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8 Fitness Christmas Present Ideas
Now that Christmas is just around the corner you would hope to have all your presents bought, wrapped and placed under the tree. However, every year it always seems that there are a few people who you just cannot find the right gift for. So this...
3 Healthy Christmas Dinner Desserts
When it comes to festive desserts mince pies and Christmas pudding are almost always on the menu. Whilst both are tasty, traditional treats they are also high in calories and refined sugar plus they often contain dangerous trans fats. So this ye...
5 Christmas Party Survival Tips
Over the festive period parties are as much of a certainty as mince pies and Christmas trees. Everyone likes to let their hair down and party after a long, hard year. However, too much partying can have negative implications on your fitness goal...
8 Healthy Christmas Dinner Ideas
Christmas dinner is normally filled with tasty treats. Roast potatoes, stuffing and thick gravy are all regular fixtures in this festive meal. Whilst these are delicious foods they are often rich in calories and low in nutrients. That is why t...
4 Healthy Christmas Dinner Starters
When it comes to Christmas dinner healthy eating is usually the last thing on people’s mind. However, with a little thought and preparation you can start the meal in a healthy way whilst still enjoying the foods you eat. That is why today ...
Replace Christmas Candy with Dried Fruit and Nuts
As I have mentioned numerous times this month maintaining a healthy diet over the Christmas holidays can prove extremely difficult. One of the reasons for this is that candy and cakes are so much more prevalent around this time of year. Everyone ...
5 Healthy Winter Breakfast Ideas
In some of my previous posts I discussed the importance of diet over the festive period. You may have heard the phrase that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It is the first meal you have after waking up and can have a significant ...
Merry Christmas from Free Fitness Tips
Hello Everyone. I’m just leaving a quick post to wish you all a Merry Christmas. This blog has grown a lot this year and that is down to the continued support of my readers. I hope you all have a wonderful day, enjoy spending time with yo...
8 Ways to Lighten your Christmas Dinner
With Christmas day just around the corner I thought today I would share with you some advice that you can use on the big day. In some of my previous articles I have emphasised the importance of a healthy diet during the festive period. Today I am...
The Importance of getting enough Vitamin D this Christmas
Vitamins are important nutrients that help your body function properly. They all have different roles to play and a deficiency of any one vitamin can lead to a number of nasty side effects. Whilst they are all equally important, vitamin D is perh...
4 Top Tips for Improving your Mood this Christmas
In my last few articles I have been discussing how our mood often suffers at Christmas. Not only do we have the stress of organising gatherings with family and friends, buying presents and the cold weather to deal with but we also have an increased...
5 Outdoor Exercises you can do this Christmas
In my previous article I discussed 6 Christmas exercises that you can use to stay fit over the festive period. In that article I suggested that you join a gym, get some exercise DVDs or get a Wii fit so that you can exercise in an indoor environmen...
6 Christmas Exercise Ideas
As I have been discussing in some of my previous articles Christmas is a difficult time when it comes to fitness. Tempting foods are all around, the weather is generally poor and common colds and the flu are increasingly common. This makes it ver...
The Importance of Getting Enough Sleep this Christmas
In the winter getting out of bed in the morning becomes decidedly trickier. Instead of waking up to clear blue skies and bright sunlight we often wake up to dark, cold, wet weather. However, it’s not just the weather that makes us want to s...
4 Foods that could Improve your Mood this Christmas
Christmas is meant to be a time of joy and happiness where we spend quality time with our family and friends. However, with an increased chance of catching the common cold or the flu, the poor weather conditions and the very real possibility of suf...
Don’t let SAD Ruin your Christmas
The holidays are meant to be a time of joy and happiness where people come together and enjoy the presence of family and friends. However, this is not the case for everyone. For some people the reduced daylight hours and the lack of sunlight actually...
6 Foods to Boost your Immune System this Christmas
In one of my recent articles I discussed how Christmas unfortunately brings with it an increased chance of getting the common cold or the flu. Since there are so many different types of cold and flu virus the body can never be completely immune to ...
Can Vitamin C Help You Avoid Christmas Colds?
As I discussed in my last article we are more susceptible to both the common cold and flu around Christmas time when the weather goes cold. Whilst there is no cure for the common cold or the flu there are a number of popular suggestions for prevent...
The Common Cold & the Flu Explained
As we roll into December it just seems to get colder and colder (well over here in the UK at least). Generally, this is not a good time for people trying to follow a fitness regime. High calorie foods such as minced pies and Christmas sweets seem...
