Fat Nation - The Big Challenge
The Nine Challenges
Each week, the nation will be issued a challenge and
the results will be featured in the following week's programme. These
are the challenges.
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Get Fruity
It is advisable to eat five portions of fruit and vegetables a day.
This could include a glass of orange juice in the morning, or an apple
as a mid-morning snack and vegetables with your main meal.
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Flirting expert Tracy Cox explains how flirting produces
adrenaline, increases the heart rate and burns calories.
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So, for the best results, get "fruity" on
both levels.
The Big Walkabout
Walking is one of the easiest ways to achieve the goal of being physically
active each day and help control weight.
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Most people don't walk enough. Adults in the UK take
an average of three to four thousand steps per day, when they should
really be taking 10,000.
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Portion Control
The British waistline has expanded as portion sizes have grown, both
at home and when eating out.
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This challenge helps to look at normal serving sizes
and compare this to the amount actually needed on our plate for a healthy,
balanced meal.
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Minor Chef 聳 healthy cooking for children (and
adults)
Children love to help with food preparation and learning about nutrition
will help them to have a healthier future with fewer weight-related
health problems.
This challenge encourages children to learn about healthy cooking.
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Sporting Chance
Britain is a nation of armchair sports fans.
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The Government's aim is to have most schoolchildren
(aged 5-16) doing at least two hours PE a week by 2006 and 70 per cent
of the nation doing 30 minutes of physical activity, five times a week,
by 2020.
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The challenge is to do anything 聳 jogging, heavy
housework, valeting the car, heavy gardening, rounders.
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Time to Tango
For many people, dancing is more fun than formal exercise and a great
way to burn calories and increase the heart rate.
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All kinds of dancing counts towards the goal of 30
minutes of moderate, daily exercise, as long as it's energetic enough.
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Choose from tango, tea dancing, line dancing or bhangra
to take part in this challenge.
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Fridge Laundry (food swap)
This is a challenge to clear out the high fat and high sugar foods in
your fridge or cupboard and stock up on fresh foods and healthier treats.
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Replace full fat cheese for a reduced fat version or
swap a high fat takeaway choice with a lower fat option.
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Get Active/Try something new
Going out for a drink? Walk there.
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Talking on your mobile? Pace about as you talk.
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Once you get the activity bug, step up the action and
try a sport. From kite-flying to kick boxing, the challenge is to find
an active sport for you.
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Bottoms Up!
Even sitting still you can be exercising your muscles by clenching your
bottom.
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Buttock clenching can tone you up and, as long as you
add extra movement by fidgeting at the same time, it can burn off an
extra 500 calories a day.
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This challenge is easily done on a car journey, at the
bus stop, or watching TV.
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