Abu Dhabi Personal Trainer’s all know the importance of eating a nutritional diet. This include planning what meals you are going to eat and more often than not preparing many of these meals in advance. The reason meal prepping in advance is so important is because if we wait until we are hungry to choose what to eat, chances are you will make a poor choice. As a result, Abu Dhabi Personal Trainer’s recommends cooking and preparing in advance, this will not only lead to healthier food choices but will also save yourself time and money during the week! So are you ready to try meal prepping? Here are some easy tips and hacks:

Cook once per week – Pick one day at the start of the week to do most, if not all of your shopping for the coming week. On that same day, although it may sound like a lot, try cook and/or prepare all of your meals for the week. We recommend cooking the same meals in bulk. Most meals will stay fresh in the fridge for about a week so don’t cook too far in advance!

Keep it simple – keep the meals you are going to cook practical and easy. Slow cooker meals are very easy as they require minimal prep and attendance.

Fill up your freezer – fill up your freezer with any left overs you may have, these will make quick and healthy meals for when you have not prepared anything. Just make sure to write the date you have frozen the meal on the container.

7 Smart Snacks for After a Workout!

After a workout with your Abu Dhabi Personal Trainer, your body will be inflamed and filled with lactic acid so your ideal post workout snack should help you with your recovery! Find below a list of 7 great post workout snacks that will help you to recovery!

1. Dates dipped in nut-butter
2. Peanut butter banana smoothie
3. Home made popcorn with protein powder “seasoning”
4. Apple with almond butter
5. Roasted sweet potatoes
6. Almonds
7. Greek Yogurt

The above post workouts snacks are all anti-inflammatory in nature so will help you body to recover more efficiently!

What to Ask Your Personal Trainer

QUESTIONS FOR YOUR PERSONAL TRAINER

1) What education, certifications, or qualifications do you have?
2) How do you seek continued education?
3) What kind of clients have you worked with in the past, with what results?
4) Do you have experience and confidence to address my special needs and health conditions?
5) Do you have liability insurance?
6) Do you offer a free consultation that includes a fitness assessment?
7) What are your rates, session lengths, and cancellation policies?
8) What are my options for payment?
9) What’s your schedule? Is it adaptable?

Ask or you may never know!

11 Sources of Plant Protein

How much protein do you eat? What are the sources of your protein? Here at Abu Dhabi Personal Trainers we believe in not only getting our protein from animal sources! Eating fewer animal products and loading up on powerful plant proteins can help prevent and reverse chronic diseases such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes. So why not add some of these plant based proteins to your diet today?

1. CHIA SEEDS

2. GREEN PEAS

3. HEMP SEEDS

4. LEAFY GREENS (Spinach, kale, collard greens)

5. WHOLE-GRAIN PASTA

6. OAT BRAN

7. PUMPKIN SEEDS

8. QUINOA

9. SPIRULINA

10. TAHINI

11. WILD RICE

3 Breakfast Rules to Help You Lose Weight!

Here at Abu Dhabi Personal Trainers we believe that breakfast is the most important meal of the day! But you need to make sure that you’re doing it right. If you are currently on a fitness journey of trying to maintain or lose weight then here are 3 tips that our personal trainers think you should consider when enjoying your first meal of the day.

1. Eat breakfast soon after you wake up : Studies have found that eating breakfast jump-starts your metabolism and can also help make sure you don’t feel starved later resulting in you making bad meal choices for lunch or dinner. To take advantage of your body’s fat-burning potential, try to eat breakfast soon after waking up.

2. Go for filling foods : Stay away from foods that are high glycemic and will only lead to a mid morning crash. Choose foods that are full of fibre and slow-digesting nutrients to help keep you satisfied throughout the morning. Our personal trainers recommend high fiber and high protein breakfast options to ensure you feel full and energized throughout the day!

3. Watch your portions : A big breakfast can help fill you up, but you don’t want to overdo it. Keep calories in check by looking at suggested serving sizes!