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Advice on Five Factor Diet
The five factor diet, as the name indicates considers all the factors with the number five. This was initiated by Harley Pasternak and was followed by many celebrities. Five meals with five exercises and five workouts every week is done in the five factor diet. The principles of the diet are that the five criteria of each meal should be followed. Five ingredients are used for the preparation of each meal. The time required for each meal should be five minutes. Twenty five minutes of exercising for five days in a week proves beneficial. A weekly off or weekly cheat day is allowed, wherein any foods are considered. The five criteria for each meal are healthy fat, fibre, sugar free beverage, low fat quality protein and carbohydrates with low glycemic index. The five guidelines to lose weight are
- Consumption of right foods
- Low GI foods help in keeping the sugar levels at bay
- Increased metabolism increases the calories burnt
- Exercising for increasing the muscle mass
- Rest aids in decrease of the stress hormone, cortisol.
Exercises recommended are core exercises like twists and crunches, cardio warm up, cardio exercises and strength training.
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