Maintaining your weight can be an ongoing challenge. During the holiday season, avoiding seasonal weight gain can be exceedingly difficult. Family gatherings in Canton, Ohio and North Canton, Ohio can derail the most finite weight management plan. As can office parties in Massillon, Ohio and Jackson Township, Ohio with catered meals as tempting as any Mom’s spread. But as the fitness experts at Summer’s Fitness explain, it is possible to hold holiday pounds at bay.

Since this is serious business, let’s view your intent to feel fabulous on New Year’s Day as a mission. Our use of the word feel and our selected deadline are each deliberate. Reason being, the average person puts on seven to 10 holiday pounds each year. Considering that such seasonal weight gain occurs in less than two months, people often find themselves feeling bloated and depressed in the end.

Chances are you agree this is no way to start a new year. And we assure you it doesn’t have to be. With a weight management plan and tactics that defeat temptation, maintaining your weight and feeling great are equally achievable ambitions. Success will, however, require commitment and effort beginning with the same first step as any other mission – identifying enemies and allies. Separating friend from foe is paramount in any battle you want to win. And in the plight against holiday pounds, it can be done by a fitness expert at Summer’s Fitness and supported by your smartphone. Here’s what we mean by that.

A fitness expert can identify the connection between your current fitness level and your habits. These habits include eating and physical activity which tend to change over the holidays. Evening walks in Canton or North Canton, for example, tend to be replaced by family time around the fireplace. And snacks like fresh fruit and granola are commonly passed over for slices of cake in Massillon and bowls of cobbler in Jackson Township.

This is all well and good if it goes according to plan. But it can quickly lead to seasonal weight gain and several holiday pounds otherwise. That’s why understanding the appropriate amount of sugar, salt, and calories for your body is part of the weight management plan you can devise at Summer’s Fitness. And knowing how much of each are present in tempting meals, snacks, and beverages can help you accomplish your mission. This, by the way, is where your smartphone comes in because a quick Google search can be revealing and empowering.

Consider, for example, facing apple pie and blueberry cobbler at a dinner in Canton, Ohio or a soiree in Massillon, Ohio or Jackson Township, Ohio. Per your weight management plan, you’ll know your limits. Google each dessert’s main ingredient, and you’ll also know that apples have more calories and sugar than blueberries. This could influence your selection and make maintaining your weight easier. Keep it up, and you can avoid seasonal weight gain and holiday pounds altogether. But before you can win, you need a plan. So go to www.summersfitness.com or call 330.497.2474 and speak with a fitness expert about devising your holiday plan today!

Summer’s Fitness
8050 Frank Avenue NW
North Canton, Ohio 44720
330.497.2474
www.summersfitness.com