Lenda Murray is getting her sweat on with Lauralie Chapados – in her workout gear. In a new social media post the bodybuilder shows off her amazing body in a two-piece exercise set while training with the younger athlete. “In the gym with @lauraliechap 3 x Bikini International Champion. Feel so good to connect with the women champions of today,” she captioned the Instagram snap. How does she approach diet, fitness, and self-care? Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits.
1. Strength Training
Lenda relies on old school weightlifting and bodybuilding to stay in shape. Why should you incorporate strength training into your routine? The Mayo Clinic explains that lifting weights helps reduce body fat, preserve and increase lean muscle mass, and burn calories more efficiently. Strength training may also help you:
- Develop strong bones
- Manage your weight
- Enhance your quality of life
- Manage chronic conditions
- Sharpen your thinking skills
2. Avoiding Extra Calories
When it comes to nutrition, Lenda offers tips in one of her YouTube videos. First, you should avoid adding extra calories to your meals. “There's a way to eat and still get a lot of enjoyment out of your food, but it's not necessary to add extra calories or unnecessary calories,” she says. One example of this is salad dressing, and another, a baked potato. She recommends that you should skip the “cheese and butter and sour cream,” or at least only having one of them. Salad dressing is another example she uses.
3. Not Drinking Calories
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Another “big, big mistake that people make all the time,” is that people “drink their calories,” she says. “One serving of a cup and a cup of orange juice, 113 calories and 27 grams of carbohydrates. So if you're eating this meal and you're supposed to only have 350 calories, and then you go and get a little bitty glass of juice, guess what? You just added 113 calories to your meal,” she points out. She sticks to zero calorie beverages like Crystal Light.
4. Egg Whites with One Yolk
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Lenda is an egg eater, but has a healthy hack. “I don't eat the whole egg whites only. Now, if you've gotta have some of the yolk and you wanna have, what you can do is take two eggs, one whole egg, and then the other one eliminate the yolk and scramble it up and you won't miss that extra yolk,” she says.
5. Eating More Greens and Less Starchy Food
She also eats lots of greens versus food with lots of starches. “You never really have to weigh your food. You can always eyeball it and tell if you're doing the right thing,” Lenda says. However, you do have to pay attention to the nutritional value of each food, and stick to eating lots of greens instead of starchy, high calorie and carb foods."
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