Work outs during the holidays

During the holidays, everyone enjoys good food and worry less about weight management. After all the festivities are over, we are left feeling guilty for the amount of food we consumed and the weight that was gained. Don't throw away an entire year of exercise and healthy living in just a couple of months. A healthy lifestyle should be part of your life the ENTIRE year!
Continue to incorporate healthy habits by being creative during the holidays. You can still enjoy the food and the treats, during the holidays while controlling your diet and your budget! I've come up with some creative and budget friendly gift ideas, meals and exercise programs for the holidays.

Gift Ideas:
1. Wii Fit- $89.99- Great for the entire family to enjoy! while the kids are out of school, exercise together on this game console. The Wii fit has many different programs all geared towards fitness. Wii games offer yoga, jogging, hula hoop, skiing,balance games, strength training games and it even monitors your weight and BMI. The Wii console also keeps track of your progress and gives you a personal trainer to instruct you.
2. Work out Pass- $99.99- Give the gift of fitness, with a gift certificate to a six week boot camp. This is perfect for someone wanting to start out the new year right.
3. Fitness Basket- $10-$30- purchase items such as fitness magazine, jump rope, pedometer, nuts and dried fruit and make some one a nice gift basket.
4. Fitness book- $8-$20-purchase an exercise or diet book for someone who wants to incorporate a healthy lifestyle change.
Meals:
It's all about portion control! Enjoy the turkey, stuffing and all the desserts. For your Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners snack throughout the day without actually over eating at dinner time. For excellent dessert treats try out Kip's Mix sweetie pies and oatmeal cookies. These are great for the holidays because you can purchase the dough or pie filling and make small portions that taste great.
Exercise:
1. Ice skating- Fun filled calorie burning activity for the whole family. Get into the holiday spirit and strap up your laces up and head to your local skating ring.
2. Small group work outs- gather with friends and family and book a small group package. Have a trainer come directly to your home and train you and your family for only $10 per person. visit: tone you up
3. Playing sports- gather with a group of friends and play soccer, flag foot ball or just have relays and fun.