| Maintaining with your exercise program can be | | | | an hour. The commitment to exercise is yours |
| difficult especially during the holidays that your | | | | alone to meet your own terms. |
| spare time revolves in going to parties, shopping, | | | | 2- There are ways to exercise while doing all that |
| keeping up with housework; let's not forget that | | | | Christmas shopping. Park furthest from the mall |
| all this will be after you finish working everyday. | | | | entrance. Walk the entire mall more than once. |
| Allotting time to exercise regularly can be a | | | | Look for stairs instead of escalators. |
| difficult task. | | | | 3- Do some exercises at the office; sit on an |
| An exercise program can be maintained during the | | | | exercise giant ball (best for the middle area of |
| holidays by just knowing some simple guidelines | | | | your body.) |
| that can help you stay on track. By implementing | | | | 4- While walking to your car stretch your arms |
| the exercise to your regular schedule can help | | | | and do some resistance lunges against your car. |
| you stay on track with you exercise program and | | | | 5- At parties dance a lot, dancing is a form of |
| you won't end up feeling guilty when the holidays | | | | exercise; put some holiday music and dance at |
| are over. | | | | home too. |
| More important to remember is that you made a | | | | 6- Etc... (make up your own) |
| commitment to yourself to exercise regularly, the | | | | You can read what the main idea is that you can |
| key word here is you. The holidays will come and | | | | turn any activity into an exercise program. Get |
| go and you will stay for next few months | | | | out of your thinking box and do the exercise you |
| working on those extra pounds you put on in just | | | | promised yourself. |
| one month. Get ahead of the game and maintain | | | | Most people start an exercise program when |
| yourself on your exercise regimen and you will | | | | they start a new diet but if you can forget the |
| see that the next holidays will come around | | | | diet for a moment and change the reason your |
| sooner than you think and you will see that the | | | | exercise. Your way of thinking why your exercise |
| holidays are back again and you will be facing the | | | | might not be helping you stay on track with your |
| same problem. | | | | program; you might stop exercising when you are |
| So, get out of the holidays off track | | | | no longer on your diet. |
| merry-go-round and write these guidelines or | | | | Change your thinking and exercise for the benefit |
| make up your own that you can implement to | | | | of your health. Exercise can help you live longer |
| your daily routine. | | | | and the quality of life will be better. So maintain |
| These are some guidelines to help get started: | | | | the promise to yourself; give yourself the gift of |
| 1- Make time to exercise; if you need to get up | | | | a better life. Keep your exercise program on |
| an hour earlier then make the sacrifice to do it or | | | | track because you will find that there will always |
| if you regularly exercise 2-3 days a week for an | | | | be a holiday in the future that will stop you from |
| hour then stretch it to 5 days a week for hour | | | | keeping your exercise routine. |