The challenge
Before anything else, don’t forget your large glass of lemon water as soon as you get out of bed, and a balanced breakfast: 2 slices of wholegrain bread + jam/honey + a green tea.
In the bathroom, don’t forget the cool — or cold, for the brave ones — water jet on your legs, from bottom to top.
For this evening, we suggest a detox broth :
Ingredients (serves 6):
Carrot(s): 4
Leek(s): 3
Onion(s): 2
Button mushroom(s): 100 g
Whole peppercorns: 5 g
Water: 2 l
Olive oil: 2 cl
Curly parsley: ½ bunch
Garlic clove(s): 1 clove
Recipe instructions:
– Wash and peel all the vegetables.
– Finely slice the onions, leek, carrots and mushrooms.
– Heat a tablespoon of olive oil in a large pot, then add all the vegetables.
– Add the parsley, garlic, pepper and water.
– Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 1 to 1.5 hours.
– Once cooked, carefully ladle out the broth without stirring the vegetables too much.
>> With the leftover vegetables, you can blend a portion with a little broth to make a soup base for tomorrow evening 🙂
– Top tip: serve your detox broth alongside grilled vegetables!
Here’s an example for just 95 calories: half a red pepper (15), one small courgette (20), three spring onions (30) and two medium slices of aubergine (30).
Once grilled, season with salt and pepper, then drizzle with a few drops of wine vinegar and a herb of your choice (thyme works beautifully). Cut into bite-sized pieces and serve as a small salad.
Today’s exercise: Step
Today we’re working your legs, thighs and toning your calves. Let’s go!
Place one foot on a chair and step up as high as possible, keeping your knee fully extended when you’re standing on the chair.
Alternate legs for 3 sets of 30 (15 per leg) with 30 seconds of rest between each set.
Follow up this workout with 10 minutes of pinch-and-roll massage while your muscles are still warm.
Today’s pinch-and-roll session
Let’s focus again on the pinch-and-roll massage, which is the most important exercise of the entire challenge. Some of you have let the coach know that you haven’t been doing your pinch-and-roll massage every day
No pinch-and-roll = no results at the end of the challenge
So don’t forget to complement your diet and exercise efforts with the pinch-and-roll massage every day or every other day, following our targeted exercise routine to tone up and break down the fat cells responsible for cellulite. You’ll quickly notice the benefits of these new daily habits!
As you know, the pinch-and-roll is the most effective massage technique there is.
The movement should always go from bottom to top to boost circulation. Even if the technique can be a little uncomfortable at times, it is remarkably effective against all types of cellulite.
Please remember the following guidelines before you begin:
• Always massage on skin that has been oiled beforehand.
• The pinch-and-roll should never be performed on broken or wounded skin, as this could worsen injuries and interfere with healing.
• Drink at least half a litre of water after each session.
For those of you who have a CelluBlue cup, do a CelluBlue session this evening 🙂
A quick reminder on how to use your CelluBlue :
1. Oil the areas of your body affected by cellulite.
2. Pinch CelluBlue between your fingers to expel the air.
3. Apply CelluBlue to the cellulite area and release — your skin is then drawn into the cup.
4. Begin the massage: make targeted movements from bottom to top (for 3 minutes), then side to side (for 1 minute), then circular movements (for 1 minute). Feel free to adjust the suction intensity by pinching CelluBlue more or less firmly.
5. After your session, remember to drink half a litre of still water.
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Validation step
It is very important for the coaching to run smoothly that you validate each step every day. This allows the coach to make sure you’re still following the challenge correctly.
Validating each day will also let you enter our grand prize draw to win a trip to the Seychelles — a little extra motivation to keep going!
On Facebook:
-> Head to our Facebook page (take the opportunity to like the page if you haven’t already!), find the Day 22 post, share this post and write “Day 22 done! A lovely little broth for this evening!.
On Instagram:
-> Head to our Instagram account and snap a photo of yourself mid-exercise if you can, posting it with the hashtags #steps #cellublue #bodychallenge #defi2015
Ask us all your questions on our Instagram account — the coach’s direct line.
Don’t forget to sign up by email so you never miss a thing (Facebook doesn’t notify everyone of every post), by visiting: defi-2015.cellublue.com
Previous days of the Grand Challenge 2015
You can find the full challenge history by clicking here.
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- Which Cellublue products should you use after pregnancy?
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