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5 Science-Backed Thanksgiving Fitness Tips to Help You Maintain Your Gains
The holiday season is a time for joy, celebration, and relaxation. Extra portions of family time, hearty meals, and (frustratingly) long hours in a car seat or airport are all hallmarks of the early winter months. If you’re an avid gymgoer, balancing the festivities with your training can easily add unwanted stress to what ought to be a stress-free period (prickly familial debates at the dinner table notwithstanding). Luckily, there are more than a few good ways to put your fitness on cruise control during Thanksgiving. You don’t have to consign your gains to melt away just because you’re hitting the road for a family reunion or want to dig into…
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8 Thanksgiving Week Nutrition Tips to Maintain Any Fitness Goals
It’s that time of year again — the holiday season. The holidays can be stressful for many reasons, perhaps especially for those with fitness goals. You’re eating differently, maybe traveling, and totally off your program. That loss of control over your schedule can cause stress, especially on Thanksgiving, a holiday that seems to be all about that one big meal. Credit: Brent Hofacker / Shutterstock Try thinking of Thanksgiving as just a regular Thursday in a week — Thanksgiving Week. You can maximize your training and nutrition leading up to and after the big day. Whether your goal is building muscle, maintaining muscle, or losing body fat, you can make…