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health & fitness

FEAST ON

FITNESS THIS

HOLIDAY

SEASON!!!

by Paula Allia
PT, DHSc, MTC, OCS

hanksgiving is over and that first big gathering of the amounts of food more often during the day and always include
holidays brings family and friends together to eat, drink, some protein. Third, eat small amounts of healthy fat such as
and socialize. That holiday is known to be a big calorie olive oil or avocado. Lastly, MOVE your body. Movement burns
T consumer. Actually, the Calorie Control Council estimates calories so any movement is better than none. Use your body
that one can eat as many as 4500 calories in that one day alone! That weight as resistance to help maintain strength. The body likes to
is a crazy amount of food and drink. For some, that day leads into be challenged. Everybody can participate at some level.
a season of eating and drinking way too much. Before you know it Water is essential to your body and is used in most metabolic
you have consumed more calories than ever. Now what? processes of the body. One should drink about half of your body
Get in the spirit of feasting on fitness this season! Fitness weight in ounces of water a day. This will give you enough fluid
is such a relative term and is individually relative to your own to metabolize, create energy, and contribute to cleansing your
situation. Fitness is a term to describe a quality that allows one to body. Commonly people think they drink enough water but
be sound in a given situation. Thus, psych yourself up to be fit for when you hear that a 150 pound person should have around 75
the season to handle the temptations of the holidays. Do things ounces, reality hits and most fall short of this number.
in moderation; be aware of what you are consuming; realize that Small amount of food more often is better than 1-3 bigger meals.
doing too much of anything is not fit. The goal of eating is to supply your body with nutrients and calories
It is time to get up and exercise your fitness training! Think about and to maintain your blood sugar level. If you eat less, chances are
what you have to do to avoid overindulging and exercise the steps to you blood sugar is fluctuating and thus your energy dips.
do this. At the same time, exercise your body along with your mind. Your body also needs healthy fats. Many eat bad fats and this
Everybody’s metabolism is different and thus calories are burned does not make the body want to use fat as fuel. Eating healthy
off differently. Some people have a slow basal metabolic rate. This fat is beneficial for your body whereas other fats are detrimental.
can be tested with certain equipment to give you a relative idea Using fat as fuel for aerobic activities during the day can add
of your calorie expenditure. (Fitness Together in downtown to your body’s efficiency.
Naples has this testing available.) Exercising the right options is essential. Consider
Many people have recognized the fact that what they getting out and walking or biking. Movement tries to
once could do with dieting no longer works with raise your metabolism and gets your body to want to use
aging. The real key is indeed moderation but this calories for its fuel.
was abused earlier in life so now this method Overall, EXERCISE the right options for you! If you
just does not seem to work. Aging and muscle get in a rut, MOVE. Get up, drink water, cleanse your
tone is not easy to maintain if you are not body, spread out the joys of the season so that they to not
participating in regular exercise. If you do not take the wrong toll on the body.
participate in activities that use all planes of the
body, posture and balance can deteriorate more Be fit, be well!
rapidly. Side to side movements, rotations and Happy holidays, everybody!
forward and backward motion help to stimulate the
body’s sensors to adapt to balance and tone needs. Fitness Together
335 14th Ave South
There are things that you can do to try and
be fit for not only the holidays but to use as a Naples, FL 34102
lifestyle change. First, ensure that your body 239.263.9348
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is getting enough water. Secondly, eat small
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