Valentine’s Day is fast
approaching this weekend and couples are frantically booking up romantic meals
for two at restaurants full of over-priced food and hitting the high street for
novelty gifts and second rate boxes of chocolate. As a fitness, nutrition and
lifestyle enthusiast (maybe even stretch to labelling myself as an aficionado), I’ve always had a slightly different approach to preparing for the sexiest day
of the year. So I thought I’d share my tips on how to celebrate Valentine’s Day
without compromising your healthy lifestyle.
Pre-date workout
You can’t go on your date without
having a workout first. It de-stresses you, clears your mind, it gets you in
the zone and more than anything it makes you feel confident before putting on
your evenings outfit – and we all know that CONFIDENCE = SEXINESS.
Guys, I like to call this workout
“the party pump”. It’s the only time
I ever purely focus on aesthetics when I’m working out, but if I don’t feel
like my t-shirt has been sprayed on after this upper body blast then I haven’t
worked out hard enough. Here we go:
Push-Ups X 10 – Pull-Ups X 10 –
Incline Push-Ups X 10 – Parallel Bar Dips X 10
Repeat: 10 rounds followed by 100
bicep curls with a light barbell!
Ladies, I haven’t forgotten you.
Getting your booty firmed up and ready to look drop dead gorgeous in a pair of slim
fit jeans is a must before your date turns up. So follow
this classic legs and bum blaster:
Dumbbell Lunges X 10 – Bar Squats
X 10 – Hip Raises X 10 – Dumbbell Bench Step-Ups X 10
Repeat: 8 – 10 rounds followed by
100 front kicks (50 each leg) on the heavy bag.
The main meal
Let’s state this loud and clear; EATING
HEALTHILY DOESN’T MEAN EATING BORING! In my opinion there is nothing
more perfect for a Valentine’s meal than a good slab of grass
fed protein packed beef steak (I prefer rib eye) – I mean who doesn’t find the
marbling of a prime cut of steak sexy? I like my steak medium rare, seasoned
with salt & pepper and accompanied by the well-known aphrodisiac and
antioxidant-rich super-food asparagus (pan fried in coconut oil), and a glass
of Sardinian Red wine, which is famed for its life-preserving and anti-ageing
qualities.
The indulgent dessert
I mentioned earlier that there
are many second rate boxes of chocolate out there, but if you or your partner
are health, fitness and nutrition enthusiasts then you haven’t lived until you’ve
treated yourself to some Booja
Booja chocolate truffles; they are organic as well as gluten, dairy and soy
free and are absolutely delicious! If the steak and asparagus hasn’t hit the
spot, then these indulgent delicacies will seal the deal for you.
Post-meal mood setting
You’ve eaten some good food,
you’ve drunk some good wine, maybe even sipped a few glasses of champagne and
most likely sat through a light hearted Hollywood chick flick, so now it’s time
to set the mood for love. So is there a better way than treating your other
half to a hot detox bath?
Here’s my fool proof bath recipe
that will cleanse their skin, relax their muscles and with the right essential
oils, ramp up their hormone levels a notch!
Fill your bath tub with hot water
adding 1
kg of magnesium rich Epsom bath salts, a small handful of bicarbonate of
soda and a generous drizzle of Lady
Sclareol oil (a mix of ylang ylang, geranium, rosewood, jasmine, clary,
sage and sandalwood oils) which is the perfect sensual oil.
Soak in this for 20 minutes to
really let the oils and salts absorb into the system and take effect. If you’re
feeling particularly sensual after this bath then maybe use the oil to treat
your partner to a back, neck and shoulder massage in the bedroom – careful not
to use too much oil or you’ll soon be slipping off the bed.
Evening cardio
Now this is the part of the
evening we’ve been working up to. You look good, you’ve shown off your culinary
skills and are feeling great after a hot detox bath, now’s time to show off
your skills in the bedroom as well as proving that the gym has been good for
something, by opting for a more adventurous and physically demanding position
from the Karma Sutra.
Here’s one for the guys to make
use of that upper body party pump; Stand
and deliver!
Ladies, you’ve worked on those
pins and booty for hours in the gym, now it’s time to show off those strong
legs with the erotic
accordion.
So, to all you lovers out there,
have fun and…
… Stay healthy!
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