In my last post I discussed how you can cut the calories in your alcohol when you attend or host barbecues, by drinking light beer instead of regular beer. However, I understand that not everyone's a fan of beer, so today I'm going to be providing you with some alternatives to light beer and listing 5 Low Calorie Cocktails that you can make before attending or hosting your next barbecue. As you probably know, cocktails are a perfect summer drink and are an excellent way to stay cool, hydrated and refreshed at a barbecue on a hot day. Unfortunately, most traditional cocktails are loaded with … [Read more...]
6 Light Beers To Try At BBQs
Over the last few weeks I've been covering how to eat healthy at barbecues and helping you on your way with a selection of healthy meat, healthy fish, healthy vegetable and healthy condiment recipes. In the next couple of posts, I'm going to be taking the focus off food and instead looking at how to cut the calories in the alcoholic drinks you consume at barbecues. As you probably know, alcoholic drinks aren't the best thing for your waistline. However, if you enjoy drinking alcohol, going all summer without drinking any isn't going to be much fun, especially when almost every barbecue you … [Read more...]
3 Healthy & Natural BBQ Condiment Recipes To Try
In my last few articles I've been covering how to eat healthy at barbecues and provided you with a range of healthy barbecue meat, fish and vegetable recipes to try. Today, I'm going to be continuing with the focus on barbecues and providing you with 3 Healthy & Natural BBQ Condiment Recipes. Currently, you probably don't put much thought into the condiments you consume at barbecues. After all, if you're eating relatively healthy and avoiding the processed burgers and hot dogs, a small amount of condiment doesn't sound like it's going to have much of an impact on your health. However, … [Read more...]
4 Healthy & Natural BBQ Vegetable Recipes To Try
In my last few posts, I've been discussing how you can make barbecues healthier and providing you with a selection of healthy BBQ meat and healthy BBQ fish recipes to help you achieve this goal. Today I'm going to expanding on these articles by focussing on vegetables and providing you with 4 Healthy & Natural BBQ Vegetable Recipes. Like the other recipes in the series, each one of these healthy and natural vegetable recipes involves taking the vegetable, applying a simple marinade that is both healthy and tasty and then cooking it on the barbecue. To prepare each of these healthy … [Read more...]
4 Healthy & Natural BBQ Fish Recipes To Try
In my last post, I discussed 5 Healthy & Natural BBQ Meats that you should try. However, I realise that not everyone's a fan of meat, so today I'm going to be offering you some alternative barbecue recipes and providing you with 4 Healthy & Natural BBQ Fish Recipes. Each recipe involves taking a popular fish and then applying a simple marinade to it before throwing it on the barbecue. The end result is a tasty, nutritious fish dish that contains less than 250 calories and is loaded with natural ingredients. To prepare each of these healthy, natural barbecue fish with a marinade … [Read more...]
5 Healthy & Natural BBQ Meats To Try
I recently posted the The Free Fitness Tips Ultimate Healthy Summer BBQ Guide. In that guide I provided you with a range of practical tips for staying healthy at various barbecues that you host or attend this summer. Over the next few days, I am going to be expanding on the tips covered in that guide and providing you with a range of healthy barbecue recipes you can use over the summer. Today I'm going to be focussing on meat and providing you with five healthy and natural meats to try along with a healthy marinade you can apply to each meat for maximum flavour. Not only do these marinated … [Read more...]
The Free Fitness Tips Ultimate Healthy Summer BBQ Guide
As we head into the middle of summer, you're more than likely going to be attending or hosting quite a few barbecues (or cookouts to my American readers) over the coming weeks and months. While barbecues are great fun and the food is very tasty, in terms of health and fitness, barbecues aren't the best thing for you. If you're not careful the processed meats, high calorie desserts and waist expanding drinks can sabotage your healthy eating efforts in just a few short hours. The good news is that with a bit of planning and creative thinking, you can turn these traditionally unhealthy outdoor … [Read more...]
How To Hydrate
Hello everyone. Today’s article is a guest post from Zoe who writes for Nuffield Health Careers. ----- Keeping hydrated is a huge priority for athletes of all levels, to ensure your performance and health are at the best they can possibly be. Whether you’re just starting out on a brand new fitness regime, or you’ve been training for a long time, the importance of keeping your body in tip-top, hydrated condition should never be overlooked. Just How Important Is H2O? Two thirds of our bodies are made up entirely of water and it is fundamental in regulating our digestive systems, … [Read more...]
Acai – What Can It Do?
Hello everyone. Today's article is a guest post from Holland & Barrett. ----- It’s that time of year again: when we want to get in shape for the Spring / Summer season and thoughts of the gym appear. Now not all of us like those thoughts and this is what causes the ill-fated crash diets that can do more harm than good to our bodies. As such we look for new and different ways to help us to shift those unwanted pounds and inches as well as removing all the toxins from our bodies that have built up over the Christmas period. One of the most popular ways this is done is through the … [Read more...]
Go Green & Naturally Lose Weight With Green Tea
Hello everyone. Today’s article is a guest post from the blogger and fitness enthusiast Jefferey Morgan who owns Get This Ripped. ----- Have you ever wondered that losing weight could be so much easier? After hours of running on the treadmill and working out, there are still no favourable outcomes? Then it is time to inculcate a wonder drink in your diets. The drink popularly known as Green Tea is a storehouse of anti-oxidants. Green tea is prepared from the leaves of Camellia sinensis and goes through minimum oxidation. It is mainly cultivated in China but has become popular all over … [Read more...]