The Holidays are a great time for family and good cheer, but they’re a bad time for your waistline.  Amongst Thanksgiving and Christmas, keep your goals realistic.  For example, if you’re someone that typically gains 5 lbs of fat, try to stay where you’re at or only gain 2 lbs.  If you keep the same weight but lose some of your muscle tone, strive towards maintaining.
Stay in Shape Ideas

Write down everything you eat.  This gives you a conscious reminder of when you’re going overboard.
Walk for 20-30 minutes after you eat.  Walking is easy and gets you burning calories right away.  …read more

One of the easiest ways to get in shape is to get involved in a sport or activity that utilizes and rewards athleticism.  The entertaining and competitive nature of sports helps you concentrate on winning or competing rather than exercising and trying to burn calories.
These competitive activities and sports are some of the best to help you get in great physical shape.  Even better, you can find some sort of organizations in almost any community.

Basketball
Running
Tennis
Volleyball
Football (or flag football)
Dancing
Skating
Bicycling
Soccer
Martial Arts

Adding your favorite of the list once or twice a week to your schedule can pay big dividends while you have fun …read more