Holiday Tips

Tips To Keep The Holidays From Halting Your Fitness Regimen

Don’t ignore the holidays — acknowledge that they will change your fitness regimen. Then, make the following adjustments to stay fit and feel good during the holiday season:

1. Schedule — re-schedule. Take an honest look at your schedule, and instead of trying to squeeze exercise into your schedule, don’t squeeze anything in. One of the mistakes people make during the holiday season and other busy times of life, is to squeeze things in. Instead, take things out of the schedule, with the goal being not to do more, but to do less well.

2. Change your exercise repertoire. If you usually take exercise classes, and are only able to exercise when classes are given, skip the classes and take a hike or a swim at an indoor pool instead.

3. Don’t go crazy so you need the exercise to compensate. Don’t overdo the drinking, eating and staying out late. Try to keep an even keel — as much as you can — even if it means a little more than last year, so that missing an exercise session won’t cost you as much in terms of health.