A Little Online Motivation
A Little Online Motivation
Need some help staying motivated during the holidays? Here are some online sites offering tips and advice for sticking with your workout and healthful-eating plan:
www.fitnessonline.com Find low-fat, tasty holiday recipes and fitness tips culled from sites such as Shape, Men’s Fitness and Natural Health. Fitness calculators for body mass index and calorie burn help manage the pounds through the party season and beyond.
www.prevention.com It’s all about the holidays at this site, which offers slimming recipes, advice on eating strategies, fitness tips from instructor/trainer Chris Freytag and exercise videos. Message boards help those seeking support and community.
www.webmd.com This comprehensive site has information on choosing healthful foods at the holiday table, avoiding emotional eating and working moderate exercise into a busy schedule. Sensible tips on ways to counteract the calories include doing housework, shopping (make sure to clip on a pedometer) and taking advantage of cold- weather activities. Check the blogs for more tips.
www.exercise.about.com Fitness calculators abound here, offering help for keeping track of body fat, heart rate and basal metabolic rate. There’s advice on how to stave off weight gain during the holidays via workouts such as the 10-minute cardio blast, resistance- band exercises and a fat-burning circuit. There’s even an equipment- free travel workout.
– Los Angeles Timesv Need some help staying motivated during the holidays? Here are some online sites offering tips and advice for sticking with your workout and healthful-eating plan:
www.fitnessonline.com Find low-fat, tasty holiday recipes and fitness tips culled from sites such as Shape, Men’s Fitness and Natural Health. Calculators for body mass index and calorie burn help manage the pounds through the party season and beyond.
www.prevention.com It’s all about the holidays at this site, which offers slimming recipes, advice on eating strategies, fitness tips from instructor/trainer Chris Freytag and exercise videos. Message boards help those seeking support and community.
www.webmd.com This comprehensive site has information on choosing healthful foods at the holiday table, avoiding emotional eating and working moderate exercise into a busy schedule. Sensible tips on ways to counteract the calories include doing housework, shopping and taking advantage of cold-weather activities. Check the blogs for more tips.
www.exercise.about.com Fitness calculators abound here, offering help for keeping track of body fat, heart rate and basal metabolic rate. There’s advice on how to stave off weight gain during the holidays via workouts such as the 10-minute cardio blast, resistance- band exercises and a fat-burning circuit. There’s even an equipment- free travel workout.
– Los Angeles Times
GADGET GIFTS FOR THE WORKOUT CROWD
Finis SwiMP3 v2 waterproof MP3 player. Conducts sound through cheekbone to inner ear. From $160 to $200 online (www.finisinc.com).
Para Technologies’ Stretch Break software reminds you to stretch at work and shows you how. About $45 (www.paratec.com).
Freestyle Tracer pedometer. Tracks steps or miles plus calories burned. $25 at REI (www.rei.com).
Finis underwater lap counter and timer. About $60 online (www.finisinc.com).
Digi-Walker SW-651 pedometer. Includes stopwatch and clock. $24.95 at New Lifestyles (www.thepedometercompany.com).
– The Washington Post
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