Day Five – Deeside personal trainer’s advice for keeping fit during firebreak lockdown

A Deeside personal trainer has given advice for those wanting to keep fit over the firebreak lockdown. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

For the fifth successive day, Jack Sullivan – a former soldier and owner of JS-PT – gives his thoughts and opinions on how to keep healthy over the two weeks. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Today he goes into detail on how to keep a varied diet, giving tips on what is best to do and what to change. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

He said: “There’s so many reasons to eat a healthy and varied diet but at the moment with the current COVID pandemic it’s even more important – building up the immune system is crucial. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“We should eat a good variety of fruit and veg, increase our intake of iron, maintain a healthy weight by keeping active, get a good night’s sleep and keep hydrated with water. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“Eating a varied diet of carbohydrates, proteins and fats in your food provide calories to fuel exercise and energise your body. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“Whole grain foods such as brown pasta, oats, buckwheat, barley, legumes, brown rice, quinoa and whole grain breads are packed with nutrients including protein, fibre, B vitamins and antioxidants, and also traces of minerals. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“A diet which consists of whole grains has been shown to reduce the risk of heart disease, type-two diabetes, obesity and some forms of cancer. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“However, eating refined carbs such as white bread, cake and biscuits will just leave you feeling tired and sluggish – this will have a negative effect on your mood and behaviour. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“Your eating habits have a big impact on your brain health – diets that are high in sugar, refined carbs, unhealthy fats and processed foods can contribute to impaired memory and learning. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“They also put you at higher risk to some diseases such as Alzheimer’s and dementia. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“It’s not all about overhauling everything at once and changing everything overnight, let’s try to be a little more aware of our choices and decisions and work on them daily. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“So, all said and done we all like a treat now and again and I try to live by the 80/20 rule, 80 per cent of the week eating healthy and 20 per cent having a treat – it’s ok to do but live by the saying of everything in moderation. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“If you need some help with your foods, routines or habits then let us know.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Day One: Deeside personal trainer gives advice regarding lockdown fitness ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Day Two: Deeside personal trainer gives advice to help with lockdown fitness ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Day Three: Deeside personal trainer gives advice to help with lockdown fitness ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Day Four: Deeside personal trainer gives advice to help with lockdown fitness ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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