10 Minute High Intensity Holiday Workout

1) Choose a ten-minute workout routine and perhaps do two rounds of ten minutes through different parts of the day if you can’t commit to one big block of time. There is plenty of evidence that a 10 minute HIIT workout is very effective and promotes the same physiological response as it would for a longer workout. So short bursts are better than none. See the program below.
2) Stay well hydrated With all the germs going around, along with the desire to “fill” up from the cold, drinking warm water with lemon or plain water in general, will aid the body to feeling satiated and alert. Because people tend to comfort eat in the cold weather, this strategy will certainly help decrease false hunger pangs. According to Hollywood Physical Therapist and owner of Back2Health PT, Slava Shut, “Drinking enough water throughout the day during this time will help with thermoregulation and keeping the body’s temperature balanced. Water also helps keep the skin and cells hydrated and can help combat viruses and bacterium during the heavy flu season.”
3) Form a buddy system Don’t wait until the New Year. Call on a friend or family member and together you can:
a. Keep a food log (consider using an app for your phone)
b. See who can walk the most miles in a week using a pedometer. About 2,000 steps equals one mile. Remember that movement is just as important as working out.
c. Share moments of truth with each other, or highlights from your day to help keep your mind positive.
d. Keep a donation jar handy in each household; if any of you consume an unhealthy food item, you toss in a quarter. The person with the most quarters in the jar has to treat the other person to dinner at the end of the month.
Make it a fun month of self evolution and re-centering for the decisions you make about your life are completely within reach.