Weight gain during the holidays is something we would all like to have better control of. We want to enjoy ourselves with friends and family, but what are the ways we can do that while minimizing the ill-effect it may have on our health and fitness goals? Here are ten practical tips you can use this holiday season to ensure you enjoy yourself AND you take better care of yourself. Enjoy and share with your friends and family! 

Have you ever wondered why you are attracted to certain types of exercise? Do you need a thrill through risk-taking activities? Competitive sports or races? A solo trek on a trail or in the weight room? Do you feel your best with endurance exercise like running, swimming and biking? When you get stressed, do you have a physical outlet?

Perhaps one aspect of this attraction is a proclivity to certain activities based on your natural ability. If you are good at something, you are more likely to be consistent with it and enjoy it. However, there is another aspect that is more physiologically unconscious. Our brain may be directing us through a “craving” for certain activities to balance our neurotransmitters.