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Lynne Brick's Fit Tips ArchiveLynne Brick's Fit Tip #41, 2007 — Turkey Day Tone Up
Can you believe it? Turkey Day has arrived. While you may want and need to trim your bird, you may also want and need to trim your belly, your arms, your buttocks and your hips! Even a little activity can put a dent in that traditional Thanksgiving day caloric consumption 3000 to 3500 calories. You might as well burn the calories in the process of consuming the calories!
Here are a few things you can do for guilt-free Thanksgiving "Feast"ivities!
- Bird Bootie Squat. Every time you check your bird in the oven, do a squat! Keep your core switched on, then bend your knees keeping them aligned over your toes. Aim your buttocks for an imaginary seat behind you to tone, tighten and firm the "stuff" behind you.
- Dips without Chips. Press your hands into the seat of your dining room chair with your fingers facing your feet. Press the palms of your hands into your seat, then lift your hips off your chair. This will help tone, tighten and firm the back of your shoulder and your arms. For added bonus, try lifting your feet off the floor and balance your body weight!
- Vigorous Pre and Post-Meal Purposeful Moves. Whether you are setting up, cleaning up or both, move with vigor! Even light housekeeping can burn 30-40 calories in just ten minutes!
- B & B. (Breathe & Balance). No, I’m sorry. It’s not Bread and Butter. One of the best exercises you can do to strengthen you from the inside out is to balance on one foot. Simply lift one foot off the floor for 30 seconds, then switch. It’s that easy! First, you help prevent osteoporosis, two you help prevent accidental falls, three you focus, which can calm holiday stress. Remember to breathe! P.S. Balance is one of the first things you lose as you age. "If you don’t use it, you lose it!"
- Legs- Legs- Legs. Lift your leg behind you or to the side to trim and tone your hips and thighs. Keep your hips in a straight line as if you have a string around your waist, as you lift your leg.
- Dishwasher Loading Legs. When you lift your leg behind, be sure to tilt forward from your hip, keeping your head and neck upright and your shoulder straight.
- Clean Dish Re-shelving Legs. When you lift your leg to the side, be sure you keep your waist and shoulders straight. The height you lift your leg depends on your hip flexibility.
Thanksgiving Blessings to you and your family!
You Go Girl!
Resources:
www.LynneBricks.com
http://sparkpeople.com/resource/nutrition_articles.asp?id=324
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