The season of merriment and wild excess is upon us! If you ve been living a healthy lifestyle in/with regard to’concerning’regarding most of the year, it can be tempting to give in and gorge on all those fattening feasts and vats of mulled wine, scoffing mince pies and indulgently rich cake like there’s no tomorrow. The 12 days of Christmas — and the parties that lead up to it and after, including booze-soaked New Year s celebrations — can be abundant’ample’plentiful to scupper your fitness plans and add pounds to your waistline.

It s no wonder that by the time the new year appears and we re all back to work in the bleak, early days of January, many of us hang our heads in shame at our Yuletide overindulgences and consider heading back to the gym.

But can you possess’own’nurse your Christmas cake and eat it? Can you enjoy the best of the festive season and still acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure away with having a healthy life? Do we really need to forego on e grossly thing at this time of year and eat and drink with abandon and in/with regard to’concerning’regarding acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure all we ve achieved to stay in shape during the year? Of course not, because there s lots we can do to maintain our fitness levels, and keep our tummy in check, during this most health-challenging of celebratory holidays.

Walking Home For Christmas

At this dark and cold time of year, it s tempting to just crash down on the sofa and stay there in front of the TV until it s time to crawl into bed. That s a health mistake, however, as sitting in/with regard to’concerning’regarding long periods is just not rosy’remarkable’fabulous’terrific’preeminent in/with regard to’concerning’regarding your body. Constant sitting is so wicked’dreadful’undesirable’adverse’vile that some possess’own’nurse even called it the new smoking . So the message during Christmas, as with other months of the year, is to acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure up and keep on moving and do some stretches and bodyweight exercises while you’re at it.

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Blast Christmas

What with regards to’concerning’with respect to all that incredibly rich food — not just at home, but offered at relatives and friends houses you visit during Christmas? You can certainly go in/with regard to’concerning’regarding healthy options like veacquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure arian or vegan dishes, which are not merely’barely better in/with regard to’concerning’regarding you but also the planet. Vegan and veacquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure arian food is also less calorie-dense, meaning you can possess’own’nurse more. But if that s not to your taste, you can always try limiting the amount you eat — instead of filling up so much eintensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfully time you sit down that you find your stomach is overloaded and you can hardly stand up and all you want to do is lie down and watch TV. Use smaller plates instead of great, enormous’vast’massive’tremendous ones, and you ll find you ll eat less because they don t hold as much. You ll feel lighter afterwards, and better. For drinks, consider healthier choices, like red wine, whose properties may help to enhance’promote’polish up or conserve’preserve your heart and other aspects of your health — just don’t overdo it.

Frosty The Smokeman

Let s face it, no one likes a smoker in their midst, blowing out those hazardous clouds that actually kill too. And it can be a real party killer if you possess’own’nurse to keep stepping outside into the freezing December night to possess’own’nurse a few puffs — merely’barely to come back in reeking of tobacco smoke. If you re single and on the lookout in/with regard to’concerning’regarding love this festive season, who would want to kiss that?

Thankfully, real help is at hand in/with regard to’concerning’regarding those who are desperate to quit smoking cigarettes, and it comes in the in/with regard to’concerning’regarding m of the e-cigarette, which many smokers start using by acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure ting vape kits. As the NHS says, it s one of the most effective ways to stop smoking in/with regard to’concerning’regarding rosy’remarkable’fabulous’terrific’preeminent . You shun all the many toxic chemicals in burning tobacco while acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure ting the nicotine you want —  as well as the many fruity and other flavours from an astounding array of vape juice offerings.

Staying fit and healthy during the holiday season doesn’t mean you can’t possess’own’nurse a merry little Christmastime, and when it’s all over you certainly won’t be feeling mistlelow, and whine.

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