Exercise After Your Thanksgiving Meal

Thanksgiving is almost here, and it’s a great opportunity to reconnect with family and show gratitude. It also provides a chance to continue to show gratitude to yourself, which you can do by going out for a bit of exercise after the Thanksgiving meal.

Why Exercise After Your Thanksgiving Meal

First and foremost, if you’ve just finished your Thanksgiving meal, give yourself a bit of time to relax before you consider doing any exercise. Your body will need an hour or two to get things moving, and exercising too quickly can actually hinder the digestive process.

Once some time has passed after the meal, light exercise will put some of those Thanksgiving calories to work. The more calories you burn, the less impact the meal will have. This can also help if you’ve got your eye on seconds of your Aunt Gilda’s pie.

Exercising after Thanksgiving dinner doesn’t have to involve lifting weights or doing HIIT. It can be something as simple as taking a walk around the block or climbing the stairs down to the ground floor and back up. Better yet, it’s something you can involve members of your family in—invite them out to go for a stroll so you can catch up, or see if anyone is up for a game of H.O.R.S.E.

It’s also a solid idea to get in some exercise before Thanksgiving dinner. This will allow you to go into the meal with a caloric deficit, and it can help your metabolism and energy production so that you can be more active during the evening’s activities. Once that tryptophan hits, you’ll be glad you took some time to stay active during the day.

Williamsburg Chiropractic Wishes You a Happy Thanksgiving

There’s just something special about spending time with your family and enjoying a great meal together. If you want to be your best heading into the holiday and the many holidays to come in the months ahead, Williamsburg Chiropractic is here to help in Brooklyn, NY. Schedule a chiropractic appointment and feel the difference it can make in terms of pain relief, stress reduction, better workouts, and more.