Tempting? Perhaps. But too many are not your friend
According to data from LIVESTRONG.COM, a health, fitness and nutrition resource on the web, our activity levels dropped 30% over the 2010 holiday season, and 2011 probably isnt’ going to result in better stats. According to the LIVESTRONG.COM, feature, the MyPlate tool (which allows 4 million users to monitor their daily caloric intake and fitness activity) people ate nearly 200 times as much real fruit as fruit cake during the holidays, while consumption of gingerbread cookies increased more than 1000% during the holiday season (although sugar cookies are still the most popular holiday cookie variety, accounting for more than 35% of all cookies eaten during the holidays). The cities with the biggest holiday food comas (in order from fewest calories burned to more) are (drumroll please):
- Birmingham, AL
- New Orleans, LA
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Miami, FL
- Orlando, FL
- Louisville, KY
- New York, NY
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Providence, RI
- Charlotte, NC
Is all of this making you aware of a too-tight waistband, and you are wondering how you’ll undo the damage done during the holidays in terms of weight gain and lack of exercise? LIVESTRONG.COM,says the 10 most popular activities during the holidays (but I’d guess they probably are most of the year) are:
- Walking
- Weightlifting
- Running
- Elliptical
- Biking/cycling
- Cleaning
- Yoga
- Aerobics
- Jogging
- Shopping
Hmmm…food for thought, isn’t it?
