| Do you know that on average people put on 11lbs | | | | So instead of taking rest you perform another |
| over the Christmas period? Do you want to be one | | | | exercise and then take a rest. Do a upper body |
| of these people? Yes those people who spend the | | | | exercise and then a lower body exercise so they get |
| rest of the year fighting in time to lose it in time for | | | | an active rest. This will cut minutes of your working |
| the bikini season?! | | | | out time and keep your heart rate and metabolism |
| If yes then please continue with the mince pies. | | | | going - a triple whammy! |
| If not read on.... | | | | 3 - Don't do steady state cardio. For fat loss/ |
| I understand that you want to let your hair down | | | | maximum calorie burn stick to high intensity interval |
| over Christmas and have a tipple or two but there | | | | training. Such as alternating sprints and jogging |
| are ways that you can minimise / prevent the weight | | | | presuming you are medically fit enough to do so! |
| gain! | | | | 4 - When at Christmas parties and there's lots of |
| 1 - Drink lots of water. Ideally you want to be | | | | finger food around stick to the vegetable crudites |
| drinking 1 litre of water for every 50lbs you weight. | | | | and light dips such as salsa. Stay away from sausage |
| If you don't want to be running to the toilet all day | | | | rolls, creamy dips and pastry items. These = a lot of |
| put a tiny bit of sea salt in it. | | | | fat and sugar! No good for a slim waistline. |
| 2 - Exercise. You don't need to be spending hours in | | | | 5- Alcohol. Yes I will say it - Depending on how |
| the gym you stave off weight gain. Keep your | | | | determined you are to abstain weight gain stay |
| sessions to under a hour. You can do this by doing | | | | away! Alcohol is a poison to the body. It is the only |
| supersets - these are when you do exercises back | | | | "nutrient" that the body can't use anything useful for |
| to back without taking a rest. | | | | as its just liquid sugar. If you must drink stick to low |
| E.G | | | | calorie drinks such as vodka and slim line tonic etc |
| 12x shoulder press | | | | and alternate with water. |
| 12x front squats | | | | Follow the above and you won't be hiding your body |
| Rest | | | | in baggy clothes till summer! |