How To Train And Eat Right During The Holidays

Tips to help you enjoy eating good food without feeling guilty

We tend to eat lots of good food during the holidays. Sometimes it can get out of control. In this article we will give you tips to work out and eat what you love without feeling guilty.

Having a big meal ahead of you? Try fasting

Try intermittent fasting. It will help you reduce your overall caloric intake for the day. It will also increase the GH's (Growth Hormone) production, which promotes muscle growth.

Avoid overeating

It's very common to reach food coma during the holidays, I'm also guilty of it. Make sure to take your time and chew food properly. It will help you digest the food properly and avoid rushing to get your second plate. An average of 32 chews is necessary to help you digest food properly.

Don't have much time? Train more muscles at once

We tend not to be able to follow our usual training plan during the holidays. It is important to adjust your training according to your schedule. So if you usually train lower body on Monday and upper body on Tuesday. Now let's say you won't be able to train on Tuesday, try to do a full body workout on Monday. It will help you target all the muscle groups.

Don't have access to a gym? Train at home

You may have to go to a location where you won't be able to have access to a gym. It's okay. You can do a home workout that will help you keep your body moving and burn calories.

Make your workouts shorter with supersets and circuits

Time can be limited during the holidays. It can be useful to use intensification training techniques like the superset/circuits to make your workouts shorter. Also, circuits can increase your heart rate more than a traditional workout, which will make you burn more calories.

Use compound exercises

Compound exercises such as squat, deadlift, overhead press... will help you target more muscles at once than isolation exercises. They will also help you burn more calories.

Eating a lot? Do more cardio

You might be able to work out like your usual schedule. However, you may be eating way more than you usually do. So instead of restricting yourself, try to add an additional cardio session during that same week. Try HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training). It will make you burn a lot of calories in a short period of time.

In summary

Try fasting, it will help you decrease your overall caloric intake and promote growth hormone.
Avoid overeating by taking your time and chewing your food properly.
Train more muscles at once.
Work out at home if necessary
Make your workouts shorter by doing circuits.
Do additional cardio sessions to help you burn more calories.

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