Body Life Training: 8 exercises for lean legs

This week’s 'Lean Leg Workout' challenge with Body Life trainer Heinrich Wolhüter consists of 8 exercises to work out the quads, hamstrings and glutes.

These includes squats, lunges, calf raises,jumping jacks, wall sit, hip lifts, step-ups and squat jumps.

“Try for at least 1 round. Keep track of your times and complete the same workout a month from now to monitor your improvement,” adds Heinrich.

If you have any questions about the training, visit the two Body Life fitness clubs in town or contact (015) 297 5850 or (015) 296 0434.

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Heinrich also offers a few valuable tips on how to stay healthy and strengthen your body’s immune system this Winter:

• Drink the right amount of water daily.
• Keep your stress levels to a minimum.
• Eat a healthy balanced diet.
• See if you can find the best supplements for your health.
• Get the right amount of sleep in every night.
• Wash your hands on a regular basis.
• Eliminate all forms of sugar in your diet.
If you already feel like you’re coming down with something, here are a couple of tips to help you recover quickly:
• Eliminate all diary, alcohol and grain products in your diet.
• Boost your Vitamin C intake when you initially start feeling under the weather to at least 1000 mg Vitamin C a day.
• Boost your Zinc intake,
• Increase your water consumption to more than the normal amount.
• Eat less food as this will give your body a much needed rest from digestion and gives it a chance to concentrate on fighting off potential invaders.
• Add herbs like Echinacea, Goldenseal and Grapefruit Seed Extract to your supplemental regimen.
• Get more rest than usual, if you normally get six hours of sleep a night, try increasing it to seven or eight hours.