How To Keep Fit - By Your Favourite Celebrities

Being fit demands more exercises and incorporating rules to restructure your meals. These can help you to be permanently slimmer, healthier, happier and far more energised.

Here are a few rules to follow.

1. Embrace fruits and vegetables

Eat at least seven servings of fruit and vegetable every day and aim for 10 if you can. According to Yahoo!, a serving is approximately 80g in weight or the equivalent of an apple, banana, orange, and a handful of smaller fruits.

“I eat vegetables without oil. Before, I took four slices of bread but now, I take just half of a slice and it has to be wheat bread. I take lots of water whenever I feel light-headed and I eat regularly but in small bits. There are times I get a bit slack and add a kilo or two but I quickly shed it off. In fact, I weigh myself every morning

— Mrs. Obioma Liyel Imoke, First Lady, Cross River State

2. Cut out alcohol

If you are conscious of your weight and increasing energy levels, you either cut out alcohol altogether or limit it to one or two glasses a week.

“I don’t drink, but occasionally, when I go to parties, I take wine or champagne. Also, I exercise a lot. I wake up by 6a.m, jog, and then, I am at the gym for tummy exercise. I don’t eat late too

— Dr. Taiwo Afolabi (MON) businessman

3. Pack in some protein

Try to add a bit of protein to each meal in the form of nuts, seeds, beans, lean meat, chicken or fish.  Protein is naturally very satisfying so it’s a great way of keeping hunger at bay.

“I can eat beans three times a day as long as it is cooked in a special way. I have learnt to skip breakfast but I eat lot of fruits and vegetables. I avoid fat as much as possible.

Then, I try to do aerobics as often as I find time. I do sit ups too and take a lot of tea with lemon.”

— Hon. Abike Dabiri, politician

4. Have wholesome meals

 Don’t eat too many refined, fast releasing carbs. Rather, go for low Glycemic Index, high fibre and preferably wholegrain carbohydrates such as brown basmati rice, wholemeal pasta, wholegrain breads and cereals.

“I don’t eat crap, neither do I take junk. I eat wholesome meals. If you add stress with bad food intake, you will bloat. I go to the spa once in six weeks, get a scrub, have a facial and a massage.”

— Eugenia Abu, TV presenter/broadcaster

5. Enjoy your exercises

Jogging is a form of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise that provides you with many physical, mental and even social benefits. According to www. Healthylivingaz.central.com, jogging is an excellent way to lose weight. You will burn approximately 250 calories in a half-hour jog and about 500 calories after one hour. As you burn 3,500 calories over the course of a week or more without increasing your food intake, you will enjoy the benefit of losing a pound of fat. To boost this benefit of jogging, you can follow a calorie-reduced diet that adds to your weight loss. A reduction of 250 to 500 calories each day will help you lose a pound more each week, in addition to the weight you lose jogging.

“I have to be the best woman I can be and you should not allow yourself go down physically. I watch what I eat and I find time to exercise. I jog an hour daily.”

— Senator Chris Anyanwu, politician

“For health reasons, I work out regularly and it’s very good for me. I do a lot of walk-out within my vicinity especially in the evenings.”

— Aisha Falode, sports broadcaster