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I've recently become obsessed with Lucy Wyndham-Read's amazing easy to follow YouTube Health and Fitness YouTube Videos which really do make exercise and workout easy and accessibly for everyone!
So, I asked Lucy if I could Interview her for my Blog to share with you my New Favourite Workouts, New Favourite Health and Fitness Book and my New Favourite Fitness YouTuber!
#StyledbyCharlie Asks Lucy Wyndham-Read.
Q: As a personal trainer you obviously have to have a
vast knowledge of not only fitness but health. What are your Top 3 Tips to
being Healthy?
1. Workout 5 Times a Week
2. Spend 80% of the week eating clean
3. Be an '8 Glasses of Water' a Day Girl
A: I love squats more than shoes!
For me even if I
am super short of time I can squeeze in some squats as I know these help keep
the booty lifted, but more than that it is a
great way to keep your calorie burn fully charged all day.
Q: After reading your book its clear you've lived a
very full lifestyle including being in the army. What is the main thing you
took from being in the army that has shaped who you are today?
A: The Army taught me that you can
do anything you put your mind too! If you have the motivation, discipline
and determination you can get what you want. So even though I don’t have a sergeant
major shouting at me to get out of bed at 5:30am I will still set that alarm
(maybe 6:30am though!) to jump out of bed and chase my dreams of Fitness and Motivation.
I have jumped
many hurdles, with doors being slammed in my face, constant rejects, being
ripped off and that is just on the business front as my personal life has been
hard, but all these events taught me to toughen up and learn how to do
everything yourself. I have learnt how to build my website, even down to coding.
Learnt how edit videos and much more which has given me the ability to
create my dream job which is writing the books (and now have I don’t have to
knock on doors, the publishers are coming to me) and my YouTube Channel is
growing from strength to strength.
Q: You have you YouTube Channel too! How long have
you had a YouTube Channel and what have you why did you decide to take your
talents to YouTube?
A: I started
my Channel about 2 years ago and for me it was a great way to show my workouts
and also give good advice on everything from how to find the right training
shoes to 4 minute full coaching workouts. I wanted to create a Channel that
woman can come to and find everything they need to lead a healthy lifestyle.
Q: Your YouTube Channel features so many easily to
follow tips to working out from solo workouts or working out with friends.
Which is your favourite 10 Minute Workout for Solo/With Friends?
A: My favourite workout is probably
the 100 Rep Skinny Jean Workout - Less than 5 Minutes And You Can Do It
Anywhere!
Remember to Subscribe to Lucy's Channel for FREE Workouts you can do anywhere.
Q: I'm at work a lot of the week and want to make sure
I'm using my body, working out as much as possible and keeping active. What
kind of exercise regime would you recommend for someone like me that works 9 -
5?
A: I would recommend you do one of my 4 Minute Workouts first thing in the morning.
These help you burn calories off for
the rest of the day, then when you get back from work do a 100 Rep Workout as
then you are toning all over and this is all you need to do!
So the morning
one is all about calorie burning then the afternoon one is all about toning, you can easily do these even with a 9- 5 job.
Plus you could try this 2 Minute Lower Body Workout of mine that you can do even at a desk!
The Easiest & Most Effective Thigh Workout:
Q: Theres a lot of health and diet tips out there
dominating social media it can be hard to know which are truthful or which are just
going social media crazy because they're paid for promotions by celebrities.
Your Book '21 Day Love Your Body Plan' is a quick fix to feeling body
confident, why does your quick fix work over others out there such as the
Teatox's for example?
A: If you eat healthy clean
foods and workout then you don’t need to ever spend a penny on such products. Which by the way if you read the small print with them all it states you have
to do it alongside healthy eating and exercise (helloooooo!) this is what gets
the results not the product! It makes me so cross as it comes down to what you
eat and how much you move!
My book (Click here to Buy Lucy's 21 Day Love your Body Plan eBook) is all about showing how easy it is to eat
clean food and how workouts can be short but still effective.
Q: I'm really, really enjoying reading your book
and find it so easy to relate to the writing style and format without the
fitness and exercise jargon that confuses so many of us.
What was important to
you when writing this health and fitness book?
A: It has to be clear and
for me I want my readers to be able to understand how the body works but not in
a intensive and heavy text style. I want to make it simple and fun and then we
absorb it more.
I love being creative and in this book my creative juices got
flowing and could not stop!
But on a serious note the more we understand how body
works are; the easier it becomes to work with it.
Q: Your book features recipe tips too for getting a
confident body in '21 Days' what is your idea of the perfect 'body loving'
daily food menu? (Breakfast, Lunch, Snack, Dinner)
A: I love toast!
A: So my Breakfast is always toast and
coming soon to my channel is a series of Healthy Breakfasts!
Then my Snack is a banana with a few pecans
(sometimes more than a few!!!)
Lunch is a
quick favourite of mine is Tuna, Red Onion, Kidney Bean and Coriander Salad.
Dinner would be Courghetti Bolognese.
I love to swap traditional spaghetti
pasta for courgette noodles.
Q: I'm quite body conscious and always worry about
whether the exercise I am doing isn't helping the areas I want it to. Which of
your YouTube Tutorial exercises would you recommend for Abs? For Arms? For
Legs? And Booty?
A: Very soon on my Channel I will have some workouts
for each area, so Watch This Space! then you can tone at home just as if I
was training alongside you.
Q: If I had a spare 15 - 20 Minutes to fit in a
special Lucy Wyndham-Read Quick Fit Routine and I wanted to focus on losing
some quick calories as well as quickly toning my body what exercises would you
recommend I could do in that time?
Watch Video here.
Q: I have just bought an Apple Watch and monitor
my daily activity religiously on it from my minutes of exercise a day to my
daily steps. I aim to do between 8,000 to 10,000 Steps a day.
Is that enough?
Are then any other simple ways to keep in shape to easily adaptable to add to
your daily routine?
Q: I love going out for a Meal and trying to keep in
shape but this can sometimes be a tricky balance especially if you work 5 - 6
Days a Week. As you have so much experience with Fitness and Health do you
believe in the so called 'Cheat Day' where you're allowed that calorific Indian
Takeaway and Naan?
A: Yes! We
are all allowed a cheat day as I mentioned earlier it is about balance and the
80/20 Rule so for me once a week I have a big slab of Fruit of Nut Chocolate (and I mean
as in the one in the purple shiny wrapper!!) So Yes! Go for the Naan and lets
face it a curry without a Naan is a bit like a Workout without a Squat!
Q: I often hear that it's best to have an 80-20%
relationship between food and exercise. (80% Diet management and 20% exercise)
What Food to Exercise ratio would you say you'd recommend to live by for maintaining
a healthy and in shape lifestyle?
A: Food: Be good and eat clean 80% of the week.
Exercise: Between 4 – 5 times a week.
Q: You've been in the Army, you've written books,
you've got a youtube channel and your personal train internet sensations such
as Anna Saccone-Joly. Where with Lucy Wyndham-Read go next?
A: I have lots of new
exciting projects lined up and another one is also helping promote a fun
message to youngsters. Not like my Love Your Body eBook which is aimed at teenagers
and woman, but another series which is for very young children on introducing
them in a magical way to healthy eating and being active.
I have written 7 Children's Books in this series which you can View and Purchase here.
Q: Thank you so much for your time today Lucy with
all your amazing tips and trick to feeling fabulous and body confident! I can't
wait to start my '21 Day Love Your Body Plan' from your book (which can be
purchased here).
Do you have any last minute tips for so many of us out there
who struggle with finding the motivation to keep up a fitness routine and
healthy lifestyle in our busy lives?
Keep your
workouts short (then you are likely to
stick to them) and keep focused, keep eating clean healthy food and then you
will keep seeing results!
Lucy xx
Lucy's YouTube: https://goo.gl/fh6wf7
Lucy's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LWRFitness
Lucy's Instagram: http://instagram.com/lucywyndhamread/
Lucy's Twitter: https://twitter.com/@LucyWyndhamRead
Lucy's Website: http://www.lwrfitness.com/loveyourbody/
#CLEAN9 DIARY: DAY 3
2.7.15
MY #CLEAN9 DIARY
- DAY 3 -
Not sure if it's psychological or not but I'm feeling lighter and healthier today!
Can't wait to do my measurements!
9.00am
Up for Work today.
Feeling tired for the first time on #Clean9.
However I'm not sure if that's due to the detox or the heat wave.
Time to do my 1st Measurements!
Praying for changes!
Day 1 - 3
Measurement Changes:
Chest: -2 inch
Biceps: -0.5 inch
Waist: 1.5 inch
Hips: -2 inch
Thigh: -0.5 inch
Calves: No Difference
Boobs: -1.5 inch
OH MY GOD.
I didn't expect to see a different so easily and so quickly on #Clean9!
I expected to feel different and healthier but not have a physical difference of a loss of inches within 3 Day of a Detox!
Sh*t.
It really does work.
10:15am
At work for the first time on #Clean9
Feeling so, so motivated after my measurements.
The perfect boost into Stage 2 of #Clean9
BREAKFAST
X2 Forever Garcinia Softgels
X2 60ml Shots of Forever Aloe Vera Gel
X1 Forever Therm Tablet
500ml of Water
SHAKE No.1
X1 Scoop of Forever Lite Ultra in Vanilla
300ml Water
X3 Strawberries
X4 Raspberries
From 'Free Foods' List
Blended together in my Blend Active Blender, poured into my Forever Shake Bottle.
Shake well and drink.
The Aloe Gel is hard to take at first as it's got a strange taste, and strange constancy.
However it's essential to take in your #Clean9 Program.
I wasn't sure of the taste at first, so now I take both of my shots with my nose pinched so I can't taste it with my tablets followed by water to remove the taste.
11:00am
Running around at work feeling full, healthy and energised and no longer tired after my 1st Morning Shake of the #Clean9.
Running around at work feeling full, healthy and energised and no longer tired after my 1st Morning Shake of the #Clean9.
1:00pm
Still not feeling hungry!
Still not feeling hungry!
But It's time for Shake 2 of the Day!
Looking forward to no Aloe Gel for the rest of the day though!
LUNCH
X2 Forever Garcinia Plus Softgels
X1 Forever Therm Tablet
500ml Water
SHAKE No. 2
X1 Scoop of Forever Lite Ultra in Vanilla
300ml Water
X3 Strawberries
X4 Raspberries
From 'Free Foods' List
Blended together in my Blend Active Blender, poured into my Forever Shake Bottle.
Shake well and drink.
2:00pm
Ate a handful of Baby Tomatoes from the Free Foods List as the heat is starting to get to me in the work environment, so a water based snack was helpful.
6:00pm
It's been a high 36 Degrees Celsius today which make drinking lots of water such an ease again which makes the huge #Clean9 recommended water intake easy to do.
I'm still only starting to only feel peckish in the evenings.
It's been a high 36 Degrees Celsius today which make drinking lots of water such an ease again which makes the huge #Clean9 recommended water intake easy to do.
I'm still only starting to only feel peckish in the evenings.
X2 Forever Garcinia Plus Softgels
500ml of Water
DINNER
Note:
Days 3 - 9:
500 - 600 Calorie Evening Meal
My first meal of the week was exciting but mainly due to the fact of it now being out of routine.
I decided to go for a Homemade Curry of Cauliflower, Broccoli, Tomatos & Curry Flavourings with Quorn Fillets, a small amount of Rice and a small side of Sweet Potato Fries.
The first Dinner of the Week went down with ease!
However around 20 Minutes afterward both my Mother and I (who's also doing #Clean9 with me!) felt awful.
Full. Stodgy. Sick..
Thinking Rice was probably not a good idea as the first meal of the week..
We drank lots of water, waited half an hour and decided to go for a short Walk Workout to see if that would help.
7:00pm
WORKOUT
Brisk Out Door Walk Workout
Distance: 1.7 Miles
Calories Burnt: 116
Resting Calories Burnt: 50
Heart Rate: 111BPM
With 500ml Bottle of Water
Recorded via Apple Watch Fitness App
Recorded via Apple Watch Fitness App
8:00pm
It's nice to end the evening with only Water and finally No Aloe Gel!
YAY!
11.30pm
Sleep...
...Zzz
Apple Watch Fitness App
ACTIVITY BREAKDOWN TOTALS
- #Clean9 Day 3 -
Move: 508 Calouries
Exercise: 54 Minutes
Standing: 11 Hours
Steps: 8,468
Distance Walked: 4.45 Miles
After seeing results already within 3 Days, I'm looking forward to Days 4 - 9!
Hoping tomorrows meal goes down a little better.
No Rice this time!
See you on Day 4!
Enquire or Buy #Clean9 or any other Forever Living Product:
Email Gareth: Gaz21033@gmail.com
Thank you for reading!
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