How to Stay Fit During the Holidays
The holidays are the most wonderful time of the year, or so they say but with all the rich foods, sweets, and beverages it could also mean the heaviest time of the year. According to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the average American's weight increases by 0.4% over Christmas, and 0.2% over Thanksgiving. In total, this amounts to around one pound gained per holiday season for the average person. While it doesn’t sound like a lot, combined with the frigid temperatures in Indiana, your diet and exercise routine can quickly spiral out of control fast this time of year. We get it, it’s easy to put exercise far down your list of priorities especially during the hustle and bustle of the holidays. It seems like you can barely carve out time to wrap all those presents let alone hop on an elliptical but what if we told you that exercising can actually help you accomplish more throughout the day. So skip the extra cups of coffee, exercise alone boosts cardi...