"Get Body Beautiful" this holiday season
The holidays are a time for celebration and family, not to
5 Ways to “Get Body Beautiful” and
Stay Healthy Over Holidays
By Andrea Riggs, Get
Body Beautiful – Fitness Guru & Author
Tip
#1: Start with Breakfast
Eating breakfast will help you feel
full and may make it easier to stay healthy over the holidays. McDonald’s makes it easy with their latest wholesome
offering, the Egg white Delight McMuffin. The secret
ingredient is approximately 200 calories of lean protein, with 100% egg whites
on grill and an extra lean Canadian bacon and a whole grain English muffin with
extra fiber. The extra protein in the a.m. and the whole grains will help you
feel more satisfied to control your appetite and boost your metabolism with
lots of flavor at 260 total calories.
Tips
#2: Schedule 10 Min. Workout Sessions
Just
as you would any other appointment, schedule short strength workouts to build
the lean muscle necessary to keep your body burning more calories each
day. In order to achieve a total body
workout, a set of 25 repetitions of push-ups, standing squats and standing leg
lifts. The key is to perform exercises as
a circuit to achieve a high intensity session in as little as 10 minutes, three
days per week. If you have a set of
light hand weights, my favorite moves are a squat press and a lift raise to
engage the upper, lower and mid-section in a single standing movement.
Tip
#3: Fill Up Early on Water
Grab a bottle of Dasani water on the go or start filling up your
water bottle in the morning to help you fill full and avoid extra drink calories
that you can save for snacking or a holiday meal. You will need to drink half your body weight
in oz. of water each day or target 5 – 6 bottles. One handy trick is to buy a 64 ounce water
jug and fill it up in the morning or simply grab a few extra bottles to drink in
your car by the end of the day.
Tip
#4: Just Walk More
You probably
aren't aware how many extra calories you can burn each day by just walking
during the course of the day. A few laps
around the parking lot after dropping off your children at school, a few blocks
during your lunch break, or an extra 10 minutes walking the neighborhood while
you are waiting for your dinner meal.
With very little effort you would have achieved a goal of 30 minutes of
physical activity to compliment and alternate with your scheduled strength
training sessions.
Tip
#5: Shop & Snack Healthy
It
is more important than ever to have healthy snacks handy in your purse, car,
office and at-home in you your kitchen. The more convenient they are, the more
likely you are to eat them. So instead of thinking about all the foods you
shouldn't eat during the holiday, stock up on fresh apples, salad mix, almonds
or walnuts, cheese slices and yogurt and promise yourself to eat 3 to 5 healthy
snacks each day. And if you need a
healthy snack on the go, check out my favorites, the McDonald’s Fruit &
Yogurt parfait or Fruit and Walnut salad made with fresh wholesome ingredients
and the perfect portion sizes for a midday pick-me-up at about 200 calories,
about 10% of the calories you need to keep your body digesting and metabolizing
during the day.
For more tips check out Andrea Riggs' video and check out her website.
Disclosure: I have partnered with Greater Atlanta McDonald's Operators Association to educate about the egg white delight and have been compensated for this post. All opinions are my own.
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