Christmas is one the most favorite time of the years for many! But it can be one of hardest times of the years to stay healthy and focused when it comes to your body and keeping fit. Below we provide you tips on how to stay focused and not fall apart when surrounded with bad food and encouraged to watch movies all day.
Healthy Tips Calgary
1) Portion Control – it is not surprise that this is on the list! You do not have to say NO to all the food but just portion the bad parts. Load up on the veggies when they are available and pull back on the high fat carbs. When there is fruit available for desert – choose the fruit and pick 1 small sweet! Instead of skipping the bad foods all together just control the amounts you have and focus on the adding more of the organic, whole foods options.
2) Get Active – you may be traveling or visiting relatives. You may be at home but routine is not routine. Either one will cause a shift in visiting the gym or getting outside for your regular run. The key to staying active is involving others over the holiday season. It may not be a run but going tobogganing for an hour is a great work out for your body and allows you to stay active. Taking walks with friends and families keeps your body moving – a key to allowing yourself to return to regular routine after the holidays and not having any injuries. However you decide to move that is the key – MOVE.
3) Mindfulness – staying healthy over the holidays is not just about your food and activity level. In order to not get into a rut, when out of regular routines, practicing mindfulness will result in a healthy outlook and give you the ability to stay focused and thankful even with holiday stress arrives. Whether it’s family that pushes those buttons or kids at home from school with nothing to do – finding quite moments alone to focus, be thankful and regroup can bring balance and clear objectives when facing extra pressures of the season. It might be a morning coffee alone with a book and journal, maybe a massage while the kids are at a friend’s house or a sleep in when the in-laws have the babies. Whatever your quite moment looks like – take it!
We wish you the happiest holiday season from all of us here at Docere. We trust that as you focus on health and wellness this season you take it in stride and enjoy the treats, the family and friends and memories that are being made around it all.