Body skin: Gym time for your skin cells!

Committing to an exercise plan and healthy diet plan and you’ll not only look better but you will feel better! We are going to teach you how to improve your nutrition and kick up your fitness levels in order to say hello to the new you!
Being overweight, or underweight, causes changes to your body’s shape, affecting your health, posture and your walking style. Further to this those with a larger waistline carry higher health risks, such as high blood pressure and diabetes, than those who carry weight on their hips and thighs.
Obesity is measured using body mass index (BMI), depending on this a body is referred to as underweight, slim, overweight or obese.
Dieting in conjunction with exercise is used to bring your BMI to an acceptable level.
BMI is a measure of body fat based on height and weight and applies to both adult men and women, giving an indication of being underweight, overweight or at a healthy weight for your height.
BMI Calculation = Weight in Kilogrammes
Height in metres x height in metres

The BMI categories are as follows:
– Underweight = <18,5
– Normal weight = 18,5-24,9
– Overweight = 25-29,9
– Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater
For example, a person weighing 50kg and a height of 1.5m would be as follows:
50 = 22.2BMI – Indicating normal weight
1,5×1,5
Diet and nutrition
You are what you eat. Fats and carbohydrates in food make up the majority of energy used by the body daily, proteins are used to aid repair and growth of muscles and tissues. All three of these food groups must be combined along with fresh fruit and vegetables and grains to make up a healthy eating plan.
Fitness and exercise
Exercise is practiced for the fitness and health of an individual’s body. Exercise can be walking, running, jogging, sports, yoga, aerobics and even dancing, and an exercise plan including both cardiovascular activity and resistance training is the most effective way to bring about permanent weight loss.
It is a common misconception that targeted exercise reduces fat in specific parts of the body; i.e. exercising your stomach muscles means you will lose the weight around your belly. Exercise will reduce the fat throughout your body not only in one area. Clarins Total Body Lift is a great all over body product to use for firming, refining and toning your skin.
We’ve come up with five easy steps to shape up and firm up!
Step 1: Work on your abs. Crunches are very effective at toning the abdominal muscles. Do one set of 20 every morning before you get dressed: Lie on the floor with your knees bent. Lock your hands behind your head, and bring your elbows and knees together by flexing your abdominal muscles. Aim your elbows and chest toward the ceiling; lift shoulder blades five centimeteres off floor. Avoid fully extending your legs, as this can place too much strain on your lower back. Great ab workouts include rowing, tennis and yoga. These activities work the entire set of abdominal muscles, promoting overall strength. (They’re also much more fun than sit-ups and crunches.) A wonderful new product by Clarins to try for over 50’s is Super Restorative Redefining Body Care for Abdomen and Waist to work in conjunction with your exercise to firm up your waist area.
Step 2: Improve your biceps using any small hand weight of 4,5 to 7 kg can be used while you’re in front of the TV or at your desk. While sitting, brace your elbow against your hip bone and bring the weight to your shoulder. Do several sets of 10 repetitions. You should see results in just a few days. Bring in a Clarins Body Firming Cream to help firm up those arms.
Step 3: Cure flabby arms by working the triceps. Use a light weight at first, up to about 2,5 kg. Holding the weight in one hand, extend your arm straight over your head. Keeping your elbow still and shoulder down, lower the weight. Do several reps before switching to the other hand. Lots of sports will work the triceps. Swimming and rowing are good choices. Start slowly.
Step 4: To work your quadriceps(thighs), stand with your feet shoulder width apart. Keeping your upper body straight, flex your knees so that your hips lower straight down toward your heels. Keep your weight back on your heels. Continue dropping your hips as low as you can comfortably go. Try using the Tonic Body Treatment Oil, made from 100 percent Pure Plant Extracts to tone up your thighs.
Step 5: Keep your hamstrings loose. These are the largest muscles in the body, and it is important to keep them strong. Sporting-goods stores and physical therapists carry large elastic bands such as There a bands, designed to provide resistance workouts similar to weight lifting. Secure the band underneath a heavy piece of furniture. Sit in a chair placed 60 cm beyond the end of the band. Loop the band behind your ankle and pull against it by bringing your foot back to the chair. Release slowly. Repeat 20 times with each leg. Almost any activity will work your hamstrings. Walking and jogging are probably the easiest. Again, go for distance rather than speed to get the best workout. When you’re in the shower, use the Clarins Contour Bath and Shower Concentrate with Essential Oils to eliminate the toxins from your body.
The Clarins Range of Body Products works in unison with your exercise and eating plans to enhance your body’s ability to remove toxins and eliminate fat! Remember to regularly keep exfoliating your body in order to your products to penetrate your skin most efficiently, try Clarins Smoothing Body Scrub for a New Skin.
Whether you need to enhance your mood or shape up your skin, there are products to cater for your every desire.