Holiday Fitness Tips Los Angeles CA

Watch out! The holidays are coming. Holidays can be depressing if you are in the middle of a weight loss program. This article will be very useful for everyone who wants to stay in good shape over the holidays or maintain the progress you've made on a weight management program. Not only will you be forced to face the increasing temptation of those yummy seasonal holiday foods and beverages, but special occasions will take you away from your regular exercise activities, especially while you are away and there is no possibility for you to access the gym. Some people gain a few pounds of body weight after the holiday--most people gain a lot. Here are some tricks you can apply to counter that situation without ruining the fun of the holiday itself.

Part I: Exercise

1. 4 weeks before the holidays, change your training routine to the overreach technique. The purpose of this strategy is to give a slight overtraining condition for the body, so that when the holidays come, your body will use the extra energy to recover from the damage of those last few weeks. But you must do this technique very carefully by not overdoing it and by taking enough vitamins and other nutritional requirements for the body such as a good balance of protein, carbohydrate and fat. Otherwise, you will end up spending your holiday in bed being sick.
2. When the holiday comes, try to do your basic home exercises such as the plank, push-ups, sit-ups, and body weight squats every day for at least 30 – 45 minutes, first thing in the morning, on an empty stomach. The purpose of this strategy is to make the body burn some fat by using the low glycemic condition created in your 8 hours' sleep. If it is possible for you to do cardiovascular activities such as jogging, exercise walking, biking, etc., it will be best for you to do these kinds of exercises instead of the home exercises mentioned above. But if you are unable to do cardiovascular activities, then rely on your home exercise routine....

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Author: novi widayanti