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Thanksgiving is one of the few days out of the year where many feel guilt-free while indulging in all of the delicious dishes on the table. However, overindulging can lead to sluggishness and a bloated feeling. Implement these three fitness tips before and after the meal in our Chicago, IL apartments to help you beat the too-full feeling this Thanksgiving.
Start Working Out Before the Holiday
The sooner you begin, the better you will feel. Working out often causes an increase in hunger and the amount of food you must consume. If you begin working out before Thanksgiving, you will be used to the increased hunger feeling and eat more appropriately. You will also pay more attention to what you eat through your healthy activities, which will help you avoid eating to the point where you can't move on Thanksgiving.
Keep Up Your Fitness Routine
The holidays combined with Daylight Savings Time encourage laziness. Keep up your fitness routine before, during, and after the holiday to help prevent overeating and bloating. The more often you are active on a consistent schedule, the more likely you are to make smarter decisions when it comes to eating. Your fitness routine will also help keep your core tight, so you will look and feel better after a large meal.
Go for a Stroll
Thanksgiving food is incredibly tempting, and it can be hard to not overeat. If you make the mistake of eating one or two more plates than you should have, go for a stroll after the meal. Moving around will help you feel better and it burns calories. It can also help promote digestion, which is necessary when you eat too much Thanksgiving food.
No one likes feeling overly full, especially on a holiday like Thanksgiving. It's uncomfortable and, oftentimes, painful. Beat the bloat by following your fitness regime before and after Thanksgiving to help yourself feel better after the meal. Contact our leasing office now to schedule a time to see our floor plans and find your perfect entertaining space.
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Our community at Presidential Towers knows they live in one of the most walkable areas in Chicago — the West Loop. But, you may not know that walking 30 minutes every day is one of the best ways to exercise your heart, muscles, and brain. According to the CDC, even persons with diabetes, high blood pressure, or depression can benefit from walking at a fast pace for 2 and 1/2 hours (or 150 minutes) per week.
The CDC also states that a lifestyle with limited activity may lead to a higher risk for early death, heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, depression, and some cancers. Also, walking is one of the best ways to maintain a healthy weight.
Safe Places to Walk
People that live in neighborhoods that are pedestrian-friendly are more likely to walk more often because they don't fear falling from surfaces that are not maintained. When choosing your walking routes, always select places that are near communities or frequently visited commercial areas. Also, areas that are safe from crime and protected from traffic are safe places to walk. Next time, instead of taking a bus, train, or trolley a few stops over, consider walking that route for your daily cardio.
Ways to Walk More
One of the best ways to get walking more is to start or join a walking group. The American Heart Association has good resources for how to start or find a walking group here. Other ways to walk more include:
- Walk after lunch or dinner
- Track yourself with a pedometer
- Walk when you run errands
- Take the stairs instead of the elevator
- Park a distance away from businesses you visit
- Take public transportation instead of driving
- Window shop at the mall and walk from end to end
- Find interesting places to walk near you
- Listen to music as you walk
- Meet friends for a walk instead of coffee
- Walk on a treadmill in the fitness center
If you're looking for apartments in Chicago, IL that are not only walkable but have plenty of lively entertainment and unique shopping opportunities, contact us at Presidential Towers to discuss our floor plans and availability. Our apartment homes feature ultra-fast, fiber-connected Internet access, breakfast bars in select units and 37,000 square feet comprises our Fitness Formula Health Club.
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During the hot summer months, it can be challenging to get outside and exercise. So, how do you continue to keep fit by maintaining your exercise program during those boiling summer months at your apartment? Here are some tips that work!
Stay Inside Creatively
You would be surprised at the variety of exercises that are available to you indoors. Weight training, cardio exercises, like pushups, situps, jumping jacks and more, fit right in your own living room. To get aerobic exercise, you can walk briskly around the apartment, do some light housekeeping, or even dance to music you enjoy. If you have a DVD or online video you can follow, yoga or Pilates is a wonderful indoor exercise, too.
Use that Apartment Gym
On-site gyms in your apartment complex can also be greatly utilized. If you want a change of pace, make use of this awesome amenity if you have it. In most community gyms, you will find most types of exercise equipment you could want there, such as treadmills, exercise bicycles, stair steppers, rowing machines, weights and more.
Sign up for a Membership
If neither of the first two options is for you, try considering a membership to a local gym. You will exercise in air-conditioned comfort with a wide variety of equipment and people as well as exercise classes from which to choose.
If you are ready to start looking for apartments in Chicago, call us today to find out what floor plans are available!
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