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the average weight gain during the holiday season is 8-10 pounds
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Healthy Holidays!
For 11 months of the year we watch what we eat and stick to our exercise routine. Then the holiday season rolls around and the wheels fall off. Tempted by wonderful goodies every time you turn around and overloaded by a hectic holiday schedule it is easy to let your healthy habits slip, overindulge, neglect your workouts and become stressed. But with a little moderation, organization and motivation it is easy to keep on track and have a healthy, active holiday season straight through to the New Year!
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Feature Articles |
Happy, Healthy Holidays
Parties are an enjoyable way to celebrate the season, but party-goers can find their resolve weakening in the face of bountiful and calorie-laden food spreads. The good news is, nutrition experts agree that all holiday foods can easily fit into a healthy diet-if eaten in moderation. Here are some effective tips for controlling calories at those notorious holiday feasts.
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Supplementary Article: Healthy holiday hints
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Overcoming Holiday Overeating
As we all know, a stable body weight results from being in energy balance: energy intake must match energy expenditure. Overeating leads to an increase in fat storage and consequently body weight. Overeating is seldom intentional; so why does it occur so frequently in today’s culture? It is especially pertinent to ask this question steeped in the merry season of holiday baked goods, constant snacking, extravagant meals, and prolonged sitting.
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How to Stay Fit Over the Holidays
The holiday season is upon us. For many, it’s a time of eating, drinking and having a good time. A time to put away all that boring self-discipline and really let loose until the New Year. Many people will eat till they’re swollen, drink till they slosh and definitely no exercise. When the New Year hits, they will make a resolution to get back in shape and eat right. Instead of that detrimental pattern of binging and promising, try staying in shape throughout the entire season. It only takes a little planning and determination.
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Christmas needn't ruin your athletes
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Enjoying the Holiday Season
For some people, the time between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day is the highlight of their year. They look forward to cooking turkeys, buying presents, singing carols and spreading the spirit of the holidays to everyone they meet. Then there are the rest of us. We're not exactly Scrooges, but for us, celebrating the holidays can be a monumental effort often filled with stress. If the holidays make you say "oh no" rather than "ho ho," consider these suggestions for eliminating stress and tapping into the pleasure of the season.
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Managing Holiday Stress
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 New Year's Resolutions
If you were to sit down and actually write your goals, the majority of people would find they set the same goals year in year out. So how do you avoid the New Year curse and move from writing goals on the back of a coaster to actually making them happen in a logical, structured process?
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Successful Resolutions
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News from SIRC |
SIRC Holiday Hours
The SIRC office will be closed on Thursday December 24, 2009 at 12:00 pm and re-open on Monday January 4, 2010 for the holiday season.
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Happy Holidays from SIRC
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