Exercise And Play Video Games With These 4 Christmas Fitness Tips

It is not easy to exercise during the festive period

. The weather is icy, there is not much daylight and all the Christmas parties leave you with very little free time. However, there are a few tricks you can use to fit exercise in around this time of year. In this article I am going to share 4 Christmas fitness tips that can help you keep exercising over the festive season.

1) GET TO THE GYM:

The ice and snow that come around this time of year can make it too dangerous to do certain types of exercise. So if you normally stay active by going cycling or jogging you may have to change your plans and get to the gym. Although cycling machines and treadmills do not match the feeling of being outdoors it is still a better alternative than sitting at home and eating mince pies.

2) GIVE INTERACTIVE VIDEO GAMES A TRY:

If you are dead against going to the gym, interactive video games are another viable option for maintaining your Christmas fitness. All 3 of the major consoles now have a wide range of interactive fitness games such as PS3 Move Fitness, Nintendo Wii Fit and Xbox 360 Zumba Fitness for the Kinect.. All you need to do is pick your favourite type of exercise, choose a game that incorporates this and play.

3) TRY SOME OUTDOOR EXERCISES:

Although the winter weather makes cycling and jogging almost impossible, it does allow you to do other outdoor exercises. Ice skating is a particularly popular Christmas exercise you can try this year. Just 10 minutes of rapid ice skating uses up an impressive 100 calories. Shovelling snow is another less conventional outdoor exercise might want to try. 1 hour of clearing snow uses up a notable 400 calories.

4) WORKOUT WHENEVER YOU CAN:

During Christmas your time is at a premium and you are probably not going to have the luxury of doing your regular workout at the same time each day. You might not even have a full hour available to workout. To get around this you need to make use of the small slots of time you do have during the day. If you have a social commitment in the evening which means you cannot get to your normal gym class, try and fit in a couple of 20 or 30 minute sessions during the day. Perhaps go for a 30 minute jog in the morning and then a 20 minute walk at lunch time. By being flexible and fitting in short, regular workouts you can maintain your Christmas fitness even when you cannot complete your normal workout routine.

SUMMARY:

Although you are probably not going to be able to keep up with your full fitness routine over the festive period, I hope these Christmas fitness tips allow you to get some exercise. Just a little exercise can go a long way to combating the calories in those Christmas drinks and tasty mince pies.

by: Tom Parker

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