top fitness tips From Victoria Pendleton for 2017

With a successful track cycling career and three Olympic medals to her name, it's safe to say that Victoria Pendleton knows a thing or two about fitness. Now the budding
jockey has shared her top fitness tips for 2017 as part of her new Budget Bootcamps initiative in collaboration with Barclays.

Be honest with yourself at every phase

Don't bend the facts or lose track of your good work. Keep a food and activity diary, make a specific plan of what you want to achieve each week and most importantly log what you do and honestly review it…. and reward yourself when you meet a landmark.

Change up your diet

Cut out the processed carbohydrate and refined sugars. Eat more simply constructed meals with lots of vegetables, so you understand exactly what is going in. When people start a new exercise routine, it can come with perceived permission to fill-up on carbohydrates and sugars, whereas more often than not it undoes all the hard work that went in.

Don't watch the scales

Instead, go on the fit of tailored clothes. Your weight can fluctuate and even increase when muscle is built up, despite more often than not there being no visual signs to speak of.

Distract yourself

Want to catch up on the phone with a friend? A great reason to go for a walk somewhere quiet, burning the calories while you chat. Or spend a little time constructing some playlists of your favourite music for a pre-determined time frame.