ANNIE DEADMAN IS HERE TO HELP YOU, THE EASY WAY!
Your most asked fitness questions – answered
I’m interested in people and their goals, so what I love about my job is that I get to chat to the public and offer everyday fat-loss and fitness advice. Through my 28-day programme (theblastplan. com), in my columns here, and via my fitness training sessions, there are certain questions that pop up all the time, so I thought I’d share some of them with you.
1 Which is the most important for fat-loss – diet or exercise? The answer is diet, although I don’t really like that word. But yes it’s what (and how much) you eat that counts when you’re trying to lose fat. That said, moving your body has serious and wondrous benefits. See next question!
2 What’s great about exercise, if it’s not just for fat-loss? No one should ever think that exercise is just for losing weight! Exercise will always be at the top of the prevention list for mental health, serious disease, heart conditions, some cancers and high blood pressure (and that’s just the start). So do move that gorgeous body of yours!
3 My upper body is weak, how do I improve that? By lifting weights across a range of muscle groups (chest, back, shoulders, triceps, biceps). Maybe start with easy push-ups standing up against a wall, then progress to the floor.
4 I’m in my 50s and seem to have more belly fat as I’ve got older. Why? As we age we lose muscle, which means our body won’t burn so much energy. That’s why strength training is so important. Use it or lose it. Plus, your lifestyle may have changed. A retired partner who wants a slower pace of life (and wine every night) may mean you’re storing more energy as fat.
5 What exercise can I do to reduce my tummy? You can’t choose where fat comes off. If you want to lose fat from your torso, th
