Whole-Self Fit Tips

Tip #18:  Healthy Holidays
November 17, 2010

Hey Ho! Let's hear it for Healthy Holidays! For your consideration, a time supposed
to be of appreciation, 'good will toward man', and connection to family, that often
is filled with binge eating and drinking, and stress. Sorry, I don't mean to paint to
bleak a picture of the holidays. I just want to get everyone thinking about how to
actually focus on what can be the good parts of the upcoming holidays. Stress, in the
form of shopping, finances, decorating, dealing with visitors, etc. etc, can be part of
the holidays. Some may be unavoidable, but some is preventable. I am making the
case for not blowing off your exercise or blowing the development of healthy eating
habits. Especially if these habits are not well established; they can die easily without
attention. Even if you shorten workouts, take walks, park closer to the mall, use the
stairs, etc., please keep your health and fitness a priority in the weeks ahead. My
goal is to have you build healthy habits into your lives; during the 'regular' times, as
well as holidays, as well as....well, you get it. Taking care of yourself doesn't have to
take a holiday. Have a healthy week. Russ/Whole-Self Fitness.