Tis’ the season to be jolly, yet, you don’t have to put on the extra holiday weight to look like Santa Clause. The holiday season is a time to rejoice with your family, friends and co-workers. Yet, we tend to do a little too much celebrating. We don’t just have a Thanksgiving and Christmas meal. We have numerous festivities at work, school, parties and extra curriculum activities with little or no time to workout. Between October 31 and January 1, the average American will gain 7 pounds.
Do you know that the average person consumed between 2,500 to 3,000 calories and over 140 grams of fat in their Thanksgiving meal. That’s excluding breakfast, lunch and Thanksgiving snacks. Those statistics are for the average American Thanksgiving meal. You know turkey with stuffing, mash potato with gravy, rolls, corn and pumpkin pie. Let’s not forget all the candy left over from Halloween.
Don’t wait for the New Year to start your fitness resolutions. Now is the best time to start. Most gyms and even our Fitness and Pilates classes are emptier than they will be come January. Come January all fitness classes will be full with New Years Resolutions yet by February most people have given up on their New Years Resolutions and will repeat this cycle the following year. Let’s get a head start on the millions of Americans starting their fitness resolutions in January and have a memorable holiday season. Starting a fitness and nutrition program today will keep you from gaining the extra holiday weight so you’ll be able to enjoy the holiday meals without the quilt.
In an effort to combat the holiday weight gain, obesity and childhood obesity Anta’s Fitness and Self Defense will host a free event. On Monday, November 17, we’ll have a Free Community Service Holiday Weight Gain Survival Workshop and training sessions for kids and their parents at Anta’s Fitness and Self Defense. Parents and their 3 and 4 year old children will meet at 4:30 PM in our Little Ninjas class, parents and their 5 and 6 year olds will meet at
5:15 PM
in our Lil Dragons class and Parents and children from
7
to 10 years old will meet at
6 PM
at our Kung Fu Kids class. In this workshop we’ll have children and parents have fun exercising together to stay fit during the holidays. We’ll also share some holiday nutrition tips.
4 Strategies to Combat Holiday Weight Gain
1. Workout, Workout and Workout
Continue your fitness workout during the holidays. If you are not working out start today! If you are working out workout extra hard and be consistent to burn those extra calories.
2. Eat Healthy Foods Before the Feast
Fill up with fruits, protein and other healthy foods. You’ll be fuller and less incline to over eat and eat deserts.
3. Drink Lots of Water
Drink water before, during and after the holiday meal. This will help you stay fuller.
4. Walk After Your Meal
Walk to burn of calories after the Thanksgiving, Hanukah and Christmas meals.
Have a great Thanksgiving, Hanukah, Christmas and New Year by staying fit and fearless this holiday season.
