Expert Shares The Only Exercise You Need To Do Over Christmas To Keep You Slim
You may not be sticking to your intense fitness and exercise regime over Christmas and New Year, but there’s no need to totally fall off the bandwagon. Health expert and personal trainer Matt Hodges exclusively told Express.co.uk that there is only one exercise people need to do in order to avoid gaining too much weight – and it’s easier than you think.
Expert Shares The Only Exercise You Need To Do Over Christmas To Keep You Slim
Matt told Express.co.uk: “Many of us will be spending the Christmas week up to New Year lounging out at home or couch surfing with friends and relatives.”
Expert Shares The Only Exercise You Need To Do Over Christmas To Keep You Slim
Drinking and eating become the main social activities available with countless Christmas parties and meeting up with everyone you know.
Expert Shares The Only Exercise You Need To Do Over Christmas To Keep You Slim
What’s more, with the weather being cold and the festivities leaving many of us hungover, the exercise regimes we’ve honed throughout the year often go out the window.
Expert Shares The Only Exercise You Need To Do Over Christmas To Keep You Slim
A combination of eating more and moving less cannot be a positive for your waistline, according to the expert.
Expert Shares The Only Exercise You Need To Do Over Christmas To Keep You Slim
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Expert Shares The Only Exercise You Need To Do Over Christmas To Keep You Slim
He explained: “This means that daily exercise will take a battering and I very much doubt that people will hit a 10,000-step marker on the day.
“The drop in energy expenditure and increase in energy consumption can, biologically, only go one way.
“And that way, is your waistline auditioning for the role of Santa or Mrs Claus.”
But while the odds are slightly stacked against us at Christmas, there is a way to make it to the New Year without having packed on the pounds.
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Matt asked: “So how can we get the best from this cosy, fireside, nostalgic film, Baileys at 11am, food coma inducing slump?”
Despite being a personal trainer, Matt doesn’t suggest you hit the gym daily or even try to match your January – November fitness and diet plans.
But you can still do a little bit to help yourself even whilst enjoying all that Christmas has to offer.
“The key here, again, is prep, but this time its exercise prep. You don’t need to be Mo Farah at Christmas, there doesn’t need to be any long runs, any gym sessions or HIIT workouts at home.
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“You just need to get some mileage in before the day starts.
“And what…