Holiday Stay Fit Guide Part 1

Food will be everywhere for the next month or so.  How can you avoid gaining weight this holiday season?  Welcome to Part 1 of a three-part series on keeping those extra holiday pounds at bay.

Exercise Shopping!

It’s hard to find the time during the holidays to exercise.  But even thirty minutes a day of walking fast can help you maintain your current weight even if you’re eating a bit more than normal. If you’re really pressed for time, consider tacking on some extra walk time to your shopping trips.  Malls are climate-controlled – very decent environments for exercise walking.  Try to go during off-peak hours to avoid crowds.

Exercise Lunch!

Got a 9 to 5 job that keeps you sitting down 8 hours a day?  Then you’ve got a lunch break.  Take a few minutes at home to pack a healthy lunch you can eat in half an hour.  Then use the other half hour of your lunch to speedwalk.  Weather permitting, you can do it near your office.  If that doesn’t work, there’s always somewhere you can go.  A mall, a parking lot… get creative!  Plus, you’ll be saving calories AND money with that home-made lunch!  So even if you just can’t work out the walking, you’ve taken a step toward keeping fit.

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Posted in Health and Beauty on November 25, 2006 Tags: christmas