Stay on Track During the Holidays


Stay on Track During the Holidays

While it may seem like the holidays are still a long way off, we have Halloween that can easily derail nutrition and put us on a downward spiral leading up to Thanksgiving.  Thinking of the big 3 holidays coming here are a few tips to help you from getting off track.

  1. Nutrition.  Keeping your nutrition in check will help keep you motivated and prevent the backslide of the holidays.  One of the ways that I keep from going off the deep end with sweets is to eat before. I don’t rely on the family get togethers for my nutrition, I eat my normal healthy food before, and the temptation to “snack” or eat sweets is nearly eliminated.  I compare it to going to the grocery store hungry, where you want to impulse buy everything in the store, and going when you aren’t. You can also add on hydration to this section. Make sure you are still consuming the correct amount of water daily, as that will help you feel full and less likely to snack.

  2. Stay consistent with your workouts.  If you have to travel for family functions try to squeeze in a workout before leaving, or if you are staying all night try to do a bodyweight workout in the morning.  Bonus points if you can get some of your family to do it with you. An example would be a 20min EMOM: Odd minutes do 15-20 squats, Even minutes do 10-15 Burpees.

  3. Prioritize your health.  You spend the rest of the year making your health a priority, don’t let a change in schedule and routine throw you off.  Make decisions that contribute to your healthy lifestyle and not ones that are detrimental to it. Watch the liquid calories, those add up quickly and contribute nothing positive to your overall health.

Intramural Open

  • Congrats to this weeks top scores:

    • RX Men: Jack Howard/Chad Simms/Nathan Wassler

    • RX Women: Catherine Sanburn/Morgan Zimmerman/Stephanie Stark

    • Scaled Men: Michael O’Hara/Matt Wright/Chad Hatfield

    • Scaled Women: Allison Moss/Sarah Kennedy/Katey Blood

  • FitAid Fan Moments:

    • Morgan Frey: 1st HSPU

    • Shelby Jones: 1st HSPU

    • Nimra: RX’d the Scaled WOD!

  • Current Overall Standings:

    • Jonas Bros

    • The Outlaws

    • The Chosen Ones

    • Stacks on Stacks on Stacks

Announcements

  • No kids class 10/31, Happy Halloween!

  • 2 more weeks of The Open! Reminder our 20.6 will be 11/9@1030AM

  • Nutrition Challenge coming January 2020!

Kyle Stark