So for the past two weeks, I’ve been hearing numerous stories from my clients who just started going out again to meet up with friends, host gatherings, attend Christmas parties, and how they experienced the holiday stress. Holiday stressors include buying gifts, fixing the house and preparing foods for gatherings, dealing with family matters, attending to the large volume of responsibilities at work/ meeting deadlines, financial issues, weight gain, drinking alcohol, and lack of sleep.
You can always continue minimalist workouts like online home fitness and outdoor exercises, which are the most popular fitness trends because of safety and accessibility since the start of the pandemic. Devote at least 30 minutes of your time every day to walk or run outdoors and at least 15 minutes to do simple strength training home workouts like squats, lunges, plank, push-up, and sit-ups.
For lunch and dinner, always have vegetables, and the easiest way to have vegetables for lunch or dinner is to blanch, bake, boil or steam. You can always prepare a salad with roast chicken or left-over viands like stir-fried beef or seafood.Late-night gatherings and back-to-back parties can increase alcohol consumption, especially if you will be with friends you haven’t seen for a long time.