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The keto diet has become very popular in recent years and requires slimmers to reduce their carbohydrate intake and replace it with fat. One expert has shared some top ketogenic foods that are ideal while following the plan.
SUGAR is found naturally in many nutritious foods like fruit and vegetables which is good for health. It s refined sugar that Britons need to cut down on, and it can be found in a lot of food.
During the show, he examined how many calories were burned by five volunteers doing similar exercises.
The slimmers wore tracking devices which calculated how active they were and how many calories they burned.
While living fairly active lifestyles, only one of the volunteers came close to burning the NHS daily recommended calories.
Slimmer Katie burned 1,929 calories in an average day, based on Dr Mosley s calculations.
Weight loss: Slimmers need to burn off more calories than they consume (Image: GETTY)
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Tracey burned off around 1,500 calories in an average day, or 1,700 on her most active days.
Volunteer Curtis burned around 2,200 a day, much fewer than the NHS recommendation of 2,500 for a man.
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The NHS recommends eating no more than 30g of free sugars a day for adults. Free sugars are found in foods like sweets, cakes, biscuits and fizzy drinks. A can of cola can have as much as nine cubes of sugar, which is more than the recommended limit for adults. Eating too much sugar has also been linked to weight gain.
“This is something you can do from home, often with no equipment.”
Movements such as squats, lunges, press-tips and planks are great workouts according to Marvin.
The expert explained: “Lastly, professional athletes don’t even exercise five times per week, so don’t feel like you need to!
“If I had a client training five times per week, their programme would vary in the type of exercise and include recovery sessions.”
The NHS recommends aiming to do physical activity every day which includes 150 minutes of moderate intensity activity or 75 minutes of vigorous intensity activity a week.
Moderate activity includes riding a bike, dancing, brisk walking, hiking and rollerblading.