Mastering the Holiday Season: Move Towards Health and Happiness with the Athletic Advent Calendar

Watch a race. Most people start out strong. High hopes, smiling faces, and pep in their step. Then how does the race end for most people? With blood, sweat, and tears. Starting strong is easy. Finishing strong is the challenge.

People love making New Year’s resolutions to be healthier in the coming year. What often stifles this attempt is the miserable state in which most people finish the previous year.

The holiday season is a fat-tastic race kicked off on October 31st with binge sessions of peanut butter cups, chocolate bars, and gummies galore. Then it is on to the gorgefest know as Thanksgiving…two slices of pie and a cookie? Why not?! It’s a holiday! Next, loosen up those pants and prepare for the pudgy trudge to Christmas; a weeks-long marathon of eating and drinking with coworkers, friends, and family. Cross the finish line on New Year’s Eve - one last opportunity to eat heavy foods and copious amounts of sugary drinks. Is it really shocking that most people fail in their attempt to be healthy starting January 1st?

This year, take a slightly different approach. Instead of mindlessly succumbing to the hedonistic activities of the holiday season, try peppering in some positive activities that will make it easier to choose other healthy decisions as the holidays grind on.

Mighty Oak Athletic is offering up an Athletic Advent Calendar. This year, finish the holiday season strong by doing one exercise each day. Simply do 20 easy reps of the daily exercise that arrives in the inbox. That’s it.

Each day, Mighty Oak Athletic will email a short video that has the daily movement. Take 20 seconds to complete the movement, then go about the day. No excessive exercise, no food restrictions; just a commitment to move a little bit more between now and the end of the year.

Enjoy the time with friends and family. Celebrate. Indulge in beautiful homemade foods and cocktails that make the season merry and bright. Just do so in a mindful way that incorporates healthy habits and limits the negative impact from over indulging.

Happy holidays!