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SUPER BOWL CHALLENGE
Ok it’s the big ole Super Bowl Day which means lots of bone crunching manliness going on, screaming at the TV, and being surrounded by salty, addictive, bloat inducing snacks. I can hardly wait! So I’m going to piggyback on my last posting and encourage you to find a creative way to keep your hands away from the chip/dip bowl and get that workout into your schedule.
First grab a water bottle and dump in some crystal light so you feel like you’re having a festive beverage with everyone else. That way you’ll have a better chance of avoiding all those high calorie beers or margaritas or gin and tonics during the festivities.(Yes there are a few hard cores who actually drink Gin and Tonics in the dead of winter:)
Ok now bring those hand weights into the TV area. If you have some friends coming over, talk to one of your friends and ask her/him to agree to doing “the exercise plan” with you during the game so you can support one another when other people give you a hard time for being so dedicated. (They just feel guilty anyway!) Or if it’s a “private party” ask your child or spouse or significant other to join you.
Now while you watch the big game find a creative way to work in your exercise sets. Thats right while the game is going on…what the heck else are you going to be doing but sitting on your butt and stuffing your face mindlessly!) Start out in the first quarter with some light stretches and then move into stomach exercises. Butt exercises in the second quarter. And so on. Or maybe agree to do the exercises just during commercials while everyone else goes to the bathroom.
During halftime hop on the treadmill, turn up the volume on the television and walk to the Boss’s halftime show. Or march in place…lift those knees and don’t stop for the entire halftime. Remember to drink your festive drink throughout. After halftime do biceps and shoulder exercises or legs and triceps.
Oh and regarding the eating snacks issue…just be smart…dip carrots in salsa instead of slathering a Doritos chip with cheesy con queso. Enjoy a bowl of chili just leave off the sour cream. Or saute some onions, peppers and lean chicken with some mexican seasonings and serve low fat fajitas for the big day. I love fajitas!!! Put some pretzels in a small bowl and agree to eating just the amount in the bowl. Avoid those football decorted cakes. Instead chill a container of Dole or Del Monte tropicial fruit beforehand and enjoy that instead. Very tasty! Don’t sit near any snack areas. Keep your festive drink handy to keep your hands occupied.
I guarantee whether your team wins or not, you will feel like a winner when the clock winds down and you’ve dedicated yourself to an exercise plan during the Super Bowl and stuck to it. Let me know how it goes.
