How to Stay in Shape Over the Holiday Season
The festive season is ripe with rich food, sugary treats and alcohol – making it tempting to over-indulge. What's more, all of the festivities can seriously mess with your workout routine! The best way to survive the holidays is to eat in moderation, make wise food choices, and continue to exercise – even if you simply take a walk around the park, or do some squats and lunges at home.
Workout where you can
Most of us find that our fitness regime takes a back seat during the holidays, but you can still get a good dose of exercise in between the festivities. It’s important to exercise daily over the festive season to balance out a likely increase in your daily calorie intake.
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If you would like to squeeze in some training at home, try doing some squats, lunges, crunches and press ups. If the weather's good, exercise outdoors – go for a jog in the park, walk the dog, or ride your bike around the neighborhood.
High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) may be a good holiday workout for you if you have limited time to exercise. An HIIT workout takes less than half an hour to complete, and is far more effective than a lower intensity workout spanning double the time. Try running at a high intensity for a few minutes – pushing yourself to the maximum – then walk for a minute. Repeat this for 30 minutes, three to five times a week.
Eat wisely
If you're watching your weight, the festive season brings great temptation in the form of delicious food, but you don't have to avoid all of your favorite holiday treats if you practise moderation. The trick is to not deprive yourself completely of all of the delicious festive food, or you're likely to cave in and over-indulge. Rather, before eating, ask yourself if you really need or want what you're about to eat, or if you're just eating because the food is there. Decide your limit regarding food and alcohol before a social event or meal, be mindful about what you put on your plate, and don't go back for seconds. It often helps to eat a light, healthy meal a couple of hours
The artist John leech was the responsible to illustrated "the Ghost of Christmas Present" used in the first edition of a Christmas Carol, 1843, and wrote by the popular Charles Dickens. the illustration subject is about Christmas and was made of watercolor over pencil on paper. I believe that the importance of this art is to show a realistic composition about what's going on the story using Christmas symbols. Leech was representing a Christmas God who seems to brings help or an advice to the old men who seems insecure, also there is a spirit above the old men head, who seems like if is watching the conversation.
With your right foot, step out as far as possible to the right, then bring left foot behind the right foot and bend the knees into a lunge. Then Place your right hand next to your right foot and left hand to the chest. Then move left leg next to your right leg, and then to the starting position. After doing so, repeat with the opposite leg, doing three sets of forty seconds.After completing the first day of training, rest and drink lots of water. For the second day of the four day exercise plan, you will start by doing the “Sprawl” which is standing with feet shoulder width apart, into a squat position. Then bending your elbows with the palms of your hands facing one another, place hands in front of your feet and instantly move your feet back. While doing so, lower your back to the floor, move feet front again and return to starting position. For this aerobic activity, you will need to do three sets of forty seconds. The Sprawl can be done before or after the second activity, which is biking. Biking for at least an thirty minutes to an hour can help toning. Try biking in an inclined area from time to time instead of just flat
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Warm-up: Do 5 a minute walk or do 5 minutes of the movements of the following exercises without the weight and so light full-body stretches.
The bridge exercises effectively works your glutes, while also engaging your legs and calves. During this exercise you're lying face up on the floor with your knees bent and your feet hip-width apart, flat on the floor. After engaging your abs, raise your hips, lifting your butt and lower back off the floor, until your body aligns from your knees to your shoulders. Really squeeze your buttocks at the top of the exercise for two seconds, and then slowly return to the starting point. Finish eight to 12 reps and two to three sets. (See References 4, p. 50)
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In December, Emily exercised three out of four weeks. She only attempted exercise at the frequency of two times a week during the last week of the month. Emily was able to choose an activity and exercise with 1-2 verbal prompts each time. Some of her activities of choice included walking around different retail stores and dancing to music at home and at the holiday dance at Deep Run Recreation Center.
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