New Year Fitness

"If you are using the same iPod playlist day in, day out, then try to add some new songs to get you moving again."
Ramona Braganza, Jessica Alba and Halle Berry’s Trainer

"If you are on a detox, drink 2-3 litres per day of pure, preferably alkaline water to flush away the large amounts of acids and other toxic wastes that the detox process empties from the body. Sipping hot water with lemon is a good idea, sage tea is excellent too."
Chris James, Yoga teacher

"The best choice in vegetables are the ones that actively heal and cleanse the body, these include sweet potatoes, yams, squash, pumpkin, carrot, beetroot, cabbage, asparagus, celery, parsley, and all dark leafy greens. If you are detoxing, include garlic and ginger to spice up the taste of the vegetables."
Chris James, Yoga teacher

"If you go off track, get right back on. It's not what you do once, but what you do repeatedly that you become."
Mandy Ingber, Jennifer Aniston’s Yoga Teacher

Eat dinner before 9pm, no carbs after 5pm. Eating late clogs the digestive system as your body does not have enough time to process the food before you sleep and carbs during the evening will leave you feeling sluggish the next morning.
Luke Meessmann at TenPilates Chiswick

"When you start to feel resistance to doing your workout, you are building your motivation muscle. The resistance to "just do it" is a mental weight, and your desire to do it anyway is the muscle rebuilding."
Mandy Ingber, Jennifer Aniston’s Yoga Teacher