5 Practical Ways To Maintain Your Fitness This Holiday Season

Eat, drink and be merry . It's that time of year . So before you start this month and a half marathon and exceeded the good times , let me weighing 5 practical steps you can take between now and New Year's Eve to minimize setbacks and help maintain your fitness this holiday season.
It has been said that the average American gains between 5 pounds. 12 pounds. between Thanksgiving and New Year . Not half of this year.
1 - Keep the exercise . Like many people , and as stressful as the holidays are , it is important to maintain some sort of physical activity . You 're good to go shorter , more intensive workouts here as intervals or circuits. Everything enter 20-30 minutes is better than nothing. The short duration , high intensity exercise can create a calorie burning after called EPOC ( excess oxygen consumption after exercise ) , which allows your body to continue to burn calories long after your workout is complete . Up to 36 hours , in fact.
2 - See the alcohol. I know. Nobody wants to hear this, so I 'll start with a positive result. Some studies have shown that moderate drinkers (one to two drinks per day ) are less likely to suffer from diabetes, arthritis , dementia , heart attacks and strokes . This is good news if you are a moderate drinker. On the other hand , excessive alcohol decreases the utilization of glucose and amino acids in the skeletal muscle , which has a negative effect on muscle growth . In addition , the influx of carbohydrates causes insulin levels to peak body as a carbohydrate diet forces the body to burn alcohol for energy instead of fat. Not to mention you take a tremendous amount of calories with little nutritional value . 7 calories per gram of alcohol to be precise.
3 - Try a new healthy recipe . You do not have to go Paleo here . Do not be the guy who carries a bag of unsalted for Thanksgiving dinner almonds. Just try to find recipes for healthy holiday season and kick . You may like what you find and you 'll thank yourself later .
4 - Do not starve waiting for the big meal. Delay for this great meal surely cause overeating, back for seconds and thirds . Skipping meals can also slow down the metabolism and helps to fat storage . So having a little something for breakfast. Try starting with a salad before diving into the main course. Have fun and enjoy the food , keep everything in moderation .

 5 - Do not keep unhealthy leftovers. For me it is always a difficult question and it takes all my will. While I love stuffing my grandmother , and I feel the need to confirm annually that will be on the table , stuffing grandmother stays at home Grandma when Thanksgiving is over . I need to eat Thanksgiving dinner five days in a row and I recommend you do is if you have fitness goals and nutrition that you are trying to accomplish. Stock up left over vegetables and white meat, just avoid unhealthy things like cake and filling.
These are some practices to keep going in the right direction with your health and fitness during this for most likely to be a means of stumbling . That said, the holidays are not about fitness or guidelines . The holidays are spending quality time with family, friends, relatives , and be thankful for those three things. This is usually best done through a good meal and a few adult beverages , everything in moderation , of course.