The most dangerous time of the year?

The holiday season is one of the most festive times of year, and one of the most dangerous, too.

Dangerous, that is, if you're trying to improve your athletic performance, lose body fat and get lean,
or simply maintain your current weight, body fat and/or fitness levels!

It's not just the delicious foods and beverages that can doom you, however. Sometimes it's as simple
as falling out of routine. For many, the safety of maintaining an exercise and eating schedule is lost
during this time. Here are a few suggestions that may help keep you on track:

1. Think about your holiday schedule ahead of time, and make adjustments accordingly. If you
   normally work out in the evening, think about a temporary time change on the days you have
   events to attend. This may seem like a "no-brainer," but if you don't think it through, you may
   find yourself missing workouts. Plan your workouts, then "work your plan" to get them in, and
   you'll feel great throughout the Holidays!
2. Get efficient about your workouts! Instead of spending 90 minutes or more in the gym, find a
   workout that gets you the functional resistance training, cardio training, ab and core training
   and flexibility training you'd like to get from your overly long gym workouts, but in under 60
   minutes start-to-finish! Suggestion: try an integrated workout like Small Group Training if
   you're an athlete 13+ years old, or Power Fitness Camp for Women if you're a woman/mom! You
   can get a one week trial membership for any of All-Star Sports Academy's great programs here:
   All-Star Trial Membership! There are absolutely no tricks, no obligations and no strings!
   We'll let you come in and try us out for a whole week!
3. Walk 20 a day! Minutes, not miles! All too often, we work out to eat. You see this every year
   on Thanksgiving morning. People stuffed into gyms, walking and jogging on treadmills, flying
   on ellipticals and packing the "group fitness" studio! Not because it's part of their plan; they
   do it because they figure they can "pre-burn" the calories they're going to pour in later that day!
   Instead of a sure-fire formula for failure, simply add 20 minutes of walking each day. If you're an
   athlete in training, try jogging those 20 minutes.

Try these simple things and we're sure you'll get through the Holiday Season with a lot less stress and a
lot more fitness success! Who knows, you may even give yourself a new gift of fitness!

Go ahead, get a one week trial on us! Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah and even Happy Festivus!

We'll see YOU at All-Star Sports Academy!

Phil, Brian and Sean
All-Star Sports Academy
http://www.allstarsportsacademynj.com
http://www.youtube.com/allstarsportsacademy

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