Cardio
Kickboxing to Fight Holiday Weight Gain
Bruce McCorry's Martial Arts Center
220 Newbury St
Peabody MA 01960
Phone: (978) 535-7878
Email: info@brucemccorrys.com
The end of the year never fails to make most of us happy. With
Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays approaching, it is time to call for a break
from our daily schedule and enjoy the days with some nice food. The rich food
culture that we associate with Thanksgiving is rooted long in our past and it
is interesting to look at how the changes in this could affect our holiday
health and lifestyle.
Thanksgiving and Changing Food Customs
As it is well-known, the recorded beginnings of Thanksgiving go back
to the celebration of gratitude by Pilgrims following the traditional harvest
seasons of 17th century. Thanks to the dinners that celebrated the
plenitude of harvest, it is almost impossible to separate the holidays from the
luscious dinner that is the core of today’s Thanksgiving. However, according to
Kathleen Walls whose work was shared in Smithsonian, the earliest Thanksgiving
dinner couldn’t have been much more than wildfowl, venison and bread or
porridge made of grain. It is evident that even today’s ‘traditional’ cuisine
that comprises of potatoes, yams, cranberry and pumpkin were not as elaborate,
let alone the delicacies that we pack our dinner tables with. And this is bound
to affect our holiday lifestyle and health.
Changing Lifestyle Patterns: Health and Holiday Weight Gain
With the changing food customs, our lifestyle too has changed.
Thanksgiving weight gain, something that could have been unimaginable to a 17th
century American, is our reality. Between the months of November and December,
an average American can gain up to 7 pounds of excess weight. This can further
go up in the case of people who already suffer from conditions like obesity. It
is reported that even young students, whose body is very unlikely to undergo
mass weight gain, adds up to two pounds during the end-of-the-year holidays. And
to make it worse, this is irreversible. So are its consequences - over the
years, holiday weight gain gradually leads to unhealthy lifestyle conditions
like type 2 diabetes, elevated cholesterol, hypertension and obesity.
Obviously, the single Thanksgiving dinner doesn’t do this to us. It
happens as a result of a number of things: the seasonal break from physically
and mentally taxing activities, the disruption of daily diet and regular
workout if you have been adhering to one, and yes, the holiday food culture.
Keep Fit around the Holidays with Cardio Kickboxing
The importance of watching your weight and keeping fit around holidays
is well evident from these. You might have found it difficult to do so, but
thanks to modern workouts like cardio kickboxing, kicking the holiday weight
and staying fit is never easier. Cardio kickboxing, a martial art with a
contemporary twist, blends traditional martial arts with modern cardio workouts
and fitness strategies. A professional cardio kickboxing session like the one
offered by Kickboxing Peabody, the unique kickboxing wing of Bruce McCorry’s
academy helps the learners to stay fit around the year, without compromising
their love for food. It gradually helps to reduce the pace of weight gain, and
fight its consequences as well.
With regular sessions of a cardio kickboxing, it is possible to stay out of the holiday weight
gain without giving up the food cravings. Start today,,, Check it out today! www.brucemccorrys.com and www.kickboxingpeabody.com
Bruce McCorry's Martial Arts Center
Home of Kickboxing Peabody
220 Newbury St
Peabody MA 01960
Phone: (978) 535-7878
Email: info@brucemccorrys.com
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