? Start your 2010 training schedule today to shed those Christmas kilos.