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Holiday Fit Tip
Exercise With Your Extra Hour
Daylight savings is tonight and hooray for "falling back." It's so great to gain an hour of time this one day a year, so make the most of it. Don't just go through your day as usual because you'll never even realize you received that extra 60 minutes.
Holiday Fit Tip: Walk Off the Binge
The holidays are all about large extravagant meals full of tasty traditional foods that most of us are taking the opportunity to indulge in and enjoy.
If you do eat a large meal high in fat, the best thing to do for yourself and your arteries is to go for a 45-minute walk. Even if you've put counting calories on the back burner during the holidays, you should still try to keep your health in mind.
5 Things: Burn 100 Holiday Calories
Holidays are a great time to get together with family and friends, to share laughter and memories, and to eat a ton of delicious decadent foods. Here are five easy ways to burn 100 calories around this time of year:
Christmas Carol For Your Health!
I have been singing "Jingle Bells" nightly to my oldest daughter for almost three years. For some reason, she selected that particular holiday song as her lullaby. So you could say we are always felling the Christmas spirit.
Holiday Fit Tip: Get the Kids Outside
The day before Christmas can be a hectic day for everyone involved in getting things ready for the big day. From wrapping last minute presents to finishing getting dinner all prepared, there is always a lot to do. Children can contribute to the chaos so volunteer to take the kids outside to burn some energy.
Take Your Yoga on the Road
If you're traveling for the holidays, that doesn't mean you should ditch exercise altogether. Unfortunately you can't always get to a gym, and it may be too chilly for you to work out outdoors. That's why I love doing yoga when I'm on the road because you can do it practically anywhere.
Holiday Fit Tip: Buffet Strategies
This time of year, holiday parties are a plenty and with them come plenty of tempting foods and drinks. It is best to walk into a party with a game plan and here are some strategies to help.
- Never go to a party hungry.
Holiday Fit Tip: Focus on Maintenance
If you are working on a long term weight loss goal, the holiday season can pose quite a challenge. Plentiful and ubiquitous sweets coupled with lack of time to workout can really put a wrench in your game plan. If during December you are not losing pounds in your normal fashion, focus on maintaining your weight instead.
Holiday Fit Tip: Short Bursts Are OK
Most of us think that in order to reap all the benefits of exercise, we need to spend hours in the gym. Lucky for us this is just not the case.
Always keep in mind, but especially during this holiday season, that short bursts of exercise are good too.
Ring in the New Year With a Race
So you say you're going to get fit in 2008, eh? How about jump starting your goal with a fun run/walk on New Year's Day?
If you're going to be in the NYC area to celebrate the new year, then you may want to skip the crowds in Times Square and join the Emerald Nuts Midnight Run in Central Park.
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