Is it Possible Not to Gain Weight During Confinement Period?
Is it Possible Not to Gain Weight During Confinement Period?
Confinement doesn't necessarily mean weight gain... as long as you put a little bit of your own into it! So, to stay in shape, without dieting, you start by adopting a balanced and varied diet.
In need of inspiration? Discover, without further delay, our many slimming ideas to avoid gaining weight during confinement?
We're filling up the food with vitamins...
Lack of brightness, low morale, difficulty concentrating... Confinement can be difficult to live with. To give yourself the best chance of staying in shape while keeping your figure and morale up during this period, you need to take vitamins!And it all starts on the food you eat: you prefer raw food, you opt for seasonal fruit and vegetables, preferably organic, and you prepare colorful plates full of vitamin C, omega and other nutrients, which are essential for staying healthy.
The secret of a vitamin-rich diet? Variety! Have fun with your meals, varying the foods you put on your plate every day.
Also, at each meal, remember to eat a portion of vegetables rich in fiber, which will help ease transit and keep your stomach flat.
Hydrate regularly and enjoy yourself!
If hydration is important throughout the year, it is recommended that you think twice about it during this period of confinement.
Not only will drinking regularly throughout the day help your body stay in shape but drinking a pleasurable, calorie-free drink can also help you keep a nice figure and prevent cravings for snacks.
Thus, we prepare infusions, teas, cold infusions with a few slices of lemon, cucumber, or mint leaves in water.
In the morning, to start the day on the right foot, you can take a beneficial dose:
Hot water
- A pinch of turmeric powder
- The juice of a squeezed lemon
- Some fresh ginger
So as not to gain weight during confinement: beware of snacking...
Between the ambient stress, linked to the anxiety-provoking information that has been circulating for a few weeks and which makes you want to take refuge in comforting food, the packets of cakes from the children hanging around the kitchen, the disrupted schedules: there's plenty to crack and let yourself go!
To avoid cravings during the day, we plan healthy and balanced meals, with proportions adapted to our needs, neither too much nor too little.
We think about anticipating snacking, by planning a light snack, buying fresh fruit, nuts (unsalted and unsweetened), and cottage cheese without sugar or fat, for example.
Also, to avoid temptation, there's nothing better than keeping your mind occupied. If you are teleworking and/or have to send your children to school, you may be well occupied.
Otherwise, think of all the things you don't have time to do at home in principle, and take advantage of this free time to do them: sorting out your entire wardrobe, rearranging the hall cupboards and others...
It is also important to indulge yourself, painting, reading, sewing, DIY, cooking, meditation, sports exercises, series or film: thanks to the many ideas circulating on sites or social networks at the moment, you are not likely to go around in circles!
A balanced diet and physical activity to keep your figure in shape despite everything
Finally, to keep your figure in shape, or to take advantage of the confinement to slim down and lose a few kilos, you don't forget, despite everything, to move around a little every day!A balanced diet does not exempt you from regular physical activity, and just because your gym is closed, or you can't go jogging as you usually do at the weekend, doesn't mean that you shouldn't do anything.
In order to eliminate the calories consumed, sweat, and burn as much fat as possible, a small daily sports session is planned in your diary.
There's no excuse for the many sporting challenges, video sports sessions, or exercises to let off steam. We do a little bit every day to keep in shape and maintain our silhouette!
Fitness circuit on sofa
These muscle-strengthening exercises, which can be done in your living room in front of your favorite TV show, will allow you to tone up, neither seen nor known!Get a Flat Stomach
Place your forearms on the seat of your sofa, stretch your legs and sheath the whole abdominal strap, to keep the bust and legs on the same line, taking care not to arch your back. Hold this position for as long as possible (at least 1 minute!), breathing well.
The board, a classic sheathing exercise that is usually done on the ground, will be more accessible this way because by raising the upper body, the weight is tipped towards the feet.
Tip in +: after doing the front board, you can do it on the right side, leaning on your right elbow, feet one behind the other for more balance. Then do the same on the left side.
Tighten his chest...
Place your hands, shoulder-width apart, on the sofa-, palms facing the seat. Move down, bending, and keeping your arms at your sides, then up.
Remember to breathe in as you descend, and breathe out as you ascend. Do this 10 times. This type of pumping is easier to do, because the weight of the body is lighter, and you can feel it in your arms.
On the other hand, the instability of the couch seat will put more strain on the deep muscles.
Tip in +: if the exercise with outstretched legs is difficult to start, put your knees on the ground before starting the movement.
Tone up the back of her thighs...
Standing with your back to the sofa, take a step forward with your right foot, then place the left foot on the sofa seat behind you.
Hands are at your side or crossed, horizontally in front of you. On one breath, lower by bending your right knee, then raise, exhaling, and making sure to keep your back straight. Do this 15 times on each side.
Tip in +: take a weight in each hand (dumbbell or small water bottle), and go down, arms along the body. And if you also want to work the shoulders, you can place your hands, with the weights, in front of you horizontally.
Strengthen his quadriceps...
Stand with your back to your sofa, feet shoulder-width apart.
Bend your legs at 90°, hands on your hips, buttocks backward, until they touch the seat of the sofa.
Be careful not to sit down and not to relax, to keep the muscles tight.
Tip in +: to also stress the upper body, take a weight in each hand (dumbbell or water bottle). When you go down, your hands are horizontal, when you go up, your arms come back along your body.
The coach's advice
Sissy Mua, author of Sissy Strong, Fitness body guide, published by Solar.
"To obtain a harmonious silhouette, regularity is essential".
This circuit is done 5 times in a row, with a series of exercises to increase the heart rate and burn calories.
Allow yourself a maximum of 30 seconds rest between each exercise, and 1.5 minutes before repeating the circuit.
To be stable during the movements, go barefoot rather than in your socks and, if necessary, place a mat in front of your couch.
To observe results and achieve a harmonious figure, regularity is essential. Ideally, this quick and easy fitness session can be done 3 times a week.
Also, it is important to respect the order of the sequence, and none of these exercises should be ignored since they are complementary!
