What kind of exercise should I do to avoid gaining weight during Tet (Lunar New Year)?

The Lunar New Year, with its lavish meals and sedentary lifestyle, can easily lead to uncontrolled weight gain. However, maintaining a suitable exercise routine can help control weight and preserve health throughout the holiday.

The reality is that exercise habits are often not maintained during the Lunar New Year holiday. By choosing suitable exercises and combining them with a flexible schedule, we can avoid uncontrolled weight gain during the holiday, according to the health website Healthline (USA).

Exercises like push-ups and pull-ups can help reduce the risk of uncontrolled weight gain during the Lunar New Year holiday.

To avoid gaining weight during the Lunar New Year holiday, everyone should keep the following in mind when exercising:

Choose the right type of exercise.

During the Lunar New Year holiday, many people have limited time. Therefore, they should prioritize short, quick, yet highly effective workouts. These exercises can last only 20 to 30 minutes per day. Those with more time can extend their workout sessions.

For endurance exercises, prioritize brisk walking, jogging, jumping rope, or cycling. These exercises burn a lot of calories. Meanwhile, strength exercises include weightlifting, push-ups, pull-ups, or planks. While these don't burn as many calories as endurance exercises, they help maintain muscle mass and boost metabolism.

Combine exercise with a healthy lifestyle.

There's no need to spend excessive time exercising; people can incorporate physical activity into their daily routines. For example, during the Lunar New Year holiday, instead of using motorbikes or cars, people can walk more.

In addition, cleaning the house, wiping down surfaces, and arranging the altar is both a way to increase physical activity and to create a tidy home space to welcome the Lunar New Year.

Exercise after eating

After hearty meals during Tet (Vietnamese New Year), if you feel bloated, try taking a light walk for 15-20 minutes. This not only helps burn more calories but also aids digestion and lowers post-meal blood sugar levels.

Combine this with a balanced diet.

Exercise is more effective when combined with a proper diet. Specifically, people need to limit sweets, fried foods, and refined carbohydrates, while increasing their intake of green vegetables and fresh fruits such as grapefruit, apples, or oranges, according to Healthline.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/can-tap-luyen-the-nao-de-tranh-tang-can-trong-dip-tet-185250117130508973.htm