How to stay in shape during the winter
When it's north face sale cold outside, all you feel like doing is curling up in front of the fire with a good book. However, it's important to keep yourself active if you don't want to pack on the pounds during the winter north face denali jackets. Here's how to stay in shape when it's cold outside north face fleece. Go window shopping When it's too cold for a walk outdoors, head for the mall and do some window shopping - or even real shopping, for that matter. Carrying heavy bags around will get your heart pumping and expend more calories than just walking. For maximum fitness benefits, take the stairs rather than the escalators, and cover as much ground as you can, in the mall itself and in the shops. Learn to dance Book in for dance lessons, at least once a week. Any type of dancing is great exercise, but if you don't have a partner, you may like to consider line dancing or belly dancing. The good thing about dance lessons is that there is often a social dance after the instruction, so youcan enjoytwo to three hours of exercise and socialising. Put soup and jacket potatoes on the menu Everyone feels like eating more in winter, but filling food doesn't have to be fattening food. Make a pot of vegetable soup at least once a week. Soup is warming and filling, and it's low in calories - as long as you don't eat a mountain of bread with it! Home made soup is best, because it's not processed and there are no hidden calories. Enjoy soup as a main meal or for a tasty, low fatlunch. Serve jacket potatoes once or twice a week, with a low fat topping such as tuna, home made ratatouilleor baked beans. Jackets are that rare species - a comfort food that's also healthy. Join a workout class Enrol in an exercise class and stay in shape as you meet new people. There are all sorts of different classes, so you should find one to suit you, whether it's boxercise, zumba, yoga or pilates. If you don't have the time or money for an exercise class, buy yourself a good fitness DVD and resolve to use it regularly. Make working out more fun by doing it with a friend or relative to keep you both motivated. Get a dog - or borrow one! Dogs need to be exercised whatever the weather, and they're also great company. However, if you don't want a dog of your own, you can still benefit from exercising one. Offer your services as a dog walker for people who are housebound, or for some reason are unable to walk their dog regularly. You can even charge for your services and earn some extra money, orvolunteer to exercise dogs at your local animal shelter. Spring clean the house Don't wait for the end of winter, spring clean your house now, so that when spring and the milder weather arrives, you can take full advantage of it. Beat those rugs, clean the windows, wash the walls and freshen up the paint. All activities that involve bending, stretching and scrubbing will help to burn calories and tone up your body, so attack that spring cleaning as if your life depended on it. Resolve to spend at least half an hour each day on energetic activities, and you'll emerge from the winter healthier and fitter than you may have imagined. Good luck with your winter fitness campaign.
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