One Song Abs Workout | DIY Healthy 2016

Hello! This is a nice, quick and simple post, in which you can fulfil your workout for your abs! It only takes 3 minutes and you can alter the different parts to whatever you please, or the same!

15 X LEG TWISTS (ALTERNATE BETWEEN EACH LEG)

40 X HILLCLIMBERS

20 X HEEL TOUCHES

10 X LAYING JACKNIFES

40 X BICYCLE CRUNCH

10 X LAYING JACKNIFES

12 X ELBOW CRUNCH (6 FOR EACH LEG)

20 X CRUNCHES

(I usually repeat this 2-3 times everyday, but this is perfectly optional, you could opt to doing it once or twice a week and doping two reps etc.)

The songs I recommended to do it to are...

• "Lay It All On Me" (Rudimental feat. Ed Sheeran)
• "How To Be A Heartbreaker (Marina and the Diamonds)
• "Famous" (Charli XCX)

If you are confused as to how to do any of these, don't hesitate to ask me, since I was pretty clueless on how to do half of them first of! I hope you enjoy having a go at this workout!

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Overnight Breakfast Oats | DIY Healthy 2016

Hello! Here I am, back with my bold statements again, but I'm not kidding, I have been eating this breakfast non-stop for a month now (I may have exaggerated...slightly!) but trust me its worth it! I've been going much healthier recently and therefore discovered lots of lovely new recipes, so I'm so excited to share this with you, and I really hope you try it out!

Ingredients:

• 80 g Porridge Oats
• 120 ml Plant based milk ( I have never tried normal milk with it, but feel free to do so!)
• 1 teaspoon of Cacao powder (optional)
• Some mixed seeds, flaxseed or linseed and dried raisins, sultanas and cranberries (optional- I used raisins in the image below and topped with grapes)
• 1 tablespoon of Honey

Method:

1. Firstly you want to put the oats in a container where there is a lid to it (preferably). Then add the milk in and mix until all the oats are covered.
2. Then add the honey and (the rest of this is completely optional) cacao powder, seeds, flaxseed or linseed and dried fruits + mix it all in.
3. Lastly, refrigerate it overnight with the lid on and take out in the morning and enjoy!

And it is that easy! To make a healthy, long-burning breakfast that will definitely last you till lunch! All it takes is a little preparation the night before and voila! I'll be back with more of these posts soon, so look out!

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Superfood Break Bars | DIY Healthy 2016

Hello all, today I'm here with something which a guarantee will make you feel better after the hangovers and 3-course meals that come with New Year and Christmas! This month, I want to concentrate on healthy alternatives and not only getting myself back on track, but you as a reader, so I hope you like my first recipe that I'm going to share with you!

What you will need:

• 20 (preferably) Medjool Dates (you can use normal dates as well, but make sure that they are already quite soft and use extra (about 6 more) since Medjool dates are larger than the normal date)
• 1 cup of sunflower seeds (175g)
• 1 cup of pumpkin seeds (175g)
• 1 cup flaxseeds or golden linseed (200g)
• 1 cup of raisins (200g)
• 2 cups of oats (240g)
• 2 tbsp. chia seeds
• 3 tbsp. ground cinnamon

(You can use a seed mix, and dependant on which one you get, it will most likely contain the seeds needed and flaxseed)

Method:

1. Firstly, preheat the oven to gas mark 4 (or 180 degrees/fan 160 degrees)
2. If their not already, pit the dates then place them in a saucepan with two cups of water that has already boiled. Leave it to simmer for 5 minutes, or until they become soft. It is perfectly okay if they begin to flake or break up!
3. While the dates cook, place all the seeds, raisins and oats into a very large mixing bowl, and just stir them together.
4. When the dates are cooked for the 5 minutes place them in a separate bowl to the seeds, with the chia seeds and cinnamon. If you have large blender use that to mix them, but I used a hand blender and it worked well. Do this until its a smooth mixture.
5. Then pour the puree over the seeds and oats and mix thoroughly to make sure it is all coated in the mixture (add some extra water if it doesn't look like it will)
6. Next, either grease a large baking tray with coconut oil or use greasing sheets, which basically don't need greasing: genius! Pour the granola mix into this tray and press it down firmly so its tightly packed in,
7. Bake for 20 minutes, then remove it and cut it into bars and place it back in for 10-20 minutes. Take out. Enjoy!

And that's it! This recipe makes many bars, which can be used as a quick breakfast, lunch (brunch?), snack or supper! I hope you like making these, because I did!

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