Fitness tips and tricks after a festive Christmas

Instead of using the holidays as a reason to further spiral out of control, use the holidays as a time to challenge yourself to get healthier. For those of you who actually had a healthy year, don’t let the holidays break you! Here are few fitness tips and tricks after a festive Christmas party.

Be a Stair Master

One of the many fitness tips you can always incorporate into your day is to opt for the staircase instead of the elevator. You’ll be floored when you realize how many more butt-burning calories you’ll be torching when you step UP your game. All those extra steps will help shrink your waistline just in time for swimsuit season.

Power Walk

During daylight hours, try parking your car in the furthest, yet safest, spot available. You’ll harness more tone-up and trim-down time, while getting some fresh air. If you take the bus or subway, get off a few stops before your destination and power walk the rest of the way.

Clean Your House

Be a domestic goddess (or god) and engage in light, household chores, while burning off calories. Vacuuming, window-washing, dusting, or doing laundry to your fave tunes will tone you up, trim you down, and torch that Twinkie in no time.

Clear Your Drive

Your drive is going to need clearing but why pay someone to do it when you can do it yourself? Shovelling all that snow will help you burn the calories. Plus snow can get quite heavy so it’s a good muscle building exercise too. You can even get a little creative and turn it into a game with friends and loved ones. Split the drive into two halves and then have a race between two teams to see who can clear their half first.  Not only will you have a clear drive and a bit of extra cash in your pocket but you will also burn some calories and spend quality time with them.