How To Keep Active Over The Christmas Holidays

Introduction

Christmas is a great time to relax and enjoy yourself, but it can also make you feel sluggish and uncomfortable. If you want to stick with your fitness regime over the holiday period, here are some tips on how to do so:

It’s nice to eat and drink what you want over the Christmas period, but everyone knows that too much of this can lead to feeling sluggish and uncomfortable.

You will have seen the pictures of our favourite celebrities looking a little larger than usual. No one likes to be bloated, and unfortunately, this is what can happen if you eat too much over the holiday period. It’s not just about how you look either; it’s also how you feel. Being bloated and uncomfortable are two sides of the same coin – and both aren’t very nice!

But don’t worry – there are lots of things that you can do to avoid these pitfalls, which will help keep your body feeling healthy throughout Christmas.

If you plan ahead a little, you can make sure that you can keep active in between dining and drinking.

If you plan ahead a little, you can make sure that you can keep active in between dining and drinking. You could go for a walk before dinner and then after dinner go for another walk.

Planning ahead is really important because if you don’t plan your exercise time, it will be easy to get distracted by Christmas television or other things that take up your time. In addition to this, when we are not planning our exercise times, it is likely that we will skip exercising rather than thinking ‘I need to fit fitness into my day’.

It also helps if you have an exercise buddy so that they keep reminding/encouraging each other about exercising during the holiday period!

Exercise doesn’t have to involve running or going to the gym – have a walk, play with the children, clean the house thoroughly and play some games.

Straight after Christmas is a great time for an extra long walk in your local park. Even if it’s just done by yourself, this will help you get back into exercising before the new year starts.

Playing with children is another great way of keeping active over Christmas because it can be hard for any parent not being able to spend time with their family on special occasions like this one! Playing games together especially makes things more fun so why not try out some board games? You might even discover some new ones that all members of your family enjoy playing together which would make them ideal gifts too!

Games burn off lots of energy so play charades or other party games where people can get up and move around.

Games burn off lots of energy so play charades or other party games where people can get up and move around.
Avoid competitive, seated games like board games, card games and puzzles that encourage people to stay seated for long periods of time.
If you have a large group of children, try some energetic traditional playground games such as ‘kick the can’ or ‘tag’ which will be easy enough for them all to take part in without too much organisation required on your part.

It might be cold outside but that doesn’t mean you have to stay indoors! Get out in nature and enjoy the fresh air by taking long walks with family or friends.

Walking is a great way to burn calories, it’s free and can be done anywhere. Getting outside is good for your mental health as it allows you to take some time out of your day to relax and clear your head, as well as is good for your physical health due to all of the fresh air you’re breathing in. It can also be fun if you go with a friend or two.

Any physical activity is better than no physical activity so even if you haven’t managed to keep fit during the holidays, don’t beat yourself up about it but instead start planning how you will get back on track next year.

No matter how much you’ve been exercising before the holidays, it’s still important to take some time out to relax and recuperate. You should aim to get at least one day off per week where you can rest, sleep and eat well.

However, if you’re really itching to keep active during the holiday period then I’d recommend aiming for something that doesn’t involve too much physical exertion as stretching muscles can be quite uncomfortable when they haven’t been used in a while.

If you don’t feel like going outside then why not try some gentle exercises at home? There are plenty of YouTube videos that demonstrate simple exercises that anyone can do in their living room such as squats or lunges; just make sure they don’t require any equipment before trying them out yourself!

No matter what type of exercises you choose there are a few things every beginner should remember:

Start slowly! If we try and push ourselves too hard from the beginning we’ll probably end up injured which will put us off exercise altogether so take your time getting back into shape again by starting with short sessions 1-2 times per day (e.g., 30 minutes instead of 60 minutes). This way, our bodies won’t give up halfway through because we’ve pushed them too far too fast!

Conclusion

It’s nice to eat and drink what you want over Christmas, but everyone knows that too much of this can lead to feeling sluggish and uncomfortable. If you plan ahead a little, you can make sure that you can keep active between dining and drinking. Exercise doesn’t have to involve running or going to the gym – have a walk, play with the children, clean the house thoroughly and play some games. Games burn off lots of energy so play charades or other party games where people can get up and move around. It might be cold outside but that doesn’t mean you have to stay indoors! Get out in nature and enjoy the fresh air by taking long walks with family or friends. Any physical activity is better than no physical activity so even if you haven’t managed to keep fit during the holidays don’t beat yourself up about it instead start planning how you will get back on track next year.”